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How To Detect A Fraudulent Fuel Pump Metre

Fraudulent fuelling stations engage in all manner of vices to extort money from unsuspecting motorists but the most popular and common practice is the tampering of fuel dispensing machines. To understand how fuel dispensing machines are tampered, it’s important to know how the machine works. During the process of transferring fuel from …

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Understanding Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV)

In an effort to produce cars with less toxic emission, automakers and fuel companies are continually working on developing alternative fuels and vehicles that can run on them. The most popular alternative fuel today is the E85, a mix of 15 percent petrol (fossil based fuel) and up to 85 percent ethanol …

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What You Need To Know About Cotonou Vehicle Market

According to Wikipedia Cotonou is considered a “Market Town” enabling trade with the countries of the African interior, such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. In addition to the port, there is a free trade zone in the interior of the city for use by the landlocked Saharan states. However, the city is rife with corruption …

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Does Car Air Conditioner Consume Fuel?

This is a topic of much debate. The fact is that running the Air Conditioner (A/C) really does increase fuel consumption, this is because most vehicle air conditioners require engine power to operate. But there are tricks to improve fuel economy while running your car A/C. Consider using the “re-circulating” function of …

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