Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient. It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel: And you save money.
To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
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The Auto Shop Tech Question:I was driving on a local Visalia road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towed to...
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:What can I do to improve my fuel economy?The Auto Shop Answer:There are actually a lot of things Visalia drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. One of the f...
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Visalia vehicles with this new type of engine?The Auto Shop Answer:GDI stands for Gaso...
When we Visalia travel around CA, 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. We should...
Let’s review some things that Visalia drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line, the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a big wa...
