Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Lewis Center Motorists
February 11, 2024
Lewis Center residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in ... More
Direct Fuel Injection Update from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lewis Center
January 21, 2024
For those of you in Lewis Center, Ohio 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 deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes ab... More
To Save Gas Around Lewis Center: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service
April 30, 2023
One topic that hits the news in Ohio on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Ohio drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Lewis Center who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our fuel economy any w... More
Fuel System Cleaning at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lewis Center in Lewis Center for Better Performance
February 12, 2023
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 be mixed with air before it can burn in the engine.Fuel injectors are engineered to spray fuel i... More
Fuel Injectors
July 3, 2022
The last new American vehicles sold in Lewis Center with a carburetor rolled out of the Ohio dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Lewis Center, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your e... More
Fuel Filter Service in Lewis Center, Ohio
November 14, 2021
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 routine maintenance. They may not be easy to remember because it is a long list, but your service cent... More
Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)
October 17, 2021
A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped at a gas station to refuel. When he went to restart his SUV, it turned over but wouldn't catch. Try as he might, he was never able to get it started again. Of course there are many things that can c... More
Engine Air Filter from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lewis Center
May 30, 2021
Many Lewis Center drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lewis Center recommends a new engine air filter. They say yes, but don't know what an air filter is or what it does.... More
Clean Fuel ? Clean Performance for Lewis Center Drivers
May 2, 2021
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 vehicle engine.Lewis Center auto owners don't need to filter their fuel because it has lots of grit in it; ... More
Fuel System Cleaning at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lewis Center for Better Performance
April 25, 2021
Hi Lewis Center 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, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to be mixed with air before it can burn in t... More