A Clean Sweep (Fuel Injector Cleaning)
March 19, 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 Elite Tire And Auto Care Guide to Saving Fuel: Get Rid of Dirty Oil
March 28, 2021
A lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? Livonia 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 Livonia can conserve f... More
Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)
December 6, 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
October 4, 2020
The last new American vehicles sold in Livonia with a carburetor rolled out of the Michigan dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Livonia, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine... More
A Door No One Can Step Through (Fuel Door Repair and Maintenance)
October 4, 2020
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
Fuel Injector Cleaning at Elite Tire And Auto Care
September 21, 2020
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 it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-i... More
All Night Auto Repair : Good Service And Good Fuel Economy
September 12, 2020
Most Livonia and Westland auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving fuel economy. At All Night Auto Repair , we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. Just how much money can Westland auto owners actually save? The US government has a ... More
How Do You Save Gas in Livonia, Michigan ?
September 8, 2020
No one in Livonia, Michigan , likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Michigan fuel prices, however, have spurred Livonia 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 fuel... More
Direct Fuel Injection Update from Elite Tire And Auto Care
August 22, 2020
For those of you in Livonia, Michigan 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 deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes ab... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Auto Myths Around Livonia
August 15, 2020
With high fuel prices in Livonia, 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 so... More