Category: Auto Repair
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Your Car’s Radiator: Everything You Need to Know
The Vital Role of Your Car’s Radiator and Tips for Maintenance As we in Louisville head out to New Year’s Events and make our New Year’s resolutions, one resolution on the top of your list should be the care of your vehicle. Because, it’s your car or truck that loyally gets you to where you…
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Coolant: Everything You Need to Know for Your Car or Truck
The Importance of Your Vehicle’s Coolant The weather here in Frankfort is warmer than usual, but still cold. Yet, whether it’s hot or cold outside, the inside of your car’s engine needs to stay cool. And this is something that is accomplished by your vehicle’s coolant. Your vehicle’s coolant, also known as antifreeze, plays an…
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Meineke Holiday Wishes for our Amazing Kentucky Drivers
Our Meineke Holiday Wishes for our Buckner Customers and Everyone Across Kentucky As the holiday season rolls through the Bluegrass State, we at Meineke in Buckner want to take a moment to thank you, our loyal Kentucky customers for trusting us with your automotive needs. And our Meineke holiday wishes include a safe holiday season.…
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Water Pump: Why it’s Important and What You Need to Know
Why Your Vehicle’s Water Pump is Crucial and Signs It’s Failing Your vehicle’s water pump is an important part that is critical to maintaining your engine’s health. Because, it ensures that coolant circulates through the engine and radiator. And this prevents overheating and maintains the best possible performance. Whereas, without a functioning water pump, your…
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Heater Core: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Warm
What Is Your Vehicle’s Heater Core and When Does It Need Replacement? We are having some chilly days here in St. Matthews. And it’s this time of year where we have a new appreciation for our car’s heater. But, it’s our vehicle’s heater core that allows our heater to keep us toasty during the cold…
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Transmission Fluid: Why is it So Important? Here’s the Scoop
Understanding Transmission Fluid: What It Is, Why It’s Important, and When to Change It Transmission fluid is the lifeblood of your vehicle’s transmission system. And for Radcliff drivers, it’s what lubricates the moving parts within their car or truck’s transmission, helps regulate temperature, and allows for seamless gear shifts. So, whether you have an automatic…
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Your Car Heater: How it Works and What to do When it Doesn’t
Why Your Car Heater Stops Working and What to Do About It There’s nothing worse than hopping into your car or truck on a Louisville cold, rainy day, only to find that your car heater isn’t working. Because when your vehicle’s heater stops blowing warm air, it can make driving anywhere miserable… and even unsafe…
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Your Car’s Suspension System: What You Need to Know
Understanding Your Car’s Suspension System and How to Maintain It For many of us in Louisville, we know being well informed is our best strategy to avoid problems. And this goes for issues that involve your car or truck, as well. So, in the spirit of “knowledge is power”, your Meineke Car Care center in…
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Tire Blowout While Driving! Your Best Advice From Meineke
What to Do During a Tire Blowout While Driving Picture this: Your driving merrily down Outer Loop this holiday season here in Louisville heading home from Paristown’s annual Fête De Noël when suddenly… BOOM! You’ve had a blowout. And while experiencing a tire blowout can be an alarming situation, staying calm and taking the right…
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Warped Rotors: What that Means and What to do About It
What Does It Mean When Your Vehicle’s Rotors Are Warped? Residents in Louisville had a fun night at Christmas Karaoke at Tinsel Tavern last week. And while most of the fun is listening to voices that wobble and warp, what’s not so much fun is when it’s our vehicle’s rotors that wobble and warp. So,…