Fuel System

If you’re a quart low in your vehicle, there isn’t enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you’re driving around the TIGARD area. The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn’t reduce friction properly. The result is you get to watch those numbers at your…

For those of you in TIGARD, OR who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6. For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes about 250…

Is your vehicle sometimes hard to start early in the morning? When you turn the key, does it hesitate or stutter? If so, the problem could be the result of a dirty fuel system. Your vehicle’s fuel system starts with the air filter and ends in the top of your engine. Over time, different parts of the…

Let’s talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our OR environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives for TIGARD drivers very soon. For instance, Flex Fuel vehicles are already available in the TIGARD area. Flex Fuel vehicles can run on gasoline or on…

With high fuel prices in TIGARD, OR, comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on   is great.  When you get one of those e-mails that’s going around telling you how to save gas, try to think it through. Does it really make sense? Does it defy the laws…

This fuel saving tip is so simple, no one will believe it. It has to do with your gas cap. The first thing is to make sure it’s screwed on tight. If it’s loose, gas vapor will be constantly leaking out; wasted gas. This could cause the Check Engine light to come on as well.…