Getting the best fuel mileage from your car is no easy task. Afterall, its a machine working with a complex working mechanism. In order to get the best fuel mileage of your car, you really need to do a lot of things. In this post, am sharing some of those tips. Am sure once you start sticking to these tips, your fuel mileage will improve significantly.
1.) Keep a check on your Speedometer
Racing around aggressively definitely makes your engine rev up a lot which in turn means more hard work for the engine. More hard work translates to more fuel intake. As per a study, driving aggressively wastes and lowers your fuel mileage by close to 30 percent on highways and by around 5 percent while driving in the city. Therefore do ensure that you are not speeding up and breaking down hard.
Driving at a sensible speed is not only good from a fuel mileage perspective, but also from your wallets perspective.
2.) Travel Light
Check the boot of your car for the extra heavy stuff loaded on your car. Remove all the unncessary stuff and travel light. Travelling light ensures that your engine doesn't have to do extra hard work. Lesser hard work means better fuel efficiency. Your car's boot is not a junk room after all.
3.) Avoid Idling the Vehicle for Long
Excessive Idling of the vehicle does no good to the fuel efficiency. When stuck in Traffic Jam or longer signals, switch off the ignition and relax. Idling the vehicle is hard on fuel, environment and your wallet.
4.) Use Cruise Control on Highways
If your vehicle has the setting for allowing Cruise Control, set it to on when driving on highways. Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save fuel.
5.) Regularly check your Fuel Injector, Air Filter and Oils
Keep a regular check on your Fuel Injector, Air Filter and various Oils used in the car. Ensure that you change them regularly and use good quality components. You can improve your fuel mileage by 1-2 percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil. Similarly, replacing clogged filters can increase gas mileage up to ten percent.
6.) Keep your Tires Inflated to a proper level
Keeping your tires properly inflated is one of the most important tip. You can improve your fuel mileage by around 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower fuel mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer. Check out your car's manual in order to know the proper tire pressure for your car.
7.) Shift Gears at Optimal Speed Levels.
Cars are designed to start in the lowest gear possible because that's where they have the most power, but that power translates to an increase in fuel consumption. To improve your fuel economy, drive in the highest gear possible when you are cruising at a steady speed, such as on the highway. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission with a "sport" mode, it's most likely that this is a computer program designed to shift later (and therefore keep you in a lower gear longer). While this gives you greater performance, driving in "sport" mode will also decrease your fuel economy.
8.) On Highways, AC is a better option than rolled down Windows
No doubt, running your car's Airconditioner causes more power to be drawn. However, when driving at a faster speed, you must roll your windows up because rolled down windows mean more drag on your vehicle. Thereby negating the power spent by the engine on moving your vehicle forward.
The above 8 Tips when used and combined cleverly with your driving habits can certainly help you get a better fuel mileage from your car. What are the other tips that you suggest?
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