Category: engine
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Idling vs. Turning Off Your Engine: Your Best Options
The Pros and Cons of Idling vs. Turning Off Your Engine and Restarting It When it comes to deciding whether to idle your engine or turn it off and restart it, the answer isn’t always straightforward. Because, various factors, including environmental impact, fuel consumption, and engine wear, need to be considered. So in this blog,…
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The Best Way to Keep Your Car’s Timing Belt in Top Condition
The Importance of Timing Belt Inspections During Regular Car Maintenance Maintaining your vehicle is all about ensuring that all the critical parts in your car, truck, or Jeep are functioning correctly. And just like our York county railroads are a critical part our Pennsylvania history, equally critical to the health of your engine is your…
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The Best Way to Keep Your Car’s Fuel Lines Healthy
The Causes and Prevention of Brittle and Cracked Car Fuel Lines Fuel lines are a critical part of a vehicle’s fuel system. Because, they are responsible for transporting fuel from the tank to the engine. But, over time, these lines can become brittle and prone to cracking. And this can lead to fuel leaks, engine…
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What You Need to Know About How to Prevent a Cracked Engine
What It Means When a Car Engine is Cracked and What to Do About It Imagine this: you were heading toward York Habitat ReStore to donate some old items that you no longer need in honor of World Upcycling Day. But, on the way your car started smoking and then began to overheat. And what…
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What You Need to Know About Heatwaves and Your Car
How Hot Weather Affects Your Car or Truck and How to Protect Your Vehicle High heat and humidity continue into the weekend in Lancaster county with feels like numbers near 100 degrees. And as temperatures soar, it’s not just humans who feel the heat; our vehicles also bear the brunt of the summer sun. So,…
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Your Engine’s Lead Player: The Camshaft | Meineke Lancaster
Understanding Your Vehicle’s Camshaft: Function and Maintenance Lancaster County’s very own native Jonathan Groff has won a Tony Award for his performance in “Merrily We Roll Along.” And just as he is the lead in this Broadway performance, so too is the camshaft the lead in your engine’s performance. But, for many this part is…
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The Importance and Coordination of Your Car’s Timing Belt
Understanding Your Vehicle’s Timing Belt: What It Does and Why It’s Crucial It’s a vague name: Timing Belt. Yet what it does and why it’s important should be anything but. Because, when it comes to vehicle maintenance, there are a few components that are critical to your car’s performance. But, the timing belt is one…
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Everything You Need to Know About Your Car’s Water Pump
Understanding Your Vehicle’s Water Pump: What It Does, Why It’s Important, and How to Maintain It Yes, this Hershey spring weather is cool, but we will be seeing significant warming beginning Wednesday. And this will lead to highs in the low 90s by Friday. So, by the end of the week, it won’t just be…
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The Best Action to Take When it Comes to Great Engine Care
The Top Three Engine Maintenance Routines Just like the employees at Paulus Farm in Mechanicsburg are vigilant when it comes to caring for their horses, so too should we be vigilant when it comes to caring for “horsepower”: our cars and trucks. Because, owning a vehicle comes with the responsibility of maintaining it to ensure…
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Red Flags That You Need a Mechanic for Your Car or Truck
The Top Red Flags That You Need a Mechanic Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is offering a FREE Memorial Day Weekend Concert May 25 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. So, it’s a great reason to gas up the car and head to Lititz Springs Park. And, as you drive down the road to the symphony, you realize that…