Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil In Your Wichita minivan
If you’re a quart low in your minivan, 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 Wichita area. The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn’t reduce friction properly. The result is you get to watch those numbers at […]
Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down Around Wichita
There’s not much we can do about the price of gas in Wichita Kansas, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we’re driving on our Wichita streets. Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy. The first thing we can do is watch the ‘go-pedal’. Hard acceleration just sucks […]
Fuel Injector Cleaning In Andover, Goddard, and Park City
/> In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your minivan engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much fuel to deliver as well as the precise time it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-injected […]
Service to Improve Fuel Economy
The price of gas has got everyone talking. It seems that people who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are especially hit hard. That is why we thought it would be good to review some things that anyone can do to improve fuel economy. First let’s start […]
Give Your Engine Clean Fuel With A New Fuel Filter From Yost Auto Service
/> Your minivan requires plenty of clean fuel to run. When your fuel isn’t clean, your fuel injectors can start to become clogged up. When this happens, your minivan engine may not get the proper amount of fuel at the correct pressure to run efficiently. This hurts fuel economy and performance as you drive […]
Yost Auto Service: Good Service And Good Fuel Economy
/> Most of our Goddard clients want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving fuel economy. At Yost Auto Service, we are frequently asked, however, just how much money Goddard motorists can actually save. Well the US government has a website dedicated to helping us use less fuel. It presents the […]
Fuel Filter Service in Wichita Kansas
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 routine maintenance. They may not be easy to remember, because it is a long list, but your service center at […]
Fuel Saving Tip: Car Weight And Your Kansas Driving
/> Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from here to Park City knows this makes sense. Some of us in the Park City area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I’m not talkin’ what you see in the mirror. Guys; sports equipment and tools. Ladies; well, just take a look around […]
Fuel Saving Tip: Wichita Tune Up
/> Have you ever gone to Wichita 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 […]
Fuel Saving Tip: Check Engine Light
/> A question for our Wichita Kansas motorists: How long have you been enjoying the romantic glow of your check engine light? Hey, it’s not there to create ambiance; it’s a warning that something’s wrong. When your check engine light comes on get it checked at a capable Wichita Kansas service station. Many conditions […]