Auto Blog
Topic: Fuel System
- 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, 10 September 2017
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean.Today's production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need…
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- Sunday, 30 July 2017
No one in Wilsonville, Oregon, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Oregon fuel prices, however, have spurred Wilsonville drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy. North Americans literally drive billions of miles/kilometers…
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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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- Sunday, 8 January 2017
There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Wilsonville can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower over time. It takes longer to start up and programs…
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