Repairs such as:
Fuel Injection Cleaning |
Brake Service & Repairs
Diagnostic Services
| Engine Performance Emission Failures Over-heating Drivability Check Engine Light ABS and SRS Lights Steering & Ride Control |
Factory Scheduled Maintenance
Radiator Flush & Fill
Tires Sales and Service*
Alignments*
Transmission Flush & Repair
Belts, Hoses, & Filters
Air Conditioning Service
Emissions Repairs
Emissions Inspection/Smog Checks*
Oil Changes
Tune-Ups
Battery/Starting/Charging
Tips to Help You Save Money at the Pump
Your neighborhood Precision Tune Auto Care and you can help increase your vehicle's fuel efficiency by following the tips below.
1. Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned. Fixing a car that's out of tune can improve gas mileage up to 4%. Fixing a serious problem, like a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40%.
2. Check and Replace Air Filters Regularly. Replacing a clogged filter can improve your gas mileage by as much as 10%, and will help protect your engine.
3. Keep Tires Properly Inflated. Improve your gas mileage by about 3% when you keep your tires inflated to the proper pressure.
4. Use Recommended Grade of Motor Oil. This can improve your gas mileage by 1-2%.
5. Drive Sensibly. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money.
6. Observe the Speed Limit. While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of speeds), gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. As a rule of thumb, you can assume that each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an additional $0.20 per gallon for gas. Observing the speed limit is also safer.
7. Remove Excess Weight. Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle, especially heavy ones. An extra 100 pounds in your vehicle could reduce your MPG by up to 2%. The reduction is based on the percentage of extra weight relative to the vehicle's weight and affects smaller vehicles more than larger ones.
8. Avoid Excessive Idling. Idling gets 0 miles per gallon. Cars with larger engines typically waste more gas at idle than do cars with smaller engines.
9. Use Cruise Control. Using cruise control on the highway helps you maintain a constant speed and, in most cases, will save gas.
10. Use Overdrive Gears. When you use overdrive gearing, your car's engine speed goes down. This saves gas and reduces engine wear.
