Fuel System
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All modern Sacramento vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Sacramento drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fu...Published on: Apr 22, 2011 -
If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Sacramento, California.Unless they drive a vintage car, Sacramento auto owners h...Published on: Jun 03, 2011 -
No one in Sacramento, California, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising California fuel prices, however, have spurred Sacramento drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel econom...Published on: Jan 12, 2012 -
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: Feb 01, 2012 -
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Sacramento, California, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Sacramento streets.Our driving habits can dramatically ...Published on: Apr 11, 2012 -
Most Sacramento auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Hal's Auto Care, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. Just...Published on: May 01, 2012 -
Hello Sacramento 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 fuel...Published on: May 23, 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 31, 2012 -
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: Sep 12, 2012 -
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: Sep 20, 2012 -
Something you're going to be hearing a lot about around Sacramento, California, is diesel engines. We're not talking about semi-trucks and buses; we're talking about diesel engine cars, pick-ups and S...Published on: Oct 23, 2012 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Sacramento knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Sacramento area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirr...Published on: Oct 31, 2012
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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: Dec 25, 2012 -
No matter how well they're made, vehicles in Sacramento, California, will have design or manufacturing problems. And when the government thinks a problem is really serious for people in Sacramento, Ca...Published on: Jan 10, 2013 -
Having trouble with your fuel system? Bring your vehicle into Hal's Auto Care for a check up.In today's Hal's Auto Care auto post, we're talking about fuel system cleaning. The first thing to kno...Published on: Feb 08, 2013
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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 Sac...Published on: Feb 12, 2013 -
For those of you in Sacramento, California 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 deliv...Published on: Mar 06, 2013 -
The price of gas in California has got people in Sacramento talking. It seems that Sacramento folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit especiall...Published on: Mar 15, 2013
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One topic that hits the news in California on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some California drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in ...Published on: May 02, 2013
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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 17, 2013