Automotive News & Information - Blue Lakes Auto Repair

Have you always wondered what a spark plug does? Our team here at Blue Lakes Auto Repair is here to help you out. It's simple in theory but does quite a lot of work for such a small piece of equipment. Your spark plug forces electricity to arc across a gap like a bolt of lightning at high voltage and fits into your engine's cylinder head, where it “sparks” to ignite the fuel and creates combustion within your engine. Without it, you wouldn't be able to drive your car or truck.

If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, you know that clutch replacement can be an expensive and time-consuming job. Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls has some tips to keep your clutch replacements as infrequent as possible.

In the diesel world, "blow-by" is a term you’re bound to run across at some point if your line of work involves diesel-powered vehicles of any kind. What is blow-by, what causes it, and how concerned should you be? At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, our fleet maintenance and diesel technicians see it on a regular basis. Here we’ll take a quick look at blow-by, correcting it, and preventing it.

A light on the dash that doesn't say - washer fluid is low immediately panics you right? It can happen when you don't keep up with standard maintenance and with older vehicles, you see it due to the age of the vehicle, however here at Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, we like to keep you driving happy and listening to your favorite songs or talking to friends and family worry-free! Here are some quick tips and hard lines in the sand that you do not need to ignore.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, transmissions are our game, and taking care of them is at the top of our list of priorities. Here are 5 things you can do to take care of your transmission, from the pros:

While your transmission can certainly fail silently, there are certain sounds which indicate you have an issue. The sooner you catch a transmission problem the better, so Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID wants you to know what to listen for.

No matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive, old or new, it probably has doors. Those doors are heavy, and they see a lot of use. Naturally, from time to time, parts wear out. If your door doesn’t function as well as it should, here’s why, courtesy of Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls.

Tire pressure may seem innocuous enough, but at Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, we know how much of a difference correct tire pressure makes. Tire pressure checks are just one of many regular service items we check when you bring your truck in for servicing, but it’s one that’s more important than you might think.