Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Troy Vehicle
April 28, 2024
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 Troy area.The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get to watc... More
A Clean Sweep (Fuel Injector Cleaning)
July 2, 2023
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
The Auto Pro Troy Guide to Saving Fuel: Get Rid of Dirty Oil
January 1, 2023
A lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? Troy area residents are all cutting back, if not in fuel consumption, then in other areas of our lives. Preventive Maintenance Preventive maintenance is an important way people in Troy can conserve fuel by... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Auto Myths Around Troy
July 31, 2022
With high fuel prices in Troy, Michigan, comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on is great. When you get one of those e-mails that's going around telling you how to save gas, try to think it through.Does it really make sense? Does it defy the laws of physics?Do some r... More
Higher Mileage Service Intervals for Troy
May 8, 2022
Troy 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 requirements. All of this is great for the motoring public in the Troy area, but it does add quite a bit to the pr... More
A Door No One Can Step Through (Fuel Door Repair and Maintenance)
September 26, 2021
Your vehicle has lots of doors including that one usually near the back on the vehicle's side. That's the fuel door, something you use every time you gas up. These endure hundreds of open-and-close cycles, usually without any problems. But when they act up, it can be a major inconvenience for ... More
The Auto Pro Troy Guide to Saving Fuel: Beware of Myths
June 6, 2021
There's a lot of auto advice in Michigan right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is good advice. Some of it isn't. Some of it is myth. And it may well be a scam. Plain and simple. When someone offers you a product designed to save money on gas, ask yourself, Does this sound too good to ... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Car Weight and Your Michigan Driving
November 29, 2020
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Troy knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Troy area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirror.Guys: sports equipment and tools. Ladies: well, just take a look around the passenger compartment and trun... More
Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)
August 23, 2020
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... More
Fuel Injectors
July 15, 2020
The last new American vehicles sold in Troy with a carburetor rolled out of the Michigan dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Troy, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine contro... More