12th Street Auto Care Center
2812 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605.357.8881

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Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at 12th Street Auto Care Center in Sioux Falls

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: Apr 19, 2023

Minimizing Blind Spots In Sioux Falls For Safer Driving

When we Sioux Falls travel around SD, 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: Feb 03, 2023

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Sioux Falls

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: Mar 20, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Sioux Falls residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Sioux Falls from the facto...
Published on: Nov 10, 2021

12th Street Auto Care Center Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} 12th Street Auto Care Center Tech Question:I was driving on a local Sioux Falls road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it star...
Published on: Aug 07, 2021

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: Mar 09, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Sioux Falls vehicles with this new type of engine?12th Street Auto Care Center Answer:GDI s...
Published on: Oct 31, 2020

12th Street Auto Care Center Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Sioux Falls 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: Aug 30, 2020