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How To Get The Best Gas Mileage While Driving Your Car

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Would you like to know how to improve gas mileage while driving your car. Fuel prices go up or vary from day to day an globally some countries pay more than we do four our petrol. You could buy a hybrid but they cost much more compared to comparable vehicles. If you keep up on the maintenance and repairs of your current vehicle you should be able to maintain peak performance of he engine and in some cases if an engine diagnostic is performed and a problem is discovered you could find that you increase miles per gallon or kilometers per liter. If you live in certain countries liters per 100 kilometers is a standard and to improve this figure we would like to decrease liters per 100 kilometers. Regular scheduled maintenance and tuned ups should help you get the best mpg. Many newer vehicles only require tune ups around 100,000 miles or 150,000 kilometers.

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.

Always get oil changes every 3000 miles or no longer than what your vehicles owner manual suggests. Dirty oil can reduce gas mileage up to 2%. Other tips and secrets include changing out that dirty air filter. Clogged air filters when replaced may be one of you better cost replacement savers, a dirty filter you can increase gas mileage up to 10%. Taking extra weight out of your vehicle can also add miles you your tank of gas. The only other option if gas prices are eating your wallet for breakfast and you drive a gas guzzler truck or SUV is to look for used cars and buy one that gets better mileage if you can not afford a new car.

An electric hybrid may be out of the question due to costs but what else can you do if you have already followed you owners manuals schedule? You may already be using gasoline additives or you may have already found a gas saving device that is not a scam. Fuel additives can keep your engine and fuel injectors clean optimizing gas mileage. The sad truth is many fuel savings devices do not work or work as claimed but a few do and these age gaining popularity on the Internet and in forums and are often of home built origins.

One such device that is gaining in notoriety online an in the news is a HHO gas generator. HHO gas can be generated from an HHO cell and mixed with your current gas or diesel just before you intake manifold giving you a noticeable increase in gas mileage. A HHO fuel cell or HHO car kit can be constructed at home from plans with many common items. A HHO cell is small enough to fit under the hood of most cars and trucks and if more than one cell may be needed it is not often and issue it is not uncommon to see 2 to 6 cells. This technology is still considered experimental and is sometimes referred to as hydrogen on demand. HHO gas car kits are helping people just like you improve gas mileage up to 40% and in some cases more. Some people have scoffed at the introduction of HHO or browns gas as a supplement but many forget the vehicles with propane conversion kits that were introduced in the past that still work well. Other benefits are improved performance and emissions and quieter smoother running engine.