Sankey Auto Center
801 East Crawford, Salina, KS 67401 785.827.0000

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Sankey Auto Center Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Sankey Auto Center Tech Question:I was driving on a local Salina road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towe...
Published on: Mar 02, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Salina vehicles with this new type of engine?Sankey Auto Center Answer:GDI stands for Gasol...
Published on: Sep 20, 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: Feb 08, 2022

Proper Grade of Gas

There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Nov 16, 2021

Sankey Auto Center Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Salina 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 way...
Published on: Aug 09, 2021

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: Jul 01, 2019

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: May 12, 2019

Minimizing Blind Spots In Salina For Safer Driving

When we Salina travel around KS, 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: Apr 01, 2019