Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Powell Often Asked About Premium vs. Regular Gas
December 11, 2022
Powell residents often ask the question: "Will using premium gas make my car run better?" The answer is simple. But first, let's talk about what exactly premium gasoline is.Different grades of gasoline have different octane ratings. Regular gasoline has the lowest octane rating and premium the h... More
Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Powell Motorists
October 2, 2022
Powell residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in the fi... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning Near Powell, Ohio
March 23, 2022
A lot of fuel is wasted in the Powell area by dirty fuel delivery systems in vehicles.Let's start at the tank. The gas tank gathers dirt, rust and sediment over the years. That's why there's a fuel filter to clean the fuel after it leaves the tank. A dirty filter will rob the engine of the clean ... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Powell Tune Up
March 13, 2022
Have you ever gone to listen to an orchestra? The musicians take the stage early and tune their instruments. Each individual instrument must be in tune, but the critical thing is for the entire orchestra to be in tune with each other. That's why they tune up together.Now this is no surprise; I'm ... More
Clean Fuel ? Clean Performance for Powell Drivers
January 1, 2022
Fuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filter is located in the fuel line between the fuel tank and the vehicle engine.Powell auto owners don't need to filter their fuel because it has lots of grit in it; they n... More
To Save Gas Around Powell: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service
December 19, 2021
One topic that hits the news in Ohio on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Ohio drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Powell who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our fuel economy any way we ... More
Fuel Injectors
October 24, 2021
The last new American vehicles sold in Powell with a carburetor rolled out of the Ohio dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Powell, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine contro... More
Professional Fuel System Cleaning
September 26, 2021
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean.Today's production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to de... More
The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Powell Guide to Saving Fuel: Beware of Myths
May 9, 2021
There's a lot of auto advice in Ohio right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is good advice. Some of it isn't. Some of it is myth. And it may well be a scam. Plain and simple. When someone offers you a product designed to save money on gas, ask yourself, Does this sound too good to be t... More
Higher Mileage Service Intervals for Powell
November 1, 2020
Powell 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 Powell area, but it does add quite a bit to th... More