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Your car runs on gasoline. This is what’s burned to provide power for turning the wheels. However, not all gas types are created equal. Your engine is rated to use gas with an octane rating of 87 or higher (87-octane...

Your car’s engine was designed to use gasoline, rather than diesel. However, not all grades of gas are the same. The right type is necessary to prevent knocking and potential engine damage. You should only use 87 octane gas or...

You should use “regular” unleaded fuel with an octane rating of 87.

You should use unleaded gasoline, with an octane number of 87 or higher.

Your vehicle information display is capable of providing a number of different warning messages. The low fuel warning means exactly what you think it means. It will display with the word “Warning”, as well as the image of gas pump....

Today’s cars have very comprehensive emissions monitoring systems. Not only does the computer monitor the engine and the exhaust, but it also monitors your fuel system. If it detects an evaporative emissions leak (gas), it may display a warning in...

The fuel pressure would need to be checked to make sure the pressure regulator (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/fuel-pressure-regulator-replacement) is not leaking fuel and that the pressure is correct. You may have a leaking injector (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/fuel-injector-replacement) if the pressure is okay. I recommend having...

You should have the engine scanned for codes first to see if there is a code to diagnose for no fuel pressure. The fuel pump will not run if the inertia switch is tripped. Look behind the right passenger side...

The fuel gauge is located on your instrument panel, and displays how much fuel is left in your gas tank. When the fuel gauge displays that you are nearly out of fuel, then you should add gas to your tank...

Hi, it sounds like you may have a injector that is shorted to ground or an injector cable that is shorted. You can test them with an ohm meter. I would suggest getting a mechanic, such as one from YourMechanic,...

Your car runs on gasoline. This is what’s burned to provide power for turning the wheels. However, not all gas types are created equal. Your engine is rated to use gas with an octane rating of 87 or higher (87-octane...

While your car is equipped with a couple of different warning systems to alert you to the fact that you’re low on gas, it’s still possible to run out while you’re on the road. In this instance, you’ll have to...

The 3.7 and 4.7-liter models have a recommended octane rating of 87. The 5.7-liter model has a recommended octane rating of anywhere between 87 and 89. Premium gasoline is not recommended for your vehicle, as it offers no added benefit,...

You should look at the fuel gauge and see if it says Premium Fuel Only. If it does, you'll have to run premium fuel only, otherwise you can use regular gasoline. Besides that, there are a few other ways to...

The Low Fuel warning light is located on the instrument panel. When it illuminates, it means one of two things: 1. If the light illuminates and stays on, then your vehicle is running low on fuel. The light comes on...

A few things can cause rough starting like you have described. The usual culprits are issues with the battery (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-battery), starter (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-starter), fuel pump (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-fuel-pump), fuel filter (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-fuel-filter), or the ignition switch (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-ignition-switch). I'd recommend enlisting a qualified technician to...

Hi! There are a few things that may need to be done on a vehicle that has been sitting for a while. I definitely would suggest draining the old gas, but before draining, I would add some sort of fuel...

If your engine starts and runs, then the answer is: "Yes, your fuel pump is working." But what if your engine doesn't start and run? Is your fuel pump (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-fuel-pump) working then? This is actually one of the first things...

The fuel gauge is located on the instrument panel, inside the speedometer. This gauge tells you how full your fuel tank is. When the needle points all the way to the right of the gauge, your tank is virtually full....