A tune-up involves checking various components, including spark plugs, coils, and filters, and replacing them if necessary. Fluids, like oil and coolant, are checked and may be replaced. This type of service allows your engine to operate more efficiently. As your INFINITI dealership, we want you to know some tune-up indicators that you need to visit our service department.
Indicators That You Need To Visit Your INFINITI Dealership
Misfiring or Stalling
A regularly maintained INFINITI engine causes the fuel-air mixture to burn in a carefully timed series of regular explosions that produce the energy to move your vehicle. Misfiring, in contrast, occurs when the fuel-air mixture either fails to ignite or burns irregularly, producing less energy. Stalling happens when more than one cylinder fails to produce enough energy, and your INFINITI will stop almost instantly.
These issues could be due to worn or dirty spark plugs, a fuel-rich or fuel-lean engine, or a blocked engine air filter. Continued misfiring or stalling increases wear and tear on the cylinders and pistons, wastes fuel, and can even cause an accident if your vehicle stops suddenly on the highway or a busy road.
Illuminated Check Engine Light
Your INFINITI has a computer that automates many processes that used to be performed by the driver. It makes driving safer and more efficient, allowing you to concentrate on the road ahead. Numerous sensors are installed throughout your vehicle, each connected to an important component. If something goes wrong with a component, its sensor informs your computer, and the relevant warning light switches on.
An illuminated check engine light means a particular issue affects your engine. Unlike most warning lights, the check engine light doesn’t highlight the specific issue. We connect an OBD II diagnosis tool to your computer to read the error codes it has generated. Once we have the code, we’ll fix the problem.
Reduced Fuel Economy
An INFINITI is very fuel efficient, so if you’re making more trips to the pump than you previously did, something is wrong. Fuel economy will drop if your engine is fuel-rich, meaning the fuel-air mixture contains more fuel than air. In this situation, most of this fuel doesn’t burn and is dumped into the exhaust system. If this is the problem, the exhaust smoke turns black and has a strong fuel smell.
Clogged fuel injectors can also cause this issue. The fuel injectors spray fuel into the intake manifold to mix with the air. The injectors can become clogged with sediment from the fuel or dirt, reducing the amount of fuel in the engine and causing the limited available fuel to burn poorly.
A tune-up is quick and inexpensive and will enhance engine performance. Contact us today at GRUBBS INFINITI in Grapevine, TX.
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