Lee's Auto Care
2720 South G Street, Elwood, IN 46036 765.552.6728

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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: Mar 16, 2023

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: Jan 10, 2023

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: Dec 12, 2021

Lee's Auto Care Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Lee's Auto Care Tech Question:I was driving on a local ELWOOD road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towed t...
Published on: Aug 29, 2021

Fuel System Service at Lee's Auto Care

Today's 
Lee's Auto Care 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 along the...
Published on: Jun 21, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most ELWOOD residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to ELWOOD from the factory with ch...
Published on: Jul 08, 2020

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Lee's Auto Care in ELWOOD

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: Mar 15, 2020

Fuel Saving Tip from Lee's Auto Care: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for ELWOOD residents is so simple you won't believe it. It has to do with your gas cap. The first thing is to make sure it's screwed on tight. If it's loose, gas vapor will be con...
Published on: Nov 12, 2019