Maintaining Your Diesel in Sterling Heights
February 23, 2020
Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the Sterling Heights area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the government is now mandating lower sulfur content and, as a result, we are going to see more Sterlin... More
Give Your Engine Clean Fuel with a New Fuel Filter from Sterling Tire & Auto
February 13, 2020
Your vehicle requires plenty of clean fuel to run. If your fuel contains contaminants, your fuel injectors will eventually become clogged up. When this happens, your vehicle engine may not get the proper amount of fuel at the correct pressure to run at peak performance. This hurts performance as... More
Clean Fuel Makes a Happy Engine in Sterling Heights, Michigan
September 15, 2019
If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performance as you drive around Sterling Heights, Michigan.Unless they drive a vintage car, Sterling Heights auto owners have fuel injectors which need to be properly maintained. That is why your vehicle owner... More
Fuel System Cleaning at Sterling Tire & Auto in Sterling Heights for Better Performance
July 21, 2019
A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to be mixed with air before it can burn in the engine.Fuel injectors are engineered to spray fuel i... More
Service to Improve Fuel Economy
July 14, 2019
The price of gas in Michigan has got people in Sterling Heights talking. It seems that Sterling Heights folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit especially hard. That is why we thought it would be good to review some things that anyone can do... More
Fuel Injector Cleaning at Sterling Tire & Auto
May 5, 2019
In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your vehicle engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much fuel to deliver as well as the precise time it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-i... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Sterling Heights Tune Up
January 14, 2019
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
The Sterling Tire & Auto Guide to Saving Fuel: Car Weight
November 25, 2018
The team at Sterling Tire & Auto in Sterling Heights, and Michigan car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Sterling Heights drivers want to save the environment and their pocketbooks.And we all knowor should knowthat preventive maintenance will help maximize fu... More
Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Sterling Heights, Michigan
September 2, 2018
Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our Michigan environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives for Sterling Heights drivers very soon.For instance, Flex Fuel vehicles are already available in t... More
How to Get Better Gas Mileage in Sterling Heights
April 18, 2018
There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Sterling Heights can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower over time. It takes longer to start up and programs take forever to load. Eventually, many of us... More