DIY FREE Tips On How to Improve Your GAS MILEAGE and SAVE MONEY101!!!
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Please read, it will help you save money on gas. You Can Do It YOURSELF
Hello everyone, I am here to help you fight the increasing prices of gasoline. You might ask me why I take the time to educate people on how to save money at the pump. I truly believe that if we all will do our part that we can make a difference.
The first thing you should do is give your vehicle a good over haul. The following examples are very simple ways that you can improve your gas mileage and get more mile for your buck.
If you don't know how to do any of the following examples feel free to ask me and I can help you.
1. Start by checking the air pressure in your tires. Refer to your owners manual on how much air your tires should hold. Weather alone can effect your tire pressure. The colder the weather the less air your tires tend to have. The hotter the weather the more pressure your tires will tend to have.
(Having too little pressure in your tires can and will decrease your gas mileage.)
2. The second thing you should do is change your air filter. This is one of the most commonly over looked things on a vehicle and a dirty air filter will not allow your car to breath properly causing your gas mileage to go down as well. If you don't have the money to replace it, at least try to shake as much dirt out as possible or blow the dirt out with an airgun.
3. Periodically check your spark plugs. There are several vehicles that could greatly increase there gas mileage just by replacing some very inexpensive spark plugs. If you do this your self, be sure to gap the plugs correctly as this too can decrease your gas mileage.
4. Be sure to change your oil every 3 to 4 thousand mile's. Old oil can cause your engine to work way to hard and decrease your gas mileage as well.
5. Periodically have your catalytic converters checked as a faulty one can greatly decrease your gas mileage.
The next segment talks about things you can do to improve your gas mileage.
1. Don't use your heater or air conditioner unless you just need to. The more things you have powering off of your car the more pull it puts on your engine thus causing your gas mileage to go down.
2. Use your cruise control every chance you get when you are out on the highway. The steady speed will cause your car to get better gas mileage than if you go slow and then speed up and so on.
3. Keep a safe distance behind other vehicles. The more you have to stop and start again the more gas you use. Ever wonder why a vehicle gets better gas mileage on the highway then it does when you drive in town? The answer to that question is your vehicle burns a lot of gas just getting started after coming to a stop. The more stops you have to make and the more you have to use your brakes the worse your gas mileage will be. Remember to keep a safe distance and try not to use your brakes so much. This will ultimately increase your gas mileage. I dare you to try it and get back to me.
4. I will end with this one. There are several products out there that you can buy for your gas tank. A lot of them do the trick and I have found a fuel additive that works really well and you only have to use it every time you change your oil. Feel free to ask me more about this and I will be glad to share it with you.
The following segment talks about the best time to fill up your tank.
1. I will start by telling you to never let your gas gauge get below a quarter of a tank of gas. When you do, your vehicle will start to burn the gas at the bottom of the tank which means it is burning the junk that sets at the bottom of your tank as well. This junk equals dirt and left overs that your car inherits due to purchasing unclean gasoline.
2. If you see a gasoline tanker at the station you usually fill up at, don't buy gas that day. When these tankers fill up the station with gas it stirs up the junk that is in the bottom of the service stations tanks which in return goes into your tank and you don't want that.
3. Fill up during the colder parts of the day. Gasoline like many other things evaporates and you will get more gas for your buck when you fill up during colder parts of the day.
4. When you are filling your vehicles up, don't hold the trigger full blast. The faster you pump the gas, the better chance you have of it evaporating as well. So remember, even though you are in a hurry, it will be to your benefit to pump your gas slower.
This concludes my hub on how to increase your gas mileage. I hope that you have learned something from all of this.
I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Thanks Shane
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Anything we can do to help increase our fuel efficiency is OK in my book! I change my oil, get the engine checked & updated on a regular basis. I now drive a little slower to get to places and enjoy the scenery (as much as is safely possible while driving!!!) as I go.
I find I have rediscovered the joy of driving by being less stressed & hurried getting from point A to point B.
I couldn't agree with you more Chef Jeff
Great tips here drummer boy. Gas saving tips are a great thing to share, especially in today's day and age. I wrote some gas saving tips here:
http://www.qassia.com/gas-saving-tips
and here:
http://www.qassia.com/additional-gas-saving-tips
It's always a good thing to save money, right?
Great tips! I didn't know the quarter-of-a-tank thing. I'll have to fix that. It costs just as little to fill the top quarter as the lower quarter I guess. I only put in about that much at a time on the premise of just buying what I need.
Thanks for you comment Serenity, I appriciate all of the feedback that I can get.
Thanks Shane. These are very informative. Every little bit helps. :)
your welcome meljo. My hope in all of this is to share what little knowledge I have acquired over the years and pass it on to others. I know I enjoy reading others hubs as well. Thanks for the comment. This lets me know that I might actually be making a small difference.
