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Your Nose Knows Gasoline

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...
Published on: May 08, 2023

Minimizing Blind Spots In phx For Safer Driving

When we phx travel around az, 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 mak...
Published on: Mar 20, 2022

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in phx

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...
Published on: Feb 27, 2022

E85 Fuel Safety For phx Drivers

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 ...
Published on: Feb 10, 2022

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{{ image('MzM1') }} none Tech Question:I was driving on a local phx road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towed to a shop in ph...
Published on: Jan 09, 2022

Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Oct 18, 2021

Proper Grade of Gas

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...
Published on: Jul 02, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most phx residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to phx from the factory with cha...
Published on: Feb 18, 2020