fuel

Fuel Saving Tips

Unfortunately it
doesn't look like the
price of fuel will be
coming down any
time soon so we have
come up with a few
tips and tricks to help
make your fuel last a
little longer.

Tips For Saving Fuel

		Make Sure Gas
		Cap in on Properly

Fuel Vapors Can Leak
out Through The
Smallest of Places.
Simply Tightening Your
Gas Cap Could Save You
Money.

Regular Oil Changes

Every 3,000 Miles or 3 Months Whatever comes First. If a
Vehicle is not driven often the
Oil Particles Will Still Break
Down That is Why it is
Recommended to Change your
Oil at Least Every 3 Months.

Fuel Injection Cleaning

Dirty Injectors Mean Fuel is not Getting Where it Needs to go. A
Simple Fuel Injection Cleaning
Can Take Care of That Problem
And Make Your Vehicle Run
Much Smoother.

Check Tire Pressure

Proper Tire Pressure Could Save on Gas Mileage. It will also
Prolong the Life of your Tires.

		Replace Engine
		Coolant

Most Vehicles Recommended
Every 30,000 miles (Long Life
Coolant Recommended Every
60,000 Miles) or Sooner if it
Becomes Contaminated.

Replace Fuel Filter

Replacing Your Fuel Filter is as Important as Changing Your Oil Filter
but is Often Forgotten. Just Like Dirt
gets Into Your Oil it Also Gets Into
Your Fuel. When Your Fuel Filter
Gets Clogged it Does not Allow the
Fuel to Flow Properly And Your
Vehicle Has to Work Harder to Run.

Replace Air Filter

Your Vehicle Burns Gas in Order to Run. A Clean Air Filter will Ensure
there is Enough Oxygen Getting in
the Mix to keep it Burning Well.

Replace Oxygen Sensors

These You Only Have to Replace When Needed or Recommended.
Check the Factory Recommended
Maintainance Schedule for your
Vehicle to Know when this is Due.

		Change Spark Plugs
		Change Spark Plug Wires

Changing Your Spark Plugs And Wires at the Recommended Times Can
Help Your
Vehicle Get the Spark to Run
Correctly.

Mythbusters, a very popular television show
where Adam and Jamie set out to find out if
there is any truth to all sorts of myths.

Back on November 16, 2005 when fuel
prices started to skyrocket, Jaime and Adam
took to the road to find out the truth about
driving your pick-up truck with the tailgate up
or down. Then again on October 25, 2006
they revisited the myth again. Here is what
they discovered:

Tailgate Up vs. Tailgate Down

Myth

Result

Explanation

It is more fuel efficient to drive a pick-up
truck with its tailgate down, rather than
up.

BUSTED

Driving with the tailgate down actually
increased drag on the pick-up and
caused it to consume fuel faster than
the identical truck driven with the
tailgate up. It was later revealed that the
closed tailgate creates a locked vortex
flow that created a smoother flow of air
over the truck. With the tailgate down,
the trapped vortex was dissipated and
the drag increased.

Re-Visit
It is more fuel efficient to drive a pickup
truck with its tailgate down, rather than
up.

RE-BUSTED

Using a calibrated fuel flow gauge,
Adam and Jamie first Re-Busted the
tailgate up vs. down myth, then went on
to test various other truck configurations
(hard top, mesh tailgate, no tailgate).

A plastic mesh tailgate provides superior
fuel efficiency compared to the standard
metal tailgate

CONFIRMED

Again using a calibrated fuel flow
gauge, Adam and Jamie proved that the
mesh was the most efficient way to
configure a pickup truck.