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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 14, 2024

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Middletown vehicles with this new type of engine?ProTech Automotive Answer:GDI stands for&n...
Published on: May 20, 2024

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Middletown residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Middletown from the fa...
Published on: Dec 26, 2023

ProTech Automotive Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} ProTech Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Middletown road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was ...
Published on: Jul 10, 2023

Minimizing Blind Spots In Middletown For Safer Driving

When we Middletown travel around CT, 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. We sho...
Published on: May 05, 2023

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: Feb 20, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Middletown vehicles with this new type of engine?ProTech Automotive Answer:GDI stands for G...
Published on: Feb 13, 2022

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: Jan 24, 2022