Roy Foster's Automotive
490 Keystone Avenue, Reno, NV 89503 775.786.1055

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Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Reno vehicles with this new type of engine?Roy Foster's Automotive Answer:GDI stands for&nb...
Published on: Dec 22, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Reno For Safer Driving

When we Reno travel around NV, 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 should ma...
Published on: Oct 09, 2022

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Reno vehicles with this new type of engine?Roy Foster's Automotive Answer:GDI stands for Ga...
Published on: May 29, 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: May 09, 2022

Fuel System Service at Roy Foster's Automotive

Today's 
Roy Foster's Automotive post contains 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 a...
Published on: May 04, 2022

Roy Foster's Automotive Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Roy Foster's Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Reno road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was t...
Published on: Aug 13, 2021

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: Nov 13, 2020

Roy Foster's Automotive Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Reno 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 big way. ...
Published on: Oct 11, 2020