Maximizing Your Fuel Economy What you can do save at the pump
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Maximizing Your Fuel EconomyWhat you can do save at the pump
Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned
• Fixing a car that is out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of four percent.
• Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent.
Check & 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. – Saves gas.– Protects your engine.
Keep Tires Properly Inflated
• Improve your gas mileage by more than three percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure.
• Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by .4 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires.
• Properly inflated tires are safer and lastlonger.
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. – 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. – Look for motor oil that says "Energy Conserving" on
the API performance symbol to be sureit contains friction-reducing additives.
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