No one in Ambler, PA likes to spend a chunk of change at Chalfont gas pumps. Rising PA fuel prices, however, have spurred Ambler auto owners to focus on how to improve their fuel efficiency. North Americans literally drive billions of miles less each month during times of high fuel prices. But we still need
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean. Today’s production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to deliver the fuel with the
If you’re a quart low in your SUV, 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 Chalfont area. The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn’t reduce friction properly. The result is you get to watch those numbers at
The last new American cars sold in Ambler with a carburetor rolled out of the PA dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Ambler and nationally have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine control computer tells the