Clean Fuel Makes a Happy Engine in Charlotte, North Carolina

March 27, 2022

If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Charlotte, North Carolina.Unless they drive a vintage car, Charlotte auto owners have fuel injectors which need to be properly maintained. That is why your vehicle owner's manua... More

Clean Fuel Equals Clean Performance for Charlotte Drivers

February 13, 2022

Hello, Charlotte 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 filter is located in the fuel line between the fuel tank and the engine.Charlotte auto owners don't need to filter their... More

Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down Around Charlotte

September 19, 2021

There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Charlotte, North Carolina, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Charlotte streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy.The first thing we can do is watch the 'go-pedal.' Hard acceleration ju... More

Diesel Maintenance for North Carolina

August 8, 2021

At Tuffy Charlotte (Tryon St) 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 North Carolina friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel engines... More

A Door No One Can Step Through (Fuel Door Repair and Maintenance)

April 25, 2021

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

Fuel Injectors

February 7, 2021

The last new American vehicles sold in Charlotte with a carburetor rolled out of the North Carolina dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Charlotte, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Yo... More

Direct Fuel Injection Update from Tuffy Charlotte (Tryon St)

December 20, 2020

For those of you in Charlotte, North Carolina 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 m... More

Higher Mileage Service Intervals for Charlotte

August 2, 2020

Charlotte 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 Charlotte area, but it does add quite a bit... More

To Save Gas Around Charlotte: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service

July 19, 2020

One topic that hits the news in North Carolina on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some North Carolina drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Charlotte who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our f... More

Fuel System Cleaning at Tuffy Charlotte (Tryon St) in Charlotte for Better Performance

May 24, 2020

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 engine.Fuel injectors are engineered to spray fuel i... More