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Having trouble with your fuel system? Bring your sedan into Auto Plus | Parts Depot | Good Year | Performance Depot for a check up. 34461 Atlantic Avenue Ocean View, Delaware 19970 302-539-1718
Today we’re talking about fuel system cleaning. The first thing to know is how important it is to have a [...]

At Auto Plus | Parts Depot | Good Year | Performance Depot 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 Delaware friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel [...]

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 [...]

People in Ocean View Delaware 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 gasoline have different octane ratings. Regular gasoline has the lowest octane rating and premium the highest. Most gas stations [...]

One topic that hits the news in Ocean View on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some people in Ocean View is to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. For the rest of use, we need to improve our fuel economy anyway we can.
Following recommended service intervals by [...]

If the fuel system in your sedan is dirty, you will be wasting gas and losing performance as you drive around Ocean View Delaware.
Unless you drive a vintage car, you have fuel injectors. They need to be properly maintained. That is why your owner’s manual has a schedule for cleaning your fuel [...]

All modern vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it’s a topic we all need to know something about. All new cars and trucks sold in Ocean View, Delaware over the last 30 years or so have come with fuel injection systems.
The fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel to [...]

No one near Ocean View, Delaware likes high fuel prices. But if one good thing has come about, it’s that people are really focused on how to reduce their fuel consumption. North Americans literally drive billions of miles less each month during times of high fuel prices. But we still need to drive, so it [...]

Getting enough 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 deliver the [...]

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, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new car.
Because new cars are more expensive, Delaware drivers are [...]