Phil's Car Care
22321 E MARTIN DR PORTER, TX 77365 | (281) 354-8700

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Better Service At Phil's Car Care For Better Fuel Economy

{{ image('MzA5') }} Porter drivers who maintain their vehicles make them more efficient. A car or truck that is well-maintained works the way it was designed to, and that means it uses less fuel and ...
Published on: Dec 01, 2024

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Porter vehicles with this new type of engine?Phil's Car Care Answer:GDI stands for Gasoline...
Published on: Sep 08, 2024

Minimizing Blind Spots In Porter For Safer Driving

When we Porter travel around TX, 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: Jun 09, 2024

E85 Fuel Safety For Porter 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: May 14, 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: Mar 25, 2023

Fuel System Cleaning At Phil's Car Care In Porter

Fuel, whether gasoline or diesel, is delivered to your engine to be burned to generate the power needed to keep you moving.  This fuel leaves a residue as it moves through your fuel system. ...
Published on: Jun 12, 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: Jan 15, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip from Phil's Car Care: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Porter residents is so simple you won't believe it. It has to do with your gas cap. The first thing is to make sure it's screwed on tight. If it's loose, gas vapor will be con...
Published on: Dec 27, 2021