Northup's Imported Car Service
304 Main Street, Wakefield, RI 02879 401.783.6500

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Minimizing Blind Spots In Wakefield For Safer Driving

When we Wakefield travel around RI, 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 shou...
Published on: May 26, 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: Jan 30, 2023

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Northup's Imported Car Service in Wakefield

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: Jun 28, 2022

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Wakefield

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: Jan 10, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Wakefield residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Wakefield from the fact...
Published on: Dec 30, 2020

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: Nov 16, 2020

Fuel System Service at Northup's Imported Car Service

Today's 
Northup's Imported Car Service 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. Some...
Published on: Aug 18, 2019

E85 Fuel Safety For Wakefield 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: Oct 03, 2018