Pete's Automotive
6160 Sebastopol Ave - Hwy 12, Sebastopol, CA 95472 707.823.6020

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Fuel Saving Tip from Pete's Automotive: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Sebastopol 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...
Published on: Jun 14, 2023

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Pete's Automotive in Sebastopol

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: May 18, 2023

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: Mar 08, 2023

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Sebastopol residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Sebastopol from the factory...
Published on: Jun 28, 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: Dec 16, 2020

Minimizing Blind Spots In Sebastopol For Safer Driving

When we Sebastopol travel around CA, 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 sho...
Published on: Nov 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: Oct 22, 2020

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Sebastopol residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Sebastopol from the fa...
Published on: Oct 05, 2020