Clean Fuel Makes a Happy Engine in Homer Glen, Illinois
August 13, 2023
If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Homer Glen, Illinois.Unless they drive a vintage car, Homer Glen auto owners have fuel injectors which need to be properly maintained. That is why your vehicle owner's manual ha... More
A Clean Sweep (Fuel Injector Cleaning)
October 16, 2022
Your vehicle gets its power from burning fuel, usually gasoline, and it counts on something called fuel injectors to send gas to the engine in a spray that is easy to ignite. Its a precise operation, and when its working well, you have plenty of power and an efficient engine. But after time, con... More
Fuel Injectors
August 23, 2022
The last new American vehicles sold in Homer Glen with a carburetor rolled out of the Illinois dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Homer Glen, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your e... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Homer Glen Tune Up
July 31, 2022
Have you ever gone to listen to an orchestra? The musicians take the stage early and tune their instruments. Each individual instrument must be in tune, but the critical thing is for the entire orchestra to be in tune with each other. That's why they tune up together.Now this is no surprise; I'm ... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Homer Glen Vehicle
July 24, 2022
If 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 Homer Glen area.The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get t... More
Diesel Maintenance for Illinois
July 6, 2022
At Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen 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 Illinois friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel eng... More
Professional Fuel System Cleaning
July 5, 2022
Getting 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... More
Fuel Filter Replacement
July 4, 2022
Hello Homer Glen 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 fuel economy. The fuel filter's job is to clean dirt and rust out of the fuel before it gets to your ... More
To Save Gas Around Homer Glen: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service
July 1, 2022
One topic that hits the news in Illinois on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Illinois drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Homer Glen who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our fuel economy... More
Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)
April 17, 2022
A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped at a gas station to refuel. When he went to restart his SUV, it turned over but wouldn't catch. Try as he might, he was never able to get it started again. Of course there are many things that can c... More