How To Get The Best Gas Mileage While Driving Your Car
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Automotive
There are many ways to increase gas mileage while driving your vehicle. Gas prices increase or fluctuate on a daily basis and in some parts of the world many people are spending more than twice the amount for petrol. You may have considered buying a hybrid but they still are rather expensive compared to other vehicles. When you keep up on the maintenance of your vehicle you should maintain optimal miles per gallon and scheduling regular maintenance and keeping your vehicle tuned up should keep your engine running optimally. Most new vehicles only require tune ups every one hundred thousand miles.
You may not recall your last tune up and if you bought a used vehicle there are often no service records. Consider buying a used car from a reputable dealer or used car lot and often maintenance check and a tune up has been done. Used car dealers may not always do a full tune up prior to selling a used car if the vehicle is running well. If you have your doubts ask and if the motor is running a little rough then see if the will do a maintenance check and tune up free prior to buying that used car for sale.
You best gas mileage will be maintained on your car or truck when your engine is regularly serviced and maintained and this often requires an up to date tune up and regularly scheduled maintenance service. An engine diagnostic check may discover a faulty oxygen sensor and this can decrease you gas mileage up to 40%. This is the one big item to check if you notice significant decreased gas millage and often involves an engine check light. A check engine light though may not always alert you to this or other engine problems that may have an impact on gas mileage.
Regular serviced oil changes every 3000 miles are a great idea even though your vehicles maintenance guide may say 5000 or 7500 miles. Changing dirty oil where viscosity has diminished can improve gas mileage up to 2%. Don’t ignore a a dirty air filter changing an air filter can increase gas mileage by 10% and also improve performance and wear. Take extra garbage or items out of your car this extra weight can reduce gas mileage. If you tired of pouring your wallet or purse into your gas tank every time you stop at a gas station and drive a vehicle with a large engine consider downsizing and buy a used car that gets better miles per gallon.
So if a hybrid car is out of the question and your cars maintenance is done regularly what else can you do for the best gas mileage. Your probably already using mileage charts and an expensive exotic electric hybrid is not practice. There are fuel additives and those work by keeping you engine and fuel lines clean so there is no buildup. They can also help keep fuel injectors clean further increasing gas mileage. Most fuel saving devices do not work but some do and it it may be had to chose a good fuel saving device from a scam product.
Of the most recent gas savings devices that are gaining notice on the internet and the news or news is HHO or Browns gas. Gas produced from HHO gas generators or HHO cells is mixed with the vaporised gas in your vehicles intake manifold this supplemental gas reduces the amount of gasoline your vehicle actually may require thus giving you a boost in gas mileage. Many HHO cells can be built from home with standard tools and HHO cell plans from common materials. a typical cell is about the size of a quart jar and usually no larger than a 2 liter container and should easily fit under the hood of your car or truck and it is not uncommon to see multiple cells under the hood for maximum efficiency. Still an experimental technology it can be referred to as hydrogen on demand. HHO gas kits or plans are helping people get the best gas mileage possible for a standard vehicle and some gains are up to 40% or more! Many benefits such as more performance, reduced emissions and smoother acceleration can be realized.
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Thanks for this post!