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Uptown Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Uptown Tech Question:I was driving on a local Charlotte road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towed to a sh...
Published on: Jul 10, 2023

Minimizing Blind Spots In Charlotte For Safer Driving

When we Charlotte travel around NC, 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: Mar 23, 2023

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: Jul 23, 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: Feb 08, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Uptown in Charlotte

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: Sep 02, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Charlotte residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Charlotte from the fact...
Published on: Nov 07, 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: Aug 01, 2020

Proper Grade of Gas

There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Jan 19, 2020