Don's Auto & Service Center
1314 Wyoming NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112 505.294.4900

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E85 Fuel Safety For Albuquerque 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: Feb 21, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Albuquerque vehicles with this new type of engine?Don's Auto & Service Center Answer:GDI st...
Published on: Dec 23, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Albuquerque For Safer Driving

When we Albuquerque travel around NM, 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 sh...
Published on: Dec 11, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Albuquerque residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Albuquerque from the facto...
Published on: Sep 21, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Don's Auto & Service Center in Albuquerque

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: Mar 21, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Albuquerque vehicles with this new type of engine?Don's Auto & Service Center Answer:GDI st...
Published on: Jan 13, 2021

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: Sep 03, 2020

Don's Auto & Service Center Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Albuquerque 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 bi...
Published on: Dec 23, 2019