A Door No One Can Step Through (Fuel Door Repair and Maintenance)
January 28, 2024
Your vehicle has lots of doors including that one usually near the back on the vehicle's side. That's the fuel door, something you use every time you gas up. These endure hundreds of open-and-close cycles, usually without any problems. But when they act up, it can be a major inconvenience for ... More
Professional Fuel System Cleaning
September 3, 2023
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean.Today's production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to de... More
Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna: Good Service and Good Fuel Economy
August 20, 2023
Most Gahanna auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. Just how much money can Gahanna drivers actually save?In today's Tuffy Tire & Auto Service... More
The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna Guide to Saving Fuel: Car Weight
March 26, 2023
The team at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna in Gahanna, and Ohio car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Gahanna drivers want to save the environment and their pocketbooks.And we all knowor should knowthat preventive maintenance will help maximize fuel... More
Diesel Maintenance for Ohio
January 15, 2023
At Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna we hear from a lot of people who are excited about the new diesel engines that will soon be available in passenger cars and SUV's. But our Ohio friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel eng... More
Fuel Injection: It Keeps Getting Better for Gahanna Drivers
September 4, 2022
Gahanna residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to ... More
Fuel Injectors
July 3, 2022
The last new American vehicles sold in Gahanna with a carburetor rolled out of the Ohio dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Gahanna, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine cont... More
Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Gahanna Motorists
June 29, 2022
Gahanna residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in the f... More
Fuel Injector Cleaning at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna
January 23, 2022
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 it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-i... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Gahanna Vehicle
January 2, 2022
If you're a quart low in your vehicle, there isn't enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you're driving around the Gahanna area.The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get to w... More