Lewis County Fleet Service
863 Koontz Rd., Chehalis, WA 98532 360.266.0497

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Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Chehalis residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Chehalis from the factory wit...
Published on: Sep 26, 2022

E85 Fuel Safety For Chehalis Drivers

This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline.  Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: Jun 09, 2022

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: Mar 03, 2022

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: Oct 05, 2021

Lewis County Fleet Service Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Chehalis 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 big w...
Published on: Nov 26, 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: Nov 12, 2020

Lewis County Fleet Service Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Lewis County Fleet Service Tech Question:I was driving on a local Chehalis road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. ...
Published on: Jun 20, 2020

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Lewis County Fleet Service in Chehalis

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: Aug 06, 2019