Fuel System
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All modern Silver Spring vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Silver Spring drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or die...Published on: Feb 04, 2014 -
Silver Spring residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cyli...Published on: Apr 09, 2014 -
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 vehi...Published on: May 14, 2014 -
The function of the fuel filter is pretty self-explanatory. It filters your fuel. The fuel filter is in the fuel line somewhere in between the fuel tank and the engine. Both gas and diesel vehicles ar...Published on: Jul 22, 2014 -
Many Silver Spring drivers have found themselves in the following situation: They go to get their oil changed and their friendly service advisor at ALLEN AUTOMOTIVE recommends a new engine air filte...Published on: Dec 10, 2015 -
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 routi...Published on: Oct 21, 2015
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For those of you in Silver Spring, Maryland 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 deli...Published on: Aug 25, 2015
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Hi Silver Spring residents. Let's talk fuel injectors. 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,...Published on: Dec 10, 2014
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Hello, Silver Spring 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 filt...Published on: Mar 06, 2015 -
Silver Spring residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylinders. This is the...Published on: Nov 18, 2014
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If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Silver Spring, Maryland.Unless they drive a vintage car, Silver Spring auto owne...Published on: May 08, 2016
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Your vehicle requires plenty of clean fuel to run. If your fuel contains contaminants, your fuel injectors will eventually become clogged up. When this happens, your vehicle engine may not get the p...Published on: Aug 08, 2016 -
The last new American vehicles sold in Silver Spring with a carburetor rolled out of the Maryland dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Silver Spring, and nationally, have had...Published on: Sep 25, 2016 -
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...Published on: Dec 26, 2016
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The team at ALLEN AUTOMOTIVE in Silver Spring, and Maryland car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Silver Spring drivers want to save the environment and their po...Published on: Jan 01, 2017 -
Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the Silver Spring area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the gove...Published on: Jan 15, 2017 -
There's a lot of auto advice in Maryland right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is good advice. Some of it isn't. Some of it is myth. And it may well be a scam. Plain and simple. ...Published on: Feb 13, 2017 -
The price of gas in Maryland has got people in Silver Spring talking. It seems that Silver Spring folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit espec...Published on: Jun 13, 2017
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Your fuel system needs to be clean to do its job properly. When it gets dirty, the results are lower engine performance, reduced fuel economy and impaired safety. It can even lead to costly repair bil...Published on: Jun 25, 2017
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There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Silver Spring can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower o...Published on: Jul 31, 2017