Fuel System
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At Auto Physicians 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 TN friends are often curious about the p...Published on: Apr 25, 2012 -
A lot of fuel is wasted in the Maryville area by dirty fuel delivery systems in vehicles.Let's start at the tank. The gas tank gathers dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That's why there's a fuel...Published on: Jun 06, 2012 -
With high fuel prices in Maryville, TN, comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on {{ image('MTQ4') }} is great. When you get one of those e-mails that's going arou...Published on: Jun 15, 2012 -
Many Maryville drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at Auto Physicians recommends a new engine air filter. Th...Published on: Jul 04, 2012 -
The price of gas in TN has got people in Maryville talking. It seems that Maryville folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit especially hard. Th...Published on: Jul 24, 2012
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All modern Maryville vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Maryville drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel...Published on: Dec 13, 2012 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Maryville knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Maryville area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirror...Published on: Jan 30, 2013
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Most Maryville auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Auto Physicians, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. Just ...Published on: Mar 06, 2013 -
Maryville 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 fun...Published on: May 09, 2016 -
The function of the fuel filter is pretty self-explanatory. It filters your fuel. The fuel filter is in the fuel line somewhere in between the fuel tank and the engine. Both gas and diesel vehicles ar...Published on: Jul 04, 2016 -
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...Published on: Aug 15, 2016 -
Maryville 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...Published on: Nov 13, 2016 -
For those of you in Maryville, TN 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 po...Published on: Apr 09, 2017 -
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: Sep 10, 2017
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There's a lot of auto advice in TN right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is good advice. Some of it isn't. Some of it is myth. And it may well be a scam. Plain and simple. When s...Published on: Oct 16, 2017 -
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Maryville, TN, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Maryville streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our...Published on: Dec 18, 2017
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Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our TN environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives for Ma...Published on: Jun 25, 2018 -
The last new American vehicles sold in Maryville with a carburetor rolled out of the TN dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Maryville, and nationally, have had fuel injector...Published on: Sep 30, 2018 -
Maryville residents often ask the question: "Will using premium gas make my car run better?" The answer is simple. But first, let's talk about what exactly premium gasoline is.Different grades of ga...Published on: Oct 21, 2018
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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: Nov 04, 2018