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401 Saskatchewan Ave E Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 0L5 204-239-5841

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A Clean Sweep (Fuel Injector Cleaning)

Your vehicle gets its power from burning fuel, usually gasoline, and it counts on something called fuel injectors to send gas to the engine in a spray that is easy to ignite.  It’s a precis...
Published on: Sep 25, 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 ...
Published on: Jan 10, 2021

Prime Auto Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Portage La Prairie drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line is, the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in ...
Published on: Nov 17, 2019

E85 Fuel Safety for Portage La Prairie Drivers

This Prime Auto automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: Portage La Prairie firefighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 fuel. Some newer vehicle models a...
Published on: Aug 11, 2019

Prime Auto Automotive Tips: Proper Grade of Fuel

There are a lot of misconceptions among Portage La Prairie drivers about fuel grades, and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard”, “Super”, “P...
Published on: Aug 04, 2019

Better Service – Better Fuel Economy in Portage La Prairie

Many Portage La Prairie area folks want to know how to improve fuel economy. At Prime Auto, we help Portage La Prairie drivers keep their vehicles in prime condition which makes them more efficie...
Published on: Jul 28, 2019

Minimizing Blind Spots In Portage La Prairie for Safer Driving

When we Portage La Prairie drivers travel around MB, 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 ...
Published on: Apr 14, 2019

Fuel System

I'd like to give our friends in Portage La Prairie a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel pump. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engin...
Published on: Dec 02, 2018