Ed & Dave's Auto Service Inc
5066 Plainfield Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 616.363.5575

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Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Grand Rapids residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Grand Rapids from th...
Published on: Mar 18, 2023

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Grand Rapids, 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: Jun 12, 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: Jun 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: Oct 26, 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: Apr 07, 2019

E85 Fuel Safety For Grand Rapids 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, 2019

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Grand Rapids

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: Aug 20, 2018

Ed & Dave's Auto Service Inc Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Grand Rapids 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: Apr 29, 2018