Category: Auto Care
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Bleed Your Brakes: What It Means and If Your Need It
What Does It Mean to Bleed Your Brakes and How to Tell If It’s Necessary If a mechanic here in Hershey recommends bleeding your brakes, they’re referring to a process that removes air bubbles from your vehicle’s brake lines. Because over time, air can enter the brake lines due to worn components, neglected auto maintenance,…
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Cold Weather Battery Protection: What You Need to Know
How to Protect Your Car Battery from Extreme Cold Weather Winter can be tough on your car battery. And with upcoming temperature lows in Mechanicsburg barely moving out of the 20s, our vehicle batteries bare as much of the brunt as we do. Because cold temperatures significantly reduce car or truck battery performance. So, to…
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Your Vehicle’s Heater Core: The Heat is On!
Your Vehicle’s Heater Core: What It Does and How to Tell if It Needs Replacement The heat was on when a semi-truck destroyed a traffic signal in one of Hanover’s busiest intersections and left the intersection a four-way stop without left turns. But, a better was for the “heat to be on” is the use…
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Extreme Cold Weather: How to Keep Your Vehicle Safe
Extreme Cold Weather Can Affect Your Vehicle. But You Can Protect It. Here in Hanover, we are in the midst of a winter blizzard. And this combined with the continued cold during South Central Pennsylvania’s winter months can be particularly harsh on vehicles. Because extreme cold weather can lead to a host of problems if…
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Licensed Auto Care: Why a Licensed Mechanic is Important
Having a Licensed Mechanic is Key to a Safe and Healthy Vehicle Notre Dame and Penn State prepare to clash as semifinalists in the Orange Bowl next Thursday. And when it comes to football, it’s the experts that make the profession a success. Similarly, when it comes to repairing your car or truck here in…
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Your Car’s Intake Valve: What You Need to Know
What Does Your Car’s Intake Valve Do, Why Is It Important, and How to Tell If It’s Failing? Your vehicle’s intake valve plays a crucial role in your car’s engine. Because it acts as the gateway for air and fuel to enter the combustion chamber. And this process is essential for generating the power your…
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Regular Vehicle Maintenance: Your Best New Year’s Resolution
Make Regular Vehicle Maintenance Your New Year’s Resolution for a Healthy, Reliable Ride in 2025 As we usher in 2025 here in York with celebrations, many of us are setting resolutions to improve our health, finances, or daily habits. But what about including your vehicle’s maintenance part of your New Year’s goals? Because, regular vehicle…
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DIY Car Polish: The Best Way to Save Money and Make it Shine
How to Polish Your Car Like a Pro Celebrating the New Years in York has us welcoming 2025 with glitz and shine! And we can celebrate the same glitz and shine with a DIY car polish that brings your car or truck into 2025 with style. Polishing your car is more than just a step…
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The Best Tires for Your Money: Tips for Saving
The Risks of Buying Discount Tires at a Non-ASE Certified Tire Shop Here in New Cumberland, we’ve done a lot this holiday season; from events to gift giving. And now that the season has come to an end, many of us find our wallets at little light. So, when car issues – like needed new…
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When Your Defroster Stops Working: All You Need to Know
Why Your Vehicle’s Defroster Might Stop Working and What to Do About It Drivers in East Petersburg are used to dealing with the cold weather. Because, we have tools to help us hit the road safely (and warmly). And one of those tools in our defroster. A functioning defroster is crucial for safe driving, especially…