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Ted's Garage Inc Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump
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Ted's Garage Inc Tech Question:I was driving on a local Chula Vista road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was t...
Published on: Jul 23, 2023
Forced Induction
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Most Chula Vista residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Chula Vista from the ...
Published on: Jul 12, 2023
Gasoline Direct Injection
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Chula Vista vehicles with this new type of engine?Ted's Garage Inc Answer:GDI stands for Ga...
Published on: Aug 07, 2022
Time To Take Another Look at Diesels
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If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Jul 15, 2021
Proper Grade of Gas
There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Jul 06, 2021
Your Nose Knows Gasoline
Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
Published on: Nov 01, 2020
Ted's Garage Inc Service to Improve Fuel Economy
Let’s review some things that Chula Vista drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line, the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a bi...
Published on: Jul 19, 2020
Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Ted's Garage Inc in Chula Vista
A lot of gas is wasted in dirty fuel delivery systems. Let’s start at the tank. The gas tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That’s why there’s a...
Published on: Jun 09, 2019