Refresh Your Brakes (Brake Fluid Exchange)
July 30, 2023
Brakes are one of your vehicle's most important safety components, and you may have noticed that they don't stop as surely as they used to. Maybe it takes you applying a little more pressure to them than before, or perhaps you get the feeling that they're not stopping you as quickly. Those could... More
Staying In Charge (Alternator Repair)
July 23, 2023
Seems like these days, we're hearing about more and more electric or hybrid vehicles. Keep in mind that conventional gasoline internal combustion vehicles have important electrical components, too, and it's important to make sure they're operating at their peak. In a vehicle with a gasoline engi... More
The Charlie's Fast Lube Dexter Guide to Saving Fuel: Car Weight
July 16, 2023
The team at Charlie's Fast Lube Dexter in Dexter, and Missouri car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Dexter drivers want to save the environment and their pocketbooks.And we all knowor should knowthat preventive maintenance will help maximize fuel economy. Bu... More
Trickle Down Technology
July 9, 2023
Recently, Nissan introduced the latest version of its Leaf, the company's electric car. It has many new features, including something called e-Pedal. It allows the driver to let up on the accelerator and, unlike a gasoline engine car, the Leaf doesn't just slowly lose speed; letting off the throt... More
Direct Fuel Injection Update from Charlie's Fast Lube Dexter
July 2, 2023
For those of you in Dexter, Missouri who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes abou... More