Buddy's Auto Repair
10601 Acacia Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92840 714.539.9175

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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: Nov 18, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Garden Grove residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Garden Grove from the fac...
Published on: Aug 15, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip from Buddy's Auto Repair: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Garden Grove 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: Aug 10, 2021

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Garden Grove

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Jul 19, 2021

Minimizing Blind Spots In Garden Grove For Safer Driving

When we Garden Grove travel around CA, 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 s...
Published on: May 10, 2021

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: Apr 24, 2021

E85 Fuel Safety For Garden Grove 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: Dec 09, 2020

Buddy's Auto Repair Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Buddy's Auto Repair Tech Question:I was driving on a local Garden Grove road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I w...
Published on: Aug 24, 2019