Fuel System
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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: Oct 29, 2010 -
All modern Castro Valley vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Castro Valley drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or die...Published on: Dec 23, 2010 -
Castro Valley 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 requirem...Published on: Jan 06, 2011 -
Having trouble with your fuel system? Bring your vehicle into Building customers for life for a check up.In today's Building customers for life auto post, we're talking about fuel system cleaning...Published on: Mar 08, 2011 -
No matter how well they're made, vehicles in Castro Valley, California, will have design or manufacturing problems. And when the government thinks a problem is really serious for people in Castro Vall...Published on: Mar 17, 2011 -
Hello Castro Valley 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 f...Published on: Mar 23, 2011 -
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 Cas...Published on: Mar 30, 2011 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Castro Valley knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Castro Valley area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in th...Published on: Apr 15, 2011 -
If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Castro Valley, California.Unless they drive a vintage car, Castro Valley auto ow...Published on: Apr 22, 2011
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Castro Valley residents often ask the question: "Will using premium gas make my car run better?" The answer is simple. But first, let's talk about what exactly premium gasoline is.Different grades o...Published on: May 11, 2011
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There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Castro Valley, California, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Castro Valley streets.Our driving habits can dramati...Published on: Jun 30, 2011
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Have you ever gone to listen to an orchestra? The musicians take the stage early and tune their instruments. Each individual instrument must be in tune, but the critical thing is for the entire orches...Published on: Sep 14, 2011 -
The function of the fuel filter is pretty self-explanatory. It filters your fuel. The fuel filter is in the fuel line somewhere in between the fuel tank and the engine. Both gas and diesel vehicles ar...Published on: Oct 14, 2011 -
Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our California environment, automakers will have a number of alternative...Published on: Oct 18, 2011 -
With high fuel prices in Castro Valley, California, 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 that'...Published on: Dec 01, 2011
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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: Apr 03, 2012 -
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: May 10, 2012 -
No one in Castro Valley, California, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising California fuel prices, however, have spurred Castro Valley drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel ...Published on: Aug 30, 2012 -
At Building customers for life 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 California friends are often...Published on: Sep 13, 2012 -
Many Castro Valley drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at Building customers for life recommends a new engin...Published on: Sep 26, 2012