Ace Elder Automotive
18698 State Highway P, Canton, MO 63435 573.288.0300

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Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Canton

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: Jan 22, 2023

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 09, 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: May 02, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Canton For Safer Driving

When we Canton travel around MO, 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: Dec 15, 2021

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Canton, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in the o...
Published on: Dec 11, 2020

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Canton vehicles with this new type of engine?Ace Elder Automotive Answer:GDI stands for Gas...
Published on: Jul 17, 2020

Ace Elder Automotive Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Ace Elder Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Canton road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was to...
Published on: May 01, 2020

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Canton residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Canton from the factory with ch...
Published on: Apr 07, 2020