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Minimizing Blind Spots In Plainfield For Safer Driving

When we Plainfield travel around IL, 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 sho...
Published on: Mar 13, 2023

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Plainfield

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: Mar 07, 2023

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: Jan 06, 2023

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: Aug 23, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip from 59 Auto Repair: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Plainfield 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: Jan 01, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Plainfield residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Plainfield from the fa...
Published on: Sep 29, 2020

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: Apr 15, 2020

59 Auto Repair Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} 59 Auto Repair Tech Question:I was driving on a local Plainfield road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towe...
Published on: Jan 06, 2020