Fuel System

The function of the fuel filter is pretty self-explanatory. It filters your fuel. The fuel filter is in the fuel line somewhere in between the fuel tank and the engine. Both gas and diesel vehicles around TIGARD use fuel filters. For more information about your fuel filter, visit Tylers Auto TV at 12485 SW MAIN ST…

Many TIGARD drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at Tylers Auto TV recommends a new engine air filter. They say yes, but don’t know what an air filter is or what it does. If this has happened to you, rest assured…

If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around TIGARD, OR. Unless they drive a vintage car, TIGARD auto owners have fuel injectors which need to be properly maintained. That is why your vehicle owner’s manual has a schedule for cleaning your…

Something you’re going to be hearing a lot about around TIGARD, OR, is diesel engines. We’re not talking about semi-trucks and buses; we’re talking about diesel engine cars, pick-ups and SUVs. Most people in OR are surprised to learn that around half the cars on the road in Europe have diesel engines. Nearly all import…

TIGARD drivers have probably noticed that the government mandates a lot of equipment on cars: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the motoring public in the TIGARD area, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new car.…

The last new American vehicles sold in TIGARD with a carburetor rolled out of the OR dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in TIGARD, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel…