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Your Nose Knows Gasoline
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 the ga...
Published on: Aug 24, 2023
Minimizing Blind Spots In Urbandale For Safer Driving
When we Urbandale travel around IA, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We shou...
Published on: Feb 23, 2023
Gasoline Direct Injection
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Urbandale vehicles with this new type of engine?Ultimate Automotive Service Answer:GDI stan...
Published on: Jan 11, 2023
E85 Fuel Safety For Urbandale Drivers
This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline. Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: May 09, 2022
Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Ultimate Automotive Service in Urbandale
A lot of gas is wasted in dirty fuel delivery systems. Let’s start at the tank. The gas tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That’s why there’s a...
Published on: Jun 27, 2021
Ultimate Automotive Service Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump
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Ultimate Automotive Service Tech Question:I was driving on a local Urbandale road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started...
Published on: Dec 15, 2019
Simple Answers from Ultimate Automotive Service for Urbandale: Fuel System Service
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Question:What benefit will I get out of a fuel system cleaning?Ultimate Automotive Service Answer:Well, the dirtier your fuel system is, the bigger the improvement you'll see in p...
Published on: May 04, 2019
Fuel Saving Tip from Ultimate Automotive Service: Gas Cap
This fuel saving tip for Urbandale residents is so simple you won't believe it. It has to do with your gas cap. The first thing is to make sure it's screwed on tight. If it's loose, gas vapor will be ...
Published on: Apr 05, 2019