East Cooper Auto Pros
1198 Shadow Drive, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 843.881.2820

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Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at East Cooper Auto Pros in Mt Pleasant

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: Sep 18, 2023

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Mt Pleasant residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Mt Pleasant from the facto...
Published on: Jun 28, 2022

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 10, 2022

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Mt Pleasant, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in ...
Published on: Mar 19, 2021

E85 Fuel Safety For Mt Pleasant Drivers

This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline.  Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: Jan 01, 2021

East Cooper Auto Pros Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Mt Pleasant 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: Sep 23, 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: Mar 29, 2020

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Mt Pleasant vehicles with this new type of engine?East Cooper Auto Pros Answer:GDI stands f...
Published on: Nov 25, 2019