Fuel Injection System: How Does It Know?

A Fouled Engine Air Filter Can Damage The Mass Air Flow Sensor With the days of carburetors behind us, the electronic fuel injection system in the cars we drive today is king. While carburetors mixed the air and fuel together and the mixture was sucked into the cylinder and burned, modern electronically controlled fuel injection…

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Gasoline Direct Injection

My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other auto owners with this new type of engine? GDI stands for Gasoline Direct Injection. It’s a type of fuel injection system that is becoming very popular on modern engines. Let’s talk about the two most common forms of fuel injection.…

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Hard Starting in Winter…Why is That?

The extreme cold days of winter can be as brutally harsh on your car as they feel to you. Batteries are compromised, antifreeze is challenged and oil viscosity is altered in extreme conditions. Factor in components that may already be compromised before the cold weather moved in, and you have a perfect recipe for disaster.…

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