Tyler's Automotive of Tigard
12485 South West Main Street, Tigard, OR 97223 503.639.5588

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Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Tigard residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Tigard from the factory with ch...
Published on: Jul 10, 2023

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Tyler's Automotive of Tigard in Tigard

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: Feb 23, 2023

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: Oct 27, 2022

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Tigard, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in the o...
Published on: Oct 01, 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: Feb 09, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Tigard For Safer Driving

When we Tigard travel around OR, 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. We should ...
Published on: Nov 15, 2021

Tyler's Automotive of Tigard Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Tyler's Automotive of Tigard Tech Question:I was driving on a local Tigard road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. ...
Published on: Jun 17, 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: Mar 22, 2021