Martin's Auto Center
4303 Ilbery Road, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 618.242.2200

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Fuel Saving Tip from Martin's Auto Center: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Mount Vernon 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 ...
Published on: Jan 27, 2023

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Mount Vernon residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Mount Vernon from th...
Published on: Apr 26, 2022

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Mount Vernon vehicles with this new type of engine?Martin's Auto Center Answer:GDI stands f...
Published on: Mar 14, 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: Jul 18, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Mount Vernon residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Mount Vernon from the fac...
Published on: Nov 09, 2020

Minimizing Blind Spots In Mount Vernon For Safer Driving

When we Mount Vernon travel around Illinois, 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...
Published on: Jul 02, 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: Nov 29, 2019

Martin's Auto Center Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Martin's Auto Center Tech Question:I was driving on a local Mount Vernon road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I ...
Published on: Sep 29, 2019