Kennards Automotive
673 Sunny Dunes Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92264 760.325.5377

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E85 Fuel Safety For Palm Springs 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: Jan 04, 2023

Kennards Automotive Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Kennards Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Palm Springs road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I w...
Published on: Dec 19, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Palm Springs vehicles with this new type of engine?Kennards Automotive Answer:GDI stands fo...
Published on: Dec 06, 2021

Fuel System Service at Kennards Automotive

Today's 
Kennards Automotive 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. Somewhere along...
Published on: Nov 27, 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: Aug 31, 2020

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Palm Springs residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Palm Springs from th...
Published on: Feb 23, 2020

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: Oct 18, 2019

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Kennards Automotive in Palm Springs

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: Feb 09, 2018