The US government has a website dedicated to helping us use less fuel. It presents the cost savings in a way we can all relate to, no matter what kind of vehicle we drive. Here’s an ...
Your fuel system encompasses everything it takes to get fuel from your tank to your engine. Starting with your fuel pump, which is in the tank, there are the fuel lines, fuel filter, throttle as...
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...
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When someone mentions diesels around Birmingham, 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...
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Car Care Inc. Tech Question:I was driving on a local Birmingham road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towed...
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...
Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient. It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel: And you save money.
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When we Birmingham travel around Alabama, 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. W...
