Lloyd's Automotive
8517 E. Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA 99212 509.927.9034

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Minimizing Blind Spots In Spokane For Safer Driving

When we Spokane travel around WA, 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 should...
Published on: Feb 06, 2023

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Spokane residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Spokane from the factory ...
Published on: Nov 05, 2022

Fuel Saving Tip from Lloyd's Automotive: Gas Cap

This fuel saving tip for Spokane 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 be co...
Published on: Jan 31, 2022

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: Nov 16, 2020

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Lloyd's Automotive in Spokane

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: Jun 13, 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: Jan 31, 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: Mar 06, 2019

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Spokane vehicles with this new type of engine?Lloyd's Automotive Answer:GDI stands for Gaso...
Published on: Oct 15, 2018