Would you be so kind as to tell me wtf cadilatic converter is?
Hi Misha
I would love to tell you what a catalytic converter is. It is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine.
All of the newer cars usually have them to help cut down on the ever growing ozone problem.
These converters do usually cause your gas mileage to go down when installed, so if you were to take yours off, you would get better gas mileage, but you would also be breaking the law.
Any good service station will not pass your vehicle inspection if you do not have one on your vehicle.
I hope this helps and thanks for your comment.
My pleasure and thank you for fixing the spelling :)
I have several more questions for you, though. If you don't mind I'll ask them one by one.
Could you kindly explain please how clogged air filter affects the mileage of the modern car with fuel injection and catalytic converters, where computer controls air/fuel ratio and does not let it deviate from preset numbers?
Great hub! I never considered that the gas could evaporate while filling up. In regards to filling up during colder weather days, don't the stations keep the gas at a regulated temperature so the price is consistent?
The first tip, the one about air pressure in tires, I completely agree with. Making sure your tires have enough air is very important, and should be checked frequently. But if your tires lose air very quickly very often, then there may be a problem with the tires or something else. For many months I was in this situation, until I noticed that there was a nail in one of my car tires!
Once again, excellent hub, you've listed some really good tips here. With gas prices so high (here in Canada - 1.25/L), it's become necessary to save when ever possible.
This is a very informative hub and I'm interested in the helpful fuel additive as well! Thanks :o)
Thanks for your question Misha. All I can tell you on the air filter is what my mechanic told me. He said that if you have a dirty air filter that it can effect the way your car runs and that is what leads to your gas mileage going down. I am not an expert on air filters myself, so he may have been telling me some bull in which case I am glad that you have asked the question to hopefully clear this up. I know that they like to sell you everything under the sun when they change your oil. Maybe you can tell me then, what is the purpose of changing the airfilter? I do know that they get pretty dirty, if not for better gas mileage, I am sure you still need to change them any way. Thanks so much for asking a great question.
Hi Andy, I do believe the gas stations themselves may regulate the temperature. I don't know how hot it gets in Canada, but here in Missouri during the summer it gets over 100 degree's and even though it may be a small amount, I do know that the gas expands as it is being pumped as well as it expands when it is in your tank. This may not be saving much, but I thought that it would be something unique to bring to the hub. I am new to the whole hub writing and was told they like originality. Thanks so much for your compliment. I do appriciate it.
Hi Rainbow Recognizer I have copied and pasted the information on the fuel enhancer for you. Let me know what you think?
FUEL ENHANCER Gas prices getting you down? Use the mileage enhancer (together with our engine protection) and we guarantee you will get 10% better gas mileage! Thermo Fuel enhancer thoroughly cleans the fuel delivery system and provides residual anti-wear lubrication and protection. Improves fuel economy Cleans injectors Alleviates hesitation Reduces emissions 16 ounces (shipping weight) Item # 41 Price: $6.95
This is the price I can get it for. I belong to a company called The National Company's and they have all kinds of products for sale.
Drummer boy, I think it is not to the people benefit when you teach them something you don't know yourself. Blind leading blinds kind of thing. I recommend you pick a subject you know to publish tips on.
Also, just to let you know in case you did not realise this - your termofuel enhancer is a scam or snake oil - whichever name you like better.
Rainbow, you are being scamed :)
Hi Misha, you must have me confused with someone else. I haven't sold this to one person. How can you call Thermo Fuel Enhancer a scam? Have you ever tried it? I know your background and have read that you used to build engine's or something like that. I can't say that I have ever built an engine, but I can let people know about things that I have experienced first hand, for free mind you. I have tried the fuel enhancer and it has increased my gas mileage. How can you explain that? I have provided the definition of a scam for you.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A confidence trick or confidence game, more often known as a con, scam, ... The confidence trickster, con man, swindler, grifter, scam artist or con artist I will ask you nicely to please use caution with your words when calling someone a swindler. Thanks
Thank you for definition. :)
I use another one - here http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scam - and this is what I meant - but I guess I might be wrong and your business scheme is normal - just what you are selling is the regular snake oil.
You seem to be a nice guy, so I still can't decide how to deal with you. I'll try to explain first, and then we'll see how it goes, OK?
There are two or three sides to your story - depending on how you look at it. First is business side. Let me ask you just one question here - why do you think no single automaker uses the device you are selling on their cars? If it really gives you 10% mileage improvement without any drawbacks, every automaker would have been all over it already, and the guy who invented it would rival Bill Gates in his revenue. Well, the answer is simple - because it doesn't work.
