Overstreet Auto Repair
9732 3rd Street Road, Louisville, KY 40272 502.935.8580

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Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Louisville residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Louisville from the fa...
Published on: Sep 07, 2023

Your Nose Knows Gasoline

Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
Published on: Nov 15, 2022

Simple Answers from Overstreet Auto Repair for Louisville: Improve Fuel Economy

{{ image('NDE5') }} Question:What can I do to improve my fuel economy?Overstreet Auto Repair Answer:There are actually a lot of things Louisville drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. ...
Published on: May 19, 2022

Overstreet Auto Repair Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Louisville drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line,  the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a big...
Published on: Jan 21, 2022

Fuel System

I’d like to give you a quick overview of the fuel system.  It starts with the fuel tank.  The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine.  Somewhere alo...
Published on: Apr 29, 2021

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Overstreet Auto Repair in Louisville

A lot of gas is wasted in dirty fuel delivery systems.  Let’s start at the tank.  The gas tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years.  That’s why there’s a...
Published on: Apr 07, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Louisville vehicles with this new type of engine?Overstreet Auto Repair Answer:GDI stands f...
Published on: Jul 21, 2020

Minimizing Blind Spots In Louisville For Safer Driving

When we Louisville travel around KY, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We sho...
Published on: Jun 29, 2020