Fuel SystemFuel InjectorsThe 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... Read More Posted in Fuel System on July 11, 2022 Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Royal Oak VehicleIf 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... Read More Posted in Fuel System on July 06, 2022 Fuel Injection: It Keeps Getting Better for Royal Oak DriversRoyal 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... Read More Posted in Fuel System on May 17, 2022 How to Get Better Gas Mileage in Royal OakThere 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... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 24, 2021 How Do You Save Gas in Royal Oak, Michigan?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... Read More Posted in Fuel System on May 02, 2021 Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped at a gas station to refuel. When he went to restart his SUV, it turned over but wouldn't catch. Try as he might, he was never able to get it started again. Of course there are many things that can c... Read More Posted in Fuel System on January 03, 2021 Fuel System Cleaning at Top Tech Auto Repair Royal Oak in Royal Oak for Better PerformanceA fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to be mixed with air before it can burn in the engine.Fuel injectors are engineered to spray fuel i... Read More Posted in Fuel System on June 14, 2020 Clean Fuel ? Clean Performance for Royal Oak DriversFuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filter is located in the fuel line between the fuel tank and the vehicle engine.Royal Oak auto owners don't need to filter their fuel because it has lots of grit in it; the... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 13, 2019 Fuel System Cleaning at Top Tech Auto Repair Royal OakIs your vehicle sometimes hard to start early in the morning? When you turn the key, does it hesitate or stutter? If so, the problem could be the result of a dirty fuel system. Your vehicle's fuel system starts with the air filter and ends in the top of your engine. Over time, different parts of ... Read More Posted in Fuel System on September 01, 2019 Fuel Injection Basics for Royal OakAll modern Royal Oak vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Royal Oak drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel to the right place, in the right amount at the right timeto be mixed with air and burned in the ... Read More Posted in Fuel System on March 10, 2019 |
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