Fischers Auto Service
347 Portville Ceres Road, Portville, NY 14770 716.933.7111

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Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Portville, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in th...
Published on: Apr 16, 2023

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Portville

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: Oct 08, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Portville residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Portville from the factory w...
Published on: Jul 24, 2022

Fuel System Service at Fischers Auto Service

Today's 
Fischers Auto Service 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 alo...
Published on: Jan 04, 2021

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Fischers Auto Service in Portville

A lot of gas is wasted in dirty fuel delivery systems.  Let’s start at the tank.  The gas tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years.  That’s why there’s a...
Published on: Oct 18, 2020

Proper Grade of Gas

There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Jul 29, 2020

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: Jan 20, 2020

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 11, 2018