Posts by Dennis Vieira
Introduction to Diesels for TIGARD, OR
Something you’re going to be hearing a lot about around TIGARD, OR, is diesel engines. We’re not talking about semi-trucks and buses; we’re talking about diesel engine cars, pick-ups and SUVs. Most people in OR are surprised to learn that around half the cars on the road in Europe have diesel engines. Nearly all import…
Read MoreExhaust Service at Tylers Auto TV in TIGARD
Whenever they hear the term “exhaust service,” most TIGARD residents think about exhaust pipes and mufflers. Well, actually, exhaust service at Tylers Auto TV is a lot more comprehensive these days. For example, catalytic converters were mandated in 1976 and on-board emission control computers in 1990. Governmental emissions requirements have forced manufacturers to come up…
Read MoreHigher Mileage Service Intervals for TIGARD
TIGARD 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. All of this is great for the motoring public in the TIGARD area, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new car.…
Read MoreFuel Injectors
The last new American vehicles sold in TIGARD with a carburetor rolled out of the OR dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in TIGARD, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel…
Read MoreTIGARD Air Conditioning Service
Working up a sweat is a great thing to do in a gym around TIGARD, but not in your vehicle. When TIGARD residents’ vehicle AC Systems have a problem, they’ll often feel it right away. The question is, how long do you put up with it? You know, the old comfort versus cost dilemma. But a more…
Read MoreWatching Your Check Engine Light
Did you know that most of the cars driving around TIGARD, OR, carry more computer power than the Apollo 121 Lunar Module that landed on the moon in 1969? New cars sold in the TIGARD area have as many as 12 networked computers and over five miles (eight kilometers) of wiring. In fact, for the last…
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