Car Care Tips
HEATER CORE REPAIR
About your heater core Your heater core works in conjunction with your vehicle’s engine cooling system to supply heat into the vehicle cabin when needed. It is shaped like a smaller version of your vehicle’s radiator, and is connected to the same coolant lines as those that run through the engine block.
FUEL ECONOMY AND AIR FILTERS
A new study shows that replacing a clogged air filter on cars with fuel-injected, computer-controlled gasoline engines does not improve fuel economy but it can improve acceleration time by around 6 to 11 percent. This kind of engine is prevalent on most gasoline cars manufactured from the early 1980s onward.]
TIRE PRESSURE
You can improve your gas mileage by up to 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.
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