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What Does Octane Do In Gasoline? Octane Ratings
Most people think that higher octane in gasoline supercharges the combustion in an engine cylinder, giving them additional power and performance. It...
Cars and Light Trucks (9)
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Finding Ethanol Free Gas
2011 was the year that people really started to realize how bad ethanol was for their vehicles and small engines. Repair shops around the country did...
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How to Check Gas Mileage
Most simply, fuel mileage is determined by dividing the number of miles you have traveled by the number of gallons of fuel consumed. But in the real...
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What You May Not Know About Ethanol & Computerized Engine Control
All modern vehicles are equipped with computerized engine controls to reduce emissions and maximize fuel economy and performance. When oxygenates...
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Healthy Oil Series: 6 Quick Lube Pitfalls-Get the Best Oil Change
Even as vehicles have gotten more sophisticated in the last 20 years, there’s still one piece of important maintenance that almost anyone can still...
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Healthy Oil Series: Is Synthetic Oil Worth It?
The automakers of many newer vehicles are recommending use of synthetic oils in those vehicles. Synthetic oils cost more which leads some consumers...
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Healthy Oil Series: What's Severe Service For My Engine Oil?
It’s been recommended that you only need to change your oil as often as it specifies in your vehicle’s owners manual. Most cars and light trucks will...
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Healthy Oil Series: How Often Should I Change My Oil?
Change your oil every 3 months or 3,000 miles. You hear the commercials from oil change quick-lube places repeating this. Do you really need to...
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Healthy Oil Series: Combating and Removing Engine Oil Sludge
Its time to look at this issue of “engine oil sludge” – what it is and, more importantly, whether you should be concerned about it in your engine....
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Are Anti-Ethanol Treatments Worth It?
Readers of the September 3rd, 2011 Sunday edition of the Orlando Sentinel were treated to a piece by regular columnist Stephen Cole Smith, asking the...