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E85 Fuel Safety For Hackettstown 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: Dec 23, 2022
Fuel Saving Tip from Hoff's Automotive: Gas Cap
This fuel saving tip for Hackettstown 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 ...
Published on: Nov 08, 2022
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 25, 2022
Gasoline Direct Injection
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Hackettstown vehicles with this new type of engine?Hoff's Automotive Answer:GDI stands for ...
Published on: Jul 02, 2022
Hoff's Automotive Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump
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Hoff's Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Hackettstown road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was...
Published on: Apr 29, 2022
Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Hackettstown
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.
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Published on: Jan 26, 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: May 31, 2021
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: Nov 22, 2019