Jim's Auto Repair
1465 E 550th Rd Casey, IL 62420 | (217) 246-4212

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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: Oct 22, 2025

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Jim's Auto Repair in Casey

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: Aug 18, 2024

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Casey vehicles with this new type of engine?Jim's Auto Repair Answer:GDI stands for Gasolin...
Published on: Jun 09, 2024

Simple Answers from Jim's Auto Repair for Casey: Improve Fuel Economy

{{ image('NDE5') }} Question:What can I do to improve my fuel economy?Jim's Auto Repair Answer:There are actually a lot of things Casey drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. One of the...
Published on: Aug 22, 2023

Jim's Auto Repair Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that anyone 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 way...
Published on: Jun 25, 2023

Jim's Auto Repair Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Jim's Auto Repair Tech Question:I was driving on a local Casey road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was towed ...
Published on: Apr 26, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Casey For Safer Driving

When we Casey travel around , 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 mak...
Published on: Sep 19, 2021

Jim's Auto Repair Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Casey 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 way....
Published on: Aug 03, 2021