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How To Get The Best Gas Mileage While Driving Your Car
Posted at Apr 8th, 2008 in Travel Tips
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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 even know when your last tune up was performed if you bought a used car or there are no service records. When you buy used cars from a reputable used car lot you will find that in most cases a tune up has already been performed to that vehicle. Used car dealers do not always do this when servicing a vehicle. When in doubt and you are having some engine difficulties or rough idle or performance has decreased then schedule that appointment.
Your best gas mileage can be realized on your car when you know you engine is serviced regularly, engine diagnostics check out and a tune up is up to date. Things a diagnostic may find is a faulty oxygen sensor and this can rob you of a 40% increase in gas mileage. This is usually the number one item to check for when you mileage decreases substantially and a check engine like comes on. Though in some cases a light may not alert you to this oxygen sensor failure.
Regular maintenance and regular oil changes based on your vehicles owners manual can help you maintain good gas mileage. When you replace a dirty oil and oil filter you can see an increase in gas mileage up to 2%. That beats driving around town looking to save 5 cents a gallon! Did you know if you replace a dirty air filter you can be increasing gas mileage up to 10%. If you remove extra weight out of you car this will also help improve fuel economy. If you are sick and tired of filling your gas tank and wasting gas consider downsizing to a more fuel efficient used car.
If you have read reviews on cars and buying buying a hybrid is out of the question and you have followed your vehicles service schedule found in your owners manual what else can you do to improve gas mileage? You are probably already using fuel additives or gas mileage charts to reduce miles and you know an electric hybrid is not cost effective. Gas additives can help keep your injectors and engine clean helping with gas mileage. Many fuel savings devices do not work but some do but it is tough to avoid the scams.
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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