Now second, technical side. I personally spent quite some time testing various "fuel enhancers" in controlled environment. Out of dozens I tested there was no single one to show any worthwhile improvement. Not a single one. You may not believe my word, see what FTC thinks about the matter - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/autos/aut
And third, also technical. Why tests on your car "proved" it worked? Well, they didn't. You cannot really organize such tests at home so their error rate does not exceed 10-15 %. And at such error rate your claimed 10% improvement is within the error - read does not exist. It is like taking a ruler with 1 inch marks and trying to measure 1/16 length. Another facet to this - when people install such devices, they often do other things to their cars, like regular maintenance and tune-up. In this case there might be some improvement, but it happens because car was brought up to the original specifications.
Hope this explains. Regards, Misha
good tips on when to top on the fuel tank :) i have never tot about the junk that may be resident in the station's storage tanks that could get into my car..
Hi Misha
You seem like a nice guy as well, I am not trying to bring you down at all. I am not saying that my car is now getting 10% better gas mileage yet. I let Rainbow know that I copied the link of where I buy the product. Like before, I am not on here to sell fuel enhancers. I was just giving people some helpful free tips. In my hub, I didn't even offer it for sell. If you look back, she asked me about it. I guess last night, I felt like you were attacking me thinking that I was out to cheat a whole bunch of people. That couldn't be farther from the truth. Even if I did sell it, I wouldn't do it to make a profit. For one it would be way to much work for me to try and ship it to everyone. Not the way I would want to spend my time. I am way to busy hubbing for that lol. As far as it working, for as long as I can remember I check my gas mileage at each fill up. I know, I am one of the weird ones that like to know what kind of gas mileage I am getting. So on an average I know how many miles my car gets. When I started useing the gas additive I did notice that my gas mileage has gone up. Again I realize that there are many factors in play. Again you won't find me placing an add on here saying that I am selling Thermo Fuel. If all it does is clean my injectors then for $6.00 I can live with that.
There is another product that I use as well, it is called SFR. Have you ever heard of it? It is an oil additive that you can put in your car and no I don't sell it either, but I have a friend that does. I kid you not, I had a knock in my Dodge Stealth's engine and after adding the SFR it slowly cleared up the knock in the engine. Again I don't know the science behind it, but I do know that it works. It stands for Superior Friction Reducer. My friend has a set up that shows how it compares with other motor oils and this by far is the best I have seen yet. A few days ago, I joined your fan club because I like to learn more about cars and liked your hubs. I hope we can become friends out of all of this and I am definately an open minded person. Thanks for your comments.
Thanks for the feedback Jared. I appreciate it very much.
Considering your fuel injectors most probably don't need any cleaning - cause in USA they add cleaning chemicals to gasoline - this is probably waste of money anyway. I don't really care about your money, but I do care about people here on Hubpages being misled into wasting their money, and many of them do not have any money to spare.
That means they will take money from food or other necessities and spent them on the stuff you promote, in the hopes to save some on gas. This also refers to your advice on air filter and oil change. While there are definitely a few good tips on your list, many of them are irrelevant at best.
Tell me what area you are expert in, and I'll try to give you an analogy to your tips, so you can see what I am talking about.
Hi Misha
I think that it is great that you are looking out for people. Lord knows I have seen my fare share of people trying to rip other people off. That is why I like the hub pages so much. You can get FREE information on topics and I guess it is each persons decision on what they would like to do with the information once they get it. Like I mentioned before, I am not sure what it is that has increased my gas mileage, but I can tell you that it has gone up as much as 2 miles per gallon average so far since I started useing the Thermo fuel enhancer. I think that is pretty good if you ask me. I used to average 25 miles average per gallon, and now I am getting 27 average. I don't have to be an expert to know that.
Like I said before, until you try it in your own vehicle and give it a fare shot, I would ask that you don't call it a scam.
Once again you can rest assured that I am not going to try and rip anyone off in here. Thanks for you concern. If it is legitimate, I am glad that there are people like you in here looking out for people.
cya Misha
Drummer Boy,
Can you tell me if it is more fuel efficient to fill the tank half full to save the weight of 6lbs per gallon ? A full tank of gas in my Honda Pilot is about 90 lbs of fuel. Your thoughts?
I doubt that it will really make that big of a difference however the point can be argued that the more weight your car has to pull the less mileage you get, however, I don't think the difference will be that noticeable for your Honda. By keeping it half full you are probably letting it get close to empty before fill up right? If your total weight is 90 pounds then your half tank weight is still going to be around 45 lbs. I would try to keep it above the half tank mark if it were me. Again if you run your tank low it will burn the junk that is in the bottom of your tank. Thanks for the question.
nice tips, we can all use all the help we can get when it comes to saving gas.
I have a car and I will start doing this. Thanks
thanks for the comments Car care and Lacey
NateRider says:
2 years ago
Hey, nice to know some people are looking into the fuel problems. Nice tips!