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.
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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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Ron's Auto Repair Center Tech Question:I was driving on a local Ames road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was ...
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Ames vehicles with this new type of engine?Ron's Auto Repair Center Answer:GDI stands for G...
I’d like to give you 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 alo...
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Most Ames residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Ames from the factory with c...
A lot of gas is wasted in dirty fuel delivery systems. Let’s start at the tank. The gas tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That’s why there’s a...
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...
