JC Car Care and Tire - South
4429 Tumbleweed Drive, Saint Charles, MO 63304 | 636.928.5150

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JC Car Care and Tire - South Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} JC Car Care and Tire - South Tech Question:I was driving on a local St Charles road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it start...
Published on: Aug 26, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other St Charles vehicles with this new type of engine?JC Car Care and Tire - South Answer:GDI st...
Published on: Aug 02, 2023

Minimizing Blind Spots In St Charles For Safer Driving

When we St Charles travel around Missouri, 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. ...
Published on: Jan 24, 2023

Fuel Injector Cleaning At JC Car Care and Tire - South In St Charles

Something we hear quite frequently from St Charles residents is that their fuel economy is down and their vehicle just doesn't have the pep it used to. When that happens, one of the things we loo...
Published on: Dec 06, 2022

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other St Charles vehicles with this new type of engine?JC Car Care and Tire - South Answer:GDI st...
Published on: Sep 29, 2022

E85 Fuel Safety For St Charles 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: Mar 21, 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: Nov 22, 2021

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 13, 2021