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Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Apr 10, 2023

Your Nose Knows Gasoline

Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
Published on: Oct 11, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In St. Charles For Safer Driving

When we St. Charles travel around Missouri, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible....
Published on: Jul 18, 2022

Fuel System

I’d like to give you a quick overview of the fuel system.  It starts with the fuel tank.  The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine.  Somewhere alo...
Published on: Jul 10, 2022

SparksTire & Auto Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that anyone can do to improve fuel economy.  Bottom line – the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use.  It all adds up in a big way...
Published on: Jun 15, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most St. Charles residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to St. Charles from the facto...
Published on: May 23, 2021

Fuel System Service at SparksTire & Auto

Today's 
SparksTire & Auto post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere along t...
Published on: Mar 09, 2021

E85 Fuel Safety For St. Charles Drivers

This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline.  Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: Oct 05, 2020