How You Can Considerably Improve Gas Mileage In Your Car

In this video I will go over some of the parts on your car that will help improve your gas mileage (MPG) , we'll go over ignition components, sensors, Filters, Driving habits, effects of tire pressure and more.


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[Hallowsaw]

My tips,
1) maintain your car by the severe driving condition interval
2) coast instead of braking
3) dont drive over 55mph
4) use a top tier gasoline fuel
5)lighten your car by taking out all unnecessary things
6) check tire pressure every week or if temperature is fluctuating a lot.
7)look down the road and anticipate stop lights and people merging. Coast to let people merge in front instead of speeding up.
8)use a low rolling resistant tire.
9) accelerated steadily but not slow or fast. Accelerating slow keepa you in a lower gear longer which actually uses more gas than your final gear. Accelerating fast means you are injecting more fuel and most of the time this causes you to have to use your brakes more because lights tend to be on timers.
My car is rated 18city and 25 highway and i regularly get 23mpg and im 85% city driving. When i drive on a highway i usually get about 33+mpg so there is that.

[labradormcgraw]

This guy really knows his stuff. And best of all he's got a video on just about any issue you're likely to come across. Essential viewing for all DIYers.

[Cryostal]

I am so happy you are back on Youtube :)

[miniblue]

Tyre pressures and tracking, so so important for MPG and you save money making your tyres last longer.

[ChristinaD]

2 videos in 1 month?! Daddy's back!! 🙌

[hutchrt]

I'm glad that you mentioned driving habits! I used to drive a muscle car and have owned many sports cars, but the moment I purchased a hybrid was always playing the "mpg game." Always trying to max out the best mileage I could! And even in the manual of a hybrid vehicle, they explain to you about timing you're driving for traffic lights or merging onto interstates. These two things alone made my miles per gallon change on every vehicle I ever drove. All of a sudden I felt like I had gained maturity as an adult lol! But yes, there is absolutely no reason to get to 45 mph just to slam on the brakes at a red light. You could probably go 30 knowing the red light is ahead of you, or even 25 and when you get to the light it's already green. So you never had to go from zero to 25 and that saved you a tremendous amount of gas. You're just continuing on from 25 back to 45. Not rushing on to the interstate and realizing that you do have a merge lane where you can gain the momentum needed over time, definitely adds to much better gas mileage because you're trying to get from a very low speed to 70 miles an hour quickly.

[jcs]

Over the years, your videos have saved me many headaches - thank you!

[vendetta]

Haven't seen you in a while, glad you are back.

[LouJustlou]

I had lean codes on bank 2.... fixed vacuum leaks on hoses, leaking intake, leaking injector seals and three weak coils. This is a Ford 2v 4.6 with 265k miles. Gas mileage like new now.

[frankbiz]

Good advice for most people, only problem is that if the speed limit is 65, there is no way you should go 50.

[samsen]

12:25 Though completely agree with you on this and the concept of looking out of the box, however, as a person who goes up and down the mountains, often, let me remind everyone to PLEASE turn off your AC when climbing the mountain, especially on that stretch of road when very "Steep Grade" is encountered. The merit of comfort vs stress on the engine due to AC was only described on an almost leveled Hwy. not mountains. I frequently see Blown out engines or cars with smoking engines on the side of the road, especially on the warmer summer days than wonder why people not paying attention to common sense. One additional advice here is time your journey and expect to hit the mountain either very early in the day or later PM and avoid mid day burning hot weather. The funniest thing, sometimes in upper altitudes, where the temperature is much cooler than down the mountain (when driver judged the temp and ran the AC at low settings), even outside valuable, smog free, fresh air temperature, at times cooler than what you set on car's temperature regulator!!! So why to put the engine on that much extra stress, when not needed.

[LatitudeSky]

Good stuff but you missed a big one. Clean out your car! A lot of people haul around trunks and back seats full of junk they don't need. I'm guilty of this. The extra space in my King Cab pickup is full of tools and junk I really don't need to have around ALL the time. It's a couple hundred pounds. It adds up.

[FireInTheMist]

Toyota owners: "what is this nonsense."

2002 Camry - 247k Miles still gets 33mpg hwy

[guyconnell]

All else being equal, I think your last points about people's driving habits have the most impact on mpg. It amazes me how inefficiently (to say nothing of how distracted) most people drive. It is truly mind boggling.

[Hypokrites]

One of the best mechanics on YouTube! So glad he’s back!

[alexsquared]

I very much agree with the timing the lights/stop signs point. And yes, it is very annoying when riding shotgun and someone is not paying attention to their speed and timing. Driving a manual helps as you can stay in the same gear and modulate the accelerator. Automatics are so bad for building good driving habits.

[JohnDavis-sbex]

Give Lucus fuel injector a try.

Keeping up with normal day to day maintenance, like this mechanic talks about, is basic 101 level info to attempt to keep your vehicle as efficient as it can be, almost as good when it was new. Given that you keep your car at this well maintained base line, I have tried many snake oils, too. You name it I have probably tried it. To make a long story short, nothing increased my mpg, except Lucus injector cleaner. My well used 165000 mi 2007 Toyota Camry gets a mpg boost of at least 5 mpg when I use 10 oz of Lucus with 17 gal of gas. The oil in the gas must seal the valves and pistons to get a better mpg, but yet I don't know why I'm getting better mpg with a concentration that is above what the label says. Normal 10 oz Lucus treats 50 gal. I'm, as I said, using 10 oz for 17 gal with measurable results of an increase of 5 or more mpg. Don't believe me, see if it works for your car. And no I don't own stock in Lucus. LOL

[vagramvardanyan]

I learn something from every video I watch from this channel.

[kws]

If you need good gas mileage, then reduce your velocity. The air resistance force is proportional with the square of your velocity...

[boots]

Good to see you back, and like your no-drama style.