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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...