Your vehicle gets its power from burning fuel, usually gasoline, and it counts on something called fuel injectors to send gas to the engine in a spray that is easy to ignite. It’s a precis...
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 ...
Many Nanaimo area folks want to know how to improve fuel economy. At Mid Island Automotive Repairs Ltd, we help Nanaimo drivers keep their vehicles in prime condition which makes them more effici...
A lot of fuel is wasted by Nanaimo drivers in dirty fuel delivery systems. Let’s start at the tank. The fuel tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years of driving around Nanaimo. Tha...
This Mid Island Automotive Repairs Ltd automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: Nanaimo firefighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 fuel. Some newer vehi...
I'd like to give our friends in Nanaimo a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel pump. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewher...
There are a lot of misconceptions among Nanaimo drivers about fuel grades, and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard”, “Super”, “Plus”,...
Mid Island Automotive Repairs Ltd Tech Question:I was driving on a local expressway and my vehicle started sputtering and then the engine finally quit and I couldn’t get it started. I was towed ...
