Fuel System
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St. Charles 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 of ...Published on: Aug 07, 2013 -
Hi St. Charles residents. Let's talk fuel injectors. A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, p...Published on: Oct 16, 2013 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from St. Charles knows this makes sense.Some of us in the St. Charles area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mi...Published on: Nov 22, 2013
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No matter how well they're made, vehicles in St. Charles, Missouri, will have design or manufacturing problems. And when the government thinks a problem is really serious for people in St. Charles, Mi...Published on: Dec 04, 2013 -
One topic that hits the news in Missouri on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Missouri drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in St. ...Published on: Dec 27, 2013
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A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to...Published on: Jan 01, 2014 -
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: Jan 15, 2014 -
St. Charles 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 cylind...Published on: Feb 06, 2014
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If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around St. Charles, Missouri.Unless they drive a vintage car, St. Charles auto owners h...Published on: Feb 25, 2014
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No one in St. Charles, Missouri, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Missouri fuel prices, however, have spurred St. Charles drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy....Published on: Mar 06, 2014 -
St. Charles residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylinders. This is the f...Published on: May 14, 2014
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Most St. Charles auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Sparks Tire & Auto, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. ...Published on: May 27, 2014 -
Fuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filter is located in the fuel line between the fuel tank and the vehi...Published on: Jun 04, 2014 -
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: Dec 01, 2015 -
The team at Sparks Tire & Auto in St. Charles, and Missouri car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. St. Charles drivers want to save the environment and their pock...Published on: Aug 07, 2014
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Hello, St. Charles residents. Let's talk fuel filters. Fuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filter...Published on: Jan 23, 2015
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The last new American vehicles sold in St. Charles with a carburetor rolled out of the Missouri dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in St. Charles, and nationally, have had fue...Published on: Feb 24, 2016 -
There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in St. Charles can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower ove...Published on: May 16, 2016 -
Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the St. Charles area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the govern...Published on: Sep 18, 2016 -
A lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? St. Charles area residents are all cutting back, if not in fuel consumption, then in other areas of our...Published on: Jul 25, 2017