What Can I do to my Engine to Improve Gas Mileage?

Improve gas mileage

Mechanics I tend to leave to the mechanics. They should know what they are doing. So the first thing to do when you are considering what to do to your engine to improve gas mileage is to make sure that your engine and vehicle are serviced regularly. Obviously if your vehicle does few miles in a month then you are more likely to need your annual service rather than a 12,000 mile limit, or whatever limit is on your vehicle.

Simple things are also important. Keep your engine oil and coolant topped up. Make sure that there is not just water in the coolant but also the correct anti-freeze. If there are any leaks, then get them fixed. Keep your tires correctly inflated, and if there are cuts or scrapes in the tires then take them to be fixed. All of these have an effect on your fuel efficiency, so do not forget to keep on doing the basic things right even if the price of fuel drops a little.

The key to successfully running a vehicle that is traveling high mileage is to make sure of the little things. If you let the vehicle run out of oil or water you will find that you will be having big repair bills and you cannot buy an insurance policy to cover that.

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If the cost of fuel is getting to be totally unacceptable then in the last resort replace your current vehicle with one that is more fuel efficient. The basic servicing and routine checks are still essential even with a newer vehicle. Remember that short trips and the stop-start of commuting in the rush hour do nothing to help fuel economy. Consider sharing your trip with someone else in a car pool, or staggering your hours (if you have flexi-time) to avoid the busiest part of the rush hour.

Once the variables of vehicle and servicing are taken care of. What else can be done to improve the fuel economy of your vehicle? The answer is very simple, your fuel can stay the same, but additives can be included to improve the efficiency of your vehicle. Yes, we know that additives cost money and they are the subject of intense debate from one person to another.

One person may swear by them and be able to show facts and figures of how much they have saved by using the product. Others may have equally compelling figures that their vehicle showed no improvement.

Unfortunately the Internet gives equal weight to a third group of people, who will rant and rave about the stupidity of additives in general and this additive in particular and not be able to show any evidence to back up their anger and hatred. The only true test is a test in your current vehicle for a period of about 2 months, depending on the mileage you drive in that time.

Eefuel claims to clean the combustion chamber, and so improve the performance of your vehicle no matter what the size of your vehicle is or what fuel it burns. Eefuel also claims to protect the environment from the effects of emissions from your vehicle. In the end the only way to test this out is to run your car adding in eeFuel to each tank of gas or diesel that you purchase. Only then can you prove that you are getting better fuel efficiency with the additive than without.

Whatever else we know is that there are too many variables of driving your car on your local roads and your local weather conditions for any generalized test procedure to be 100% accurate. EeFuel claims savings of up to 25%. If you can get better fuel savings, then let the manufacturers know. If you get no improvement through your trial then stop using the additive.

It is only in my car, on my “home” patch that I can test out this product. Then I can see what I can do to my engine to improve my gas mileage.