Diesel Maintenance for Michigan
March 17, 2024
At Car Fix Shelby we hear from a lot of people who are excited about the new diesel engines that will soon be available in passenger cars and SUV's. But our Michigan friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel engines have long been us... More
Maintaining Your Diesel in Shelby Township
June 25, 2023
Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the Shelby Township area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the government is now mandating lower sulfur content and, as a result, we are going to see more Shelby T... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning Near Shelby Township, Michigan
June 4, 2023
A lot of fuel is wasted in the Shelby Township area by dirty fuel delivery systems in vehicles.Let's start at the tank. The gas tank gathers dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That's why there's a fuel filter to clean the fuel after it leaves the tank. A dirty filter will rob the engine of t... More
Fuel System Cleaning at Car Fix Shelby
May 28, 2023
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 fuel system starts with the air filter and ends in the top of your engine. Over time, different parts of ... More
Car Fix Shelby: Good Service and Good Fuel Economy
May 14, 2023
Most Shelby Township auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Car Fix Shelby, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. Just how much money can Shelby Township drivers actually save?In today's Car Fix Shelby article, we're focus... More
Fuel Injectors
February 5, 2023
The last new American vehicles sold in Shelby Township with a carburetor rolled out of the Michigan dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Shelby Township, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engi... More
To Save Gas Around Shelby Township: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service
January 15, 2023
One topic that hits the news in Michigan on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Michigan drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Shelby Township who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our fuel ec... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down Around Shelby Township
December 25, 2022
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Shelby Township, Michigan, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Shelby Township streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy.The first thing we can do is watch the 'go-pedal.' Hard accelerat... More
Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Shelby Township Motorists
November 13, 2022
Shelby Township 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 ... More
Fuel Injector Cleaning at Car Fix Shelby
September 1, 2022
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 it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-i... More