Auto Blog
Topic: Fuel System
- Sunday, 14 July 2024
If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Wilsonville, OR.Unless they drive a vintage car, Wilsonville auto owners have fuel injectors which need to be properly maintained.…
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- Sunday, 26 May 2024
Your vehicle gets its power from burning fuel, usually gasoline, and it counts on something called fuel injectors to send gas to the engine in a spray that is easy to ignite. It’s a precise operation, and when it’s working well, you have plenty of power…
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- Sunday, 24 September 2023
A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped at a gas station to refuel. When he went to restart his SUV, it turned over but wouldn't catch. Try as he might, he was never able to get it started again.
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- Sunday, 8 January 2023
A lot of fuel is wasted in the Wilsonville area by dirty fuel delivery systems in vehicles.Let's start at the tank. The gas tank gathers dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That's why there's a fuel filter to clean the fuel after it leaves the tank.…
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- Sunday, 12 September 2021
Your vehicle has lots of doors including that one usually near the back on the vehicle's side. That's the fuel door, something you use every time you gas up. These endure hundreds of open-and-close cycles, usually without any problems. But when they…
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- Tuesday, 24 July 2018
If you smell gasoline in your vehicle, pay attention to your nose. That's because it has an important message for you.
Newer vehicles should never have a gasoline smell inside. One of the most dangerous conditions can come when your fuel line system…
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- Tuesday, 5 December 2017
Hello Wilsonville resident! You would never like to drink a glass of mud, right? Well, your vehicle feels the same way. It needs a steady supply of clean fuel in order to run well and deliver good fuel economy. The fuel filter's job is to clean dirt…
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- Monday, 16 October 2017
A lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? Wilsonville area residents are all cutting back, if not in fuel consumption, then in other areas of our lives.
Preventive Maintenance
Preventive maintenance…
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- Sunday, 19 March 2017
The last new American vehicles sold in Wilsonville with a carburetor rolled out of the Oregon dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Wilsonville, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a…
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- Sunday, 19 February 2017
Something you're going to be hearing a lot about around Wilsonville, Oregon, 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 Oregon are surprised to learn that…
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