Fuel System
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The last new American vehicles sold in Jacksonville with a carburetor rolled out of the North Carolina dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Jacksonville, and nationally, have...Published on: Feb 23, 2012 -
Hello Jacksonville 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 fu...Published on: Mar 13, 2012 -
Is 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&nbs...Published on: Jul 25, 2012 -
All modern vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it’s a topic we all need to know something about. All new cars and trucks sold in Jacksonville, North Carolina over the last 30 ye...Published on: Oct 09, 2012 -
The price of gas in North Carolina has got people in Jacksonville talking. It seems that Jacksonville folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit e...Published on: Oct 19, 2012 -
Jacksonville drivers have probably noticed that the government mandates a lot of equipment on cars: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requireme...Published on: Nov 01, 2012 -
Many Jacksonville drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at Tire Country recommends a new engine air filter. Th...Published on: Dec 04, 2012 -
With high fuel prices in Jacksonville, North Carolina, comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on {{ image('MTQ4') }} is great. When you get one of those e-mails th...Published on: Dec 19, 2012
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For those of you in Jacksonville, North Carolina who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some...Published on: Jan 30, 2013 -
There are a surprising number of small, inexpensive parts that can lead to expensive engine damage when they fail. It doesn't seem right.Fortunately a lot of those things can be taken care of in routi...Published on: Apr 12, 2013 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Jacksonville knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Jacksonville area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the ...Published on: Apr 17, 2013
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At Tire Country 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 North Carolina friends are often curious ab...Published on: May 23, 2013 -
Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our North Carolina environment, automakers will have a number of alterna...Published on: Jul 25, 2013 -
In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your vehicle engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much fuel to deliver as well as the precise time...Published on: Sep 11, 2013 -
No matter how well they're made, vehicles in Jacksonville, North Carolina, will have design or manufacturing problems. And when the government thinks a problem is really serious for people in Jacksonv...Published on: Oct 01, 2013 -
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 injec...Published on: Dec 24, 2013 -
Jacksonville residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylin...Published on: Dec 31, 2013
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A lot of fuel is wasted in the Jacksonville area by dirty fuel delivery systems in vehicles.Let's start at the tank. The gas tank gathers dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That's why there's a f...Published on: Jan 07, 2014 -
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 Jac...Published on: Jan 24, 2014 -
Your vehicle requires plenty of clean fuel to run. If your fuel contains contaminants, your fuel injectors will eventually become clogged up. When this happens, your vehicle engine may not get the p...Published on: May 27, 2014