Maintenance
Tune-Up
Your car's engine is made up of hundreds of complex components working
together to ensure that your vehicle starts and runs properly. Over time,
however, these components can wear out, resulting in a loss of performance
and fuel economy. Here you'll learn what a tune-up is and tips
to help you know when it's time for a tune up. The technicians at Tires Plus
Total Car Care are trained to work on today's high tech engines. We're here
to help maintain your vehicle and extend its life.
What is a Tune-Up?
The nature of an engine tune-up has changed considerably over
the years, but the basics of how a gasoline engine works has not. Clean gas
and air needs to be driven to the vehicle's cylinders where combustion initiated
by a spark plug creates the power necessary to move a heavy vehicle. Clogged
fuel injectors, dirty air and fuel filters, and corroded spark plugs can
all decrease engine performance and contribute to decreased gas mileage and
performance. That's why we examine your vehicle's air filter when you stop
in and why we recommend that you follow manufacturer's recommendations for
replacing such key components as fuel filters, PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation)
valves, and spark plugs when they no longer work at maximum efficiency.
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It may be time for a tune-up if
you notice one or more of the conditions below when starting or driving
your vehicle:
- A decrease in gas mileage
- A noticeable loss in power
- Your engine running rough or stalling when at a stop
- Engine knocking when accelerating or running-on after the ignition
is turned off
- Your "Check Engine" or "Service Engine" light remaining on after
intial start-up
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Tires Plus Total Car Care Suggestions
A standard tune-up or spark plug replacement done at the suggested maintenance
interval will make an engine easier to start, improve fuel economy, lower
emissions and restore lost power.
Another (often overlooked) service
designed to help your vehicle's engine run properly is the cleaning
of fuel injectors and the fuel intake system. When dirt and deposits collect
on fuel injectors, the amount of fuel delivered to the engine is restricted,
leading to deterioration in performance and responsiveness. At Tires
Plus Total Car Care, our trained technicians can perform a Fuel System Cleaning
that will remove these deposits and help your vehicle maximize its performance
and gas mileage capabilities.
Regular maintenance of your vehicle's fuel
ignition system is the key to reliability, fuel efficiency, and effective
engine performance. From fixing a fuel system problem when it occurs
to helping you prevent one from happening in the future, the technicians
at Tires Plus Total Car Care are there to keep your engine tuned-up and
ready to go.
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