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Fuel Injector Cleaning In

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 i...
Published on: Jun 01, 2025

Fuel System Service at Tallmadge Tire Service

Today's 
Tallmadge Tire Service post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere al...
Published on: Nov 17, 2024

Tallmadge Tire Service Tech Question on Your Fuel Pump

Question I was driving one day, and my car started sputtering and then the engine finally quit, and I couldn’t get it started.  I was towed to a shop and found out I had to replace my fuel...
Published on: Jun 02, 2024

Fuel Injector Cleaning At Tallmadge Tire Service In Cortland

Something we hear quite frequently from Cortland residents is that their fuel economy is down and their vehicle just doesn't have the pep it used to. When that happens, one of the things we look ...
Published on: Apr 02, 2024

Fuel System Cleaning At Tallmadge Tire Service In Cortland

Fuel, whether gasoline or diesel, is delivered to your engine to be burned to generate the power needed to keep you moving.  This fuel leaves a residue as it moves through your fuel system. ...
Published on: Jan 08, 2024

Simple Answers from Tallmadge Tire Service for Cortland: Improve Fuel Economy

{{ image('NDE5') }} Question:What can I do to improve my fuel economy?Tallmadge Tire Service Answer:There are actually a lot of things Cortland drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. On...
Published on: Dec 07, 2023

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: Oct 29, 2023

Fuel System

I’d like to give you a quick overview of the fuel system.  It starts with the fuel tank.  The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine.  Somewhere alo...
Published on: Jul 13, 2023