Don't Be Fuelish

October 13, 2024

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 has a leak or multiple leaks. Vehicles with fue... More

Diesel Maintenance for Michigan

July 14, 2024

At Top Tech Auto Repair Royal Oak we hear from a lot of people who are excited about the new diesel engines that will soon be available in passenger cars and SUV's. But our Michigan friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel engines h... More

Professional Fuel System Cleaning

June 9, 2024

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 to be cleaned from time to time in order to de... More

Fuel Filter Replacement

March 3, 2024

Hello Royal Oak 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 and rust out of the fuel before it gets to your e... More

A Clean Sweep (Fuel Injector Cleaning)

January 28, 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. Its a precise operation, and when its working well, you have plenty of power and an efficient engine. But after time, con... More

Fuel Injectors

July 11, 2022

The last new American vehicles sold in Royal Oak with a carburetor rolled out of the Michigan dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Royal Oak, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your eng... More

Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Royal Oak Vehicle

July 6, 2022

If you're a quart low in your vehicle, there isn't enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you're driving around the Royal Oak area.The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get to... More

Fuel Injection: It Keeps Getting Better for Royal Oak Drivers

May 17, 2022

Royal Oak residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air t... More

How to Get Better Gas Mileage in Royal Oak

October 24, 2021

There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Royal Oak 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 take forever to load. Eventually, many of us just g... More

How Do You Save Gas in Royal Oak, Michigan?

May 2, 2021

No one in Royal Oak, Michigan, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Michigan fuel prices, however, have spurred Royal Oak drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy. North Americans literally drive billions of miles/kilometers less each month during times of high fu... More