Tenns Auto Center
1025 Keolu Drive, Kailua, HI 96734 808.263.1076

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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: Aug 18, 2022

Proper Grade of Gas

There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Apr 14, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Kailua residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Kailua from the factory with ch...
Published on: Jan 01, 2022

Fuel System Service at Tenns Auto Center

Today's 
Tenns Auto Center 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 t...
Published on: Dec 24, 2021

Minimizing Blind Spots In Kailua For Safer Driving

When we Kailua travel around HI, 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: Aug 02, 2021

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Tenns Auto Center in Kailua

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: Mar 30, 2020

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Kailua, 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: Mar 14, 2020

Simple Answers from Tenns Auto Center for Kailua: Fuel System Service

{{ image('MzUx') }} Question:What benefit will I get out of a fuel system cleaning?Tenns Auto Center Answer:Well, the dirtier your fuel system is, the bigger the improvement you'll see in performance...
Published on: Dec 02, 2019