Fuel System
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All modern Lee's Summit vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Lee's Summit drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diese...Published on: Sep 18, 2012 -
Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our Missouri environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives ...Published on: Oct 24, 2012 -
Most Lee's Summit auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Lee's Summit Total Auto Care, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the ext...Published on: Nov 08, 2012 -
No matter how well they're made, vehicles in Lee's Summit, Missouri, will have design or manufacturing problems. And when the government thinks a problem is really serious for people in Lee's Summit, ...Published on: Nov 30, 2012 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Lee's Summit knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Lee's Summit area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the ...Published on: Jun 13, 2013 -
Hello Lee's Summit resident! You would never like to drink a glass of mud, right? Well, your vehicle feels the same way. It needs a steady supply of clean fuel in order to run well and deliver good fu...Published on: Jun 19, 2013 -
Your vehicle requires plenty of clean fuel to run. If your fuel contains contaminants, your fuel injectors will eventually become clogged up. When this happens, your vehicle engine may not get the p...Published on: Jul 31, 2013 -
Hi Lee's Summit residents. Let's talk fuel injectors. A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, ...Published on: Oct 15, 2013 -
Lee's Summit residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylinders. This is the ...Published on: Dec 20, 2013 -
There are a surprising number of small, inexpensive parts that can lead to expensive engine damage when they fail. It doesn't seem right.Fortunately a lot of those things can be taken care of in routi...Published on: Dec 24, 2013 -
Fuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filter is located in the fuel line between the fuel tank and the vehi...Published on: Jan 21, 2014
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Hello, Lee's Summit residents. Let's talk fuel filters. Fuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filte...Published on: Feb 12, 2014
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Lee's Summit residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylin...Published on: Mar 18, 2014
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A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to...Published on: Apr 10, 2014
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The price of gas in Missouri has got people in Lee's Summit talking. It seems that Lee's Summit folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit especia...Published on: May 20, 2014
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Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the Lee's Summit area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the gover...Published on: Sep 02, 2014 -
The team at Lee's Summit Total Auto Care in Lee's Summit, and Missouri car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Lee's Summit drivers want to save the environment an...Published on: Jan 16, 2015
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The last new American vehicles sold in Lee's Summit with a carburetor rolled out of the Missouri dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Lee's Summit, and nationally, have had f...Published on: Apr 10, 2016 -
Your fuel system needs to be clean to do its job properly. When it gets dirty, the results are lower engine performance, reduced fuel economy and impaired safety. It can even lead to costly repair bil...Published on: Apr 17, 2016
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There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Lee's Summit can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower ov...Published on: Apr 17, 2017