Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Repair
1910 W. Dupont Road, Ft. Wayne, IN 46818 260.489.4800

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Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Ft. Wayne vehicles with this new type of engine?Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Repair Answer:GDI...
Published on: Oct 06, 2022

Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Mar 18, 2022

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: Jan 29, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Repair: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Ft. Wayne 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: Feb 16, 2021

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Ft. Wayne

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Dec 29, 2020

Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Repair Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Repair Tech Question:I was driving on a local Ft. Wayne road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it st...
Published on: Dec 14, 2020

Minimizing Blind Spots In Ft. Wayne For Safer Driving

When we Ft. Wayne travel around IN, 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 26, 2020

Fuel System

I’d like to give you a quick overview of the fuel system.  It starts with the fuel tank.  The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine.  Somewhere alo...
Published on: Feb 10, 2020