How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money

Now the fuel was injected directly into the combustion chamber at the precise time it was needed, controlled ...

This is a cutaway view of a typical electronic fuel injector in a multi-port system. An injector is ...

Electric fuel pumps: The fuel injection design requires that the fuel be delivered at high pressures ...

Here we have a picture of an electric in-the-fuel-tank fuel pump. Typically the fuel pump, pickup, ...

This illustration depicts a complete fuel injection system. Note the location of each injector at ...

THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A CLEAN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IN TODAY’S CARS Fuel filters must be changed regul ...

This machine is an example of an upper carbon cleaning and fuel injector–cleaning machine. During the proc ...

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Garages have tools to depressurize a fuel injection system. You can accomplish this at home by removing ...

Fuel filters are often on the chassis rail underneath the vehicle, as on this Ford Ranger truck. (The ...

Remove the filter from its bracket, which may be a clip or screw-down type or like this one from ...

Remove the clip or clamp securing the hose. ...

Place a towel over the fitting to avoid spraying gas and pull the fuel line off the filter. ...

Remove the front clip. ...

The front fitting uses a round spring clip that resides inside the fuel line where it connects to ...

DRIVERS ASK, TOM ANSWERS: FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS SOLVED Tom, Q I own a 1988 S-10 blazer (4.3L). When I ...

Tom Tom, Q I bought a ‘96 Grand Marquis with only 36,000 miles in mint condition. While driving at night ...

Tom Tom, Q I am having problems with my 1999 Mitsubishi Galant. The car idles poorly and the service engine lig ...

Tom Dear Tom, Q Some time ago I was having trouble starting my van. I thought it was from the change i ...

Tom Tom, Q I own a ‘98 Ford F-150 and the check engine light is on. AutoZone informed me that the code ...