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Gauges are your first, and often only, line of defense in catching a major problem before it’s too late. At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, we know that sometimes a faulty gauge is overlooked when the truck is still running fine and there’s a busy day ahead. However, gauges are extremely important, and are typically easy to repair.

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At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we know buying a used car, truck, or SUV can be a gamble. While there are no guarantees, there are key points of inspection that tell us a lot about the condition of a vehicle and how it has been maintained. There are some important points of the inspection we verify when checking out a used vehicle.

The differentials on your Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge diesel pickup are some of the hardest working components on your truck. At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, our technicians are experts in maintaining, repairing, and replacing differentials, keeping your truck reliably on the road.

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One of the more annoying issues a car, truck, or SUV will develop is a grinding or scraping sound when you hit the brakes. What is it, and how do you make it stop? At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID we have the answer.

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You’ve known someone at some point that has a seemingly impossible amount of keys, keychains, and other accessories hanging from their key ring. You might even be guilty of that yourself. At [BUSINESS_ NAME] in Twin Falls, ID, we’ve seen our fair share of these loaded down car keys, and also the damage it can cause. Here’s what you need to know.

Increasingly, technology in automobiles is becoming more sophisticated, and more and more systems have become reliant on electronic control modules to operate. At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we have the trained technicians and the equipment necessary to deal with issues that arise as a result of these components.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.

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Antifreeze is a fluid that’s just as important as oil to the engine in your car, truck, or SUV. You probably already know it’s essential to keeping your engine cool - but it’s important for more than one reason, and does require maintenance besides keeping it full. From Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, here’s what you need to know about antifreeze.

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Blue Lakes Auto Repair

490 Washington St S
Twin Falls, ID 83301
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