Northeast Automotive
1156 Knapp St, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 616.364.6200

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Northeast Automotive Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Northeast Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Grand Rapids road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I ...
Published on: May 23, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Grand Rapids vehicles with this new type of engine?Northeast Automotive Answer:GDI stands f...
Published on: Sep 27, 2022

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Grand Rapids vehicles with this new type of engine?Northeast Automotive Answer:GDI stands f...
Published on: Apr 24, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Grand Rapids residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Grand Rapids from the fac...
Published on: Jan 03, 2022

Fuel System Service at Northeast Automotive

Today's 
Northeast Automotive 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 alon...
Published on: Dec 24, 2021

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Grand Rapids, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in...
Published on: Oct 02, 2021

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: Aug 14, 2021

Northeast Automotive Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Grand Rapids drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line,  the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a b...
Published on: Jun 13, 2021