20 Fuel Saving Tips:

Due to the high prices of fuel these days I have decided to share a few tips on how to save fuel without spending any more money than necessary:

1: Bring your tire pressure up to five pounds less than what is stated on the sidewall of the tire, for example, if the maximum tire pressure is 40 pounds fill the tires to 35 pounds and do this when the tires are cold.
2: Try and drive within the speed limit.
3: Use the proper fuel for your vehicle, because using the wrong octane will cause problems in the long run.
4: Use your cruise control if so equipped as much as possible.
5: Wash and wax your vehicle. A clean vehicle travels through the air with less friction.
6: Empty the trunk and car of any items not needed, weight kills fuel mileage.
7: If you drive a pickup truck leave your tailgate up, dropping the tailgate ruins the airflow and will actually cost you in fuel mileage.
8: Remove anything from the roof rack that doesn’t need to be up there.
9: If you haven’t had a fuel injection service in a few years, or ever, have one done.
10: Replace your fuel filter according to the manufacturer.
11: Stay away from gas stations that sell cheap fuel, you may save today but you will pay later by needing an earlier than scheduled fuel injection service.
12: Replace your air filter if it has been over 30,000 miles.
13: Do an oil and filter service according to the owner’s manual.
14: Avoid excessive acceleration from a dead stop or on the freeway.
15: Keep track of your fuel mileage at each fill up to avoid engine management problems which could cause loss of fuel mileage.
16: Do not top off your gas tank at fill ups, excessive clicking sends fuel back to the fuel tank and during the heat of the day fuel expands and any excess fuel runs up to the fuel canister and you lose that fuel.
17: Keeping your windows rolled up will allow the vehicle to travel through the air with less friction.
18: Avoid excess lane changing.
19: Avoid tailgating, that may cause quick stops and quick accelerations.
20: Last but not least, drive like you have an egg under your accelerations foot!

Robert

Robert Molina writes insanely useful guides about the auto body repair process and what you need to know to make the process less stressful.  With more than 25 years of experience as an independent auto body shop owner, he’s on a mission to stamp out gobbledygook and raise the bar for quality collision and auto body repairs.