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With the weather heating up it means your car is heating up too. An overheating engine can cause serious damage to your car.  Keep your car cool and healthy as you prevent overheating with a few simple maintenance tips. Check Engine Coolant To keep your car from overheating, make sure you have plenty of coolants. This is always important, but especially during the heat of the summer. Check your coolant levels by opening hood and locating the coolant reservoir. There should be indicating lines on the reservoir that will indicate how much coolant you have. Coolant can drain fast in...

You don’t need to be a mechanic to perform a few of these DIY car repairs and save yourself some time and money. Most of these DIYs take very little know-how and take very little time. Not to mention, you’ll save hundreds of dollars while keeping your car in a healthier state. Changing Your Brake Pads Brake pads are inexpensive—replacing them yourself can save you hundreds of dollars. New brake pads usually cost about $30. Before you buy, look up what kind you need for your car’s make and model. If you take your car into the shop to get...

Knowing how to change the oil in your car is a useful skill. It can be done in a few easy steps and save you some money. Because it’s a maintenance job that needs to be done regularly, it’s very helpful to be able to do it on your own. Determine What Type of Oil You Need and How Much This is helpful information to have before heading out to buy oil. You can likely find the answer to this one in your owner’s manual. The manual should state and oil specifications and requirements. If you don’t have an owner’s...

What Happens When You Rotate Your Tires? A tire rotation meaning moving your tires from their current position to another—usually switching out the front tires and rear tires. You may also have the tires change sides of the vehicle. There may be a pattern outlined in the owner’s manual of your car. Why You Should Be Rotating Your Tires Rotating tires ensures that your tires wear down evenly. It can help to extend the life of your tires and save you the money of investing new tires. Some tire manufacturers may require tire rotations for your warranty to be valid....

Hi everybody this is Ryan, owner of RKX. We are starting up a blog and will regularly update it with news and articles. I am not a man of many words so I will keep my posts short and to the point.   In the past few months RKX has been growing faster than we had ever expected. You may have noticed we have not been posting new products, videos, or pictures. This is because we have been busy working on "boring stuff".  We found our internal inventory tracking / kitting systems was not scalable with our growth. As a result...