Purcellville Tire & Auto Service
Family Owned & Operated since 1999 -2 Locations on Main St. for your convenience!

Engine and Exhaust

Alt + /

Purcellville Tire & Auto Service Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Purcellville drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line,  the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a b...
Published on: Mar 16, 2023

E85 Fuel Safety For Purcellville 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: Feb 10, 2023

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Purcellville residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Purcellville from th...
Published on: Dec 21, 2022

Purcellville Tire & Auto Service Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Purcellville Tire & Auto Service Tech Question:I was driving on a local Purcellville road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it...
Published on: Oct 23, 2022

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Purcellville vehicles with this new type of engine?Purcellville Tire & Auto Service Answer:...
Published on: May 02, 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: Dec 26, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Purcellville vehicles with this new type of engine?Purcellville Tire & Auto Service Answer:...
Published on: Jul 26, 2021

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Purcellville, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in...
Published on: Apr 28, 2021