Every fuel injection system (FIS) relies heavily on the fuel pump. Located next to – or often within – the tank, it has two jobs. First step is to ensure that gasoline adequately supplies the injectors. Second, it needs to generate the right level of pressure so the injectors can deliver the proper amount of gas to the engine. If something goes wrong with this part, the issue can impact your vehicle’s performance and increase its level of emissions.
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Exploring your Car's Fuel Pump
Friday, July 3rd, 20092010 Toyota Prius – Better Still
Saturday, June 20th, 2009The world of hybrid cars has a new king in the 2010 Toyota Prius. The Prius fuel economy is the biggest feature. The 2010 Toyota Prius comes equipped with a 1.8L 4-cylinder engine, which is up from the past 1.5L.Due to the increase of torque, the larger engine in the new Prius has better fuel economy.The 2010 Prius has gained some more muscle in the form of 50 extra horsepower.
Fuel Economy is up 4 MPG from previous models.Simple gas saving habits can help the Prius to get over 75 MPG!Fuel Economy is improved by a redesigned powerplant and the lighter body weight. The body is more rigid which lessens road and engine noise.
High Performance SUV with a Luxury Twist – The Infiniti FX35
Friday, June 12th, 2009Greatest in its class, the FX35 SUV has a refined design and an astonishing performance to back it up. The FX35 combines the task of being a SUV with the grace of a luxury car.Under the hood, the Infiniti FX35 has a 3.5L V-6 engine that provides 303 horsepower through an upgraded seven-speed automatic transmission. A VQ35DE engine with double overhead cams, variable valve timing, and four valves per cylinder is in both the Nissan 350z, Infiniti G35, and the Infiniti FX35. The FX35 is available in either rear or all-wheel drive, depending on the trim.
Volvo S80 - The Latest Luxury Car
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009Let’s make no bones about this; Volvo are never likely to produce a vehicle that will set hearts fluttering with excitement and anticipation. It is laughably impossible to imagine a James Bond film in the not-too-distant future where Q introduces 007 to his new gadget-laden Volvo Diesel Estate. It is almost laughable to imagine a Volvo in any cinematic context other than possibly a dire independent Swedish film concerned primarily with the difficulties of livestock farming during Scandinavian winters. The Volvo range has never really appealed to me in a sensory manner; by which I mean I have never been able to picture myself getting excited by one, let alone sitting in one. If you find yourself parting with impressively large sums of money for a vehicle, you want it to enflame your ardour, set your pulse running and maybe even give you a shudder every time you start the engine. It seemed impossible for the Volvo to do this…until they unveiled the Volvo S80.
The Right Accessories For Your BMW
Monday, February 9th, 2009
They reach from 6,000 to 12,000 degrees Kelvin. Step on the brake at the first sheer you come to, but do your turn tight so as not to lose the paint finish of the BMW M3 can be customized for you, and you’ll experience interminable please at the mighty roar of your 8,400 rpm engine. Two kinds of xenon bmw headlight for bmw lighting can be purchased, but they aren’t authorized for use while driving in any province. Bleeding brakes without the assist of a partner may be convenient, but it is traditionally considered a two-person task. The general consensus, though, is that they do not function well. Used parts are a great option for the BMW proprietor.
Researching For The Best Gas Mileage SUVs
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008SUV fuel economy is not exactly legendary. A matter of fact, SUVs are known far and wide as some of the biggest gas guzzlers that are. So when one of my friends announced that he was looking for the best gas mileage SUV rating, I was a little bit surprised. It didn’t really make any sense. If you’re going to buy an SUV, you giving the world a certain message: luxury matters to me much more than efficiency. Of course there are certain SUV companies such as Subaru which specifically market to hippies and other supposedly environmentally conscious folks, but even these are not known for being tremendously energy-efficient. When one of my friends made the announcement that he was looking for the best gas mileage SUV rating, I was really a bit surprised. I wanted to find out more about the best gas mileage SUVs.
Small Things You Do Can Affect Your Gas Mileage Improvement
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Now that gas is almost three dollars or more a gallon, people will do anything to see some gas mileage improvement when they drive long ways from home. However, it is starting to hurt just driving back and forth to work as well. When gas prices go up, people stay home more and that means a loss for the travel industry and hotels. Along the same lines, people have to pay more for services that rely on gas like air travel and bus travel. Until the prices go down, if they ever do, you have to do a few things to save money.
Features of Hybrid SUV Models
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Hybrid sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are high performance vehicles that are compatible to using two distinct sources of power- the gasoline engine and the electric motor. This provides a fuel efficient source of power.
The ‘milder’ hybrids are dependent primarily on the gas engine. They use a small electric motor/ generator to supplement this. There are also ‘strong’ hybrids in which the electric motor is given a larger role enabling it to propel the car on its own at low speeds.
Hybrid Car Buying Options
Thursday, October 9th, 2008The hybrid car market has built upon us slowly but steadily over the last decade ago. If you can remember back that far you’ll recall that gas was hovering around a dollar a gallon and we were in an economic boom, right on the edge of the dotcom bubble and the economic reality of the new millennium.
The last half decade or so has brought a few other realities as well, the most prevalent being the truth in global warming. The social effects are just now starting to be seen, right alongside the commercial effects. The evolution of the automobile has sidled right up to the plate as the next major development. For those interested in helping out by owning one of the new generation of the car, your choices were limited for a long time, but with each passing year a whole new slew of options open up as car companies hop onto the bandwagon, realizing that there is in fact money to be made in this market.
