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...

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...

If you're a quart low in your vehicle, there isn't enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you're driving around the Riv...

No one in Riverside, CA, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising CA fuel prices, however, have spurred Riverside drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy. North Americans...

There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Riverside can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower over ...

With high fuel prices in Riverside, CA, comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on  {{ image('MTQ4') }} is great.  When you get one of those e-mails that's going arou...

All modern Riverside vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Riverside drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel...

For those of you in Riverside, CA 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 deliver the po...

If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Riverside, CA.Unless they drive a vintage car, Riverside auto owners have fuel i...

At California Smog & Automotive Institute 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 CA friends are of...

A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped at a gas station to refuel.  When he went to restart his SUV, it turned over but wouldn't catch.&nb...

Most Riverside auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At California Smog & Automotive Institute, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth ...

There's a lot of auto advice in CA 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. When s...

Your vehicle has lots of doors including that one usually near the back on the vehicle's side.  That's the fuel door, something you use every time you gas up.  These endure hundreds of open-...

Riverside drivers have probably noticed that the government mandates a lot of equipment on cars: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements...

If you smell gasoline in your vehicle, pay attention to your nose. That's because it has an important message for you. Newer vehicles should never have a gasoline smell inside. One of the most danger...

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...

Riverside 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 cylinder...

Hello Riverside resident! You would never like to drink a glass of mud, right? Well, your vehicle feels the same way. It needs a steady supply of clean fuel in order to run well and deliver good fuel ...