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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...
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Helmkamp Auto 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 alo...
When we Bethalto travel around IL, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We shoul...
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Bethalto vehicles with this new type of engine?Helmkamp Auto Service Answer:GDI stands for ...
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Helmkamp Auto Service Tech Question:I was driving on a local Bethalto road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was...
Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient. It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel: And you save money.
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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...
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...
