Krietz Auto Repair
400 North East Street, Frederick, MD 21701 301.694.4642

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Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Frederick

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: May 28, 2023

E85 Fuel Safety For Frederick 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 10, 2022

Simple Answers from Krietz Auto Repair for Frederick: Improve Fuel Economy

{{ image('NDE5') }} Question:What can I do to improve my fuel economy?Krietz Auto Repair Answer:There are actually a lot of things Frederick drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. One o...
Published on: Dec 24, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Frederick vehicles with this new type of engine?Krietz Auto Repair Answer:GDI stands for Ga...
Published on: Oct 13, 2021

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: Apr 11, 2021

Krietz Auto Repair Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Krietz Auto Repair Tech Question:I was driving on a local Frederick road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was t...
Published on: Aug 31, 2020

Fuel System Service at Krietz Auto Repair

Today's 
Krietz Auto Repair 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 along ...
Published on: May 10, 2020

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: Aug 07, 2019