Today's Christy's Auto Service post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere al...
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Brooklyn Center vehicles with this new type of engine?Christy's Auto Service Answer:GDI sta...
This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline. Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
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Brooklyn Center drivers who maintain their vehicles make them more efficient. A car or truck that is well-maintained works the way it was designed to, and that means it uses less ...
In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your vehicle engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much fuel to deliver as well as the precise time i...
When we Brooklyn Center travel around MN, 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...
There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Brooklyn Center vehicles with this new type of engine?Christy's Auto Service Answer:GDI sta...