Fuel SystemProfessional Fuel System CleaningGetting 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... Read More Posted in Fuel System on June 16, 2019 Fuel System Cleaning at Blair's Ferry Automotive for Better PerformanceHi Marion 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, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to be mixed with air before it can burn in the eng... Read More Posted in Fuel System on April 11, 2019 Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Marion VehicleIf 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 Marion area.The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get to wa... Read More Posted in Fuel System on March 17, 2019 Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Marion, IowaLet's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our Iowa environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives for Marion drivers very soon.For instance, Flex Fuel vehicles are already available in the Marion area... Read More Posted in Fuel System on January 20, 2019 Give Your Engine Clean Fuel with a New Fuel Filter from Blair's Ferry AutomotiveYour 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 proper amount of fuel at the correct pressure to run at peak performance. This hurts performance as... Read More Posted in Fuel System on January 07, 2019 Higher Mileage Service Intervals for MarionMarion drivers have probably noticed that the government mandates a lot of equipment on cars: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the motoring public in the Marion area, but it does add quite a bit to th... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 28, 2018 Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Marion MotoristsMarion 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 fi... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 14, 2018 Engine Air Filter from Blair's Ferry AutomotiveMany Marion drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at Blair's Ferry Automotive recommends a new engine air filter. They say yes, but don't know what an air filter is or what it does.If this has happened to you... Read More Posted in Fuel System on September 03, 2018 Direct Fuel Injection Update from Blair's Ferry AutomotiveFor those of you in Marion, Iowa who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes about 25... Read More Posted in Fuel System on August 05, 2018 The Blair's Ferry Automotive Guide to Saving Fuel: Get Rid of Dirty OilA lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? Marion area residents are all cutting back, if not in fuel consumption, then in other areas of our lives.Preventive MaintenancePreventive maintenance is an important way people in Marion can conserve fue... Read More Posted in Fuel System on June 14, 2018 |
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