O'Neill's Automotive
184 Kukas Lane, Waterbury, CT 06705 203.755.3618

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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 19, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Waterbury For Safer Driving

When we Waterbury travel around CT, 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 shou...
Published on: Feb 24, 2022

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Waterbury, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in th...
Published on: Aug 22, 2021

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: Apr 27, 2021

Fuel System Service at O'Neill's Automotive

Today's 
O'Neill's Automotive 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 alon...
Published on: Apr 27, 2020

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Waterbury vehicles with this new type of engine?O'Neill's Automotive Answer:GDI stands for ...
Published on: Mar 13, 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: Jan 14, 2020

O'Neill's Automotive Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Waterbury 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 big ...
Published on: Oct 13, 2019