Tony's Brake and Alignment
4800 POPLAR LEVEL RD LOUISVILLE, Kentucky 40213 | (502) 969-3853

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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: May 11, 2025

Fuel Injector Cleaning At Tony's Brake and Alignment In Louisville

Something we hear quite frequently from Louisville residents is that their fuel economy is down and their vehicle just doesn't have the pep it used to. When that happens, one of the things we loo...
Published on: May 04, 2025

Tony's Brake and Alignment Tech Question on Your Fuel Pump

Question I was driving one day, and my car started sputtering and then the engine finally quit, and I couldn’t get it started.  I was towed to a shop and found out I had to replace my fuel...
Published on: Dec 15, 2024

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?Tony's Brake and Alignment Answer:GDI stan...
Published on: Sep 15, 2024

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: Feb 20, 2024

Fuel System Service at Tony's Brake and Alignment

Today's 
Tony's Brake and Alignment post contains 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. Somewher...
Published on: Oct 19, 2023

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Louisville, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in t...
Published on: Apr 09, 2023

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: Jan 13, 2023