Fuel Saver Strategies #7
Keep your engine operating at its peak efficiency. A well-maintained engine will help you be a fuel saver. Incorrect fuel ratio, bad spark plugs, and incorrect spark timing can have a big effect on gas mileage.
Follow the service schedules listed in your owner's manual. Replace filters and fluids as recommended. If you have engine performance problems like rough idling, poor acceleration and so on, solve these problems as quickly as possible. This will greatly impact your car as a fuel saver. Studies have shown that, a poorly tuned engine can increase fuel consumption by as much as 10 to 20%.
Always use good engine oil, preferably a synthetic or synthetic blend with a friction-reducing additive. These have been known to improve fuel efficiency by as much as 12%. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish, if you don’t change your engine oil and filters as recommended by the owner’s manual, you may end up not only with poor fuel efficiency but your engine may be damaged and require an expensive overhaul. That bill could be 50 times more expensive than the cost of following the service schedules. This is one fuel saver strategy you can’t afford to ignore.
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