Cottman Transmission & Total Auto Care
11780 Holly Auto Center Lane, Waldorf, MD 20601 301.645.4055

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E85 Fuel Safety For Waldorf 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: Feb 20, 2023

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: Nov 11, 2021

Cottman Transmission & Total Auto Care Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Cottman Transmission & Total Auto Care Tech Question:I was driving on a local Waldorf road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get i...
Published on: Oct 08, 2021

Fuel System Service at Cottman Transmission & Total Auto Care

Today's 
Cottman Transmission & Total Auto Care 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 engi...
Published on: Jul 06, 2021

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Waldorf, 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 ...
Published on: Mar 05, 2021

Minimizing Blind Spots In Waldorf For Safer Driving

When we Waldorf travel around MD, 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: Sep 16, 2020

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Waldorf

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Jul 28, 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: Jul 12, 2020