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Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Lockport Vehicle

May 27, 2018



If you're a quart low in your vehicle, there isn't enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you're driving around the Lockport area.

The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get to watch those numbers at your local Lockport gas pump rolling higher and higher.

The transmission also needs the proper amount of clean fluid to do its work. When it's in need of service, the transmission drags your fuel economy down.

So keep it clean at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport  and give yourself a fighting chance.

Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport
600 E 9th Street
Lockport, Illinois 60441
815-838-3700

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