Save Money on Gas
According to the EPA and U.S. Dept. of Energy, you can save significant money on your gas purchases when having the following services done regularly.

  HERE'S HOW:  
 


Check and Replace Air Filters Regularly
Replacing a clogged air filter can improve your car's gas mileage by as much as 10 percent. Your car's air filter keeps impurities from damaging the inside of your engine. Not only will replacing a dirty air filter save gas, it will protect your engine.

Fuel Economy Benefit: up to 10%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: up to $0.30/gallon*


Clean Fuel Injectors Regularly
You can improve you gas mileage by as much as 7% by regularly having your fuel injectors cleaned. Your car’s fuel injectors disperse gasoline in an even spray to all areas of the cylinders. Problems arise when contaminant debris in your fuel become deposited into the tip of the injectors, thus creating an altered spray, which reduces fuel flow and gas mileage.

Fuel Economy Benefit: up to 7%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: up to $0.21/gallon*


Keep Tires Properly Inflated
You can improve your gas mileage by around 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.4 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.

Fuel Economy Benefit: up to 3%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: up to $0.09/gallon*


Use the Recommended Grade of Motor Oil

You can improve your gas mileage by 1-2 percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil. For example, using 10W-30 motor oil in an engine designed to use 5W-30 can lower your gas mileage by 1-2 percent. Using 5W-30 in an engine designed for 5W-20 can lower your gas mileage by 1-1.5 percent. Also, look for motor oil that says "Energy Conserving" on the API performance symbol to be sure it contains friction-reducing additives.

Fuel Economy Benefit: 1-2%
Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.03-$0.06/gallon*


*Based on gas prices of $3.00 per gallon. SOURCE: www.fueleconomy.gov

 

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