Gas mileage might feel like a mystery to you. But getting the most out of every gallon of fuel just makes sense. These tips from Kevin’s Auto Repair Service can help.
Don’t Skip Routine Maintenance
Every time you turn around there’s something else you’re supposed to have done for your car, right? We get it. Keeping up with routine maintenance can feel like a drag. It’s much easier if you start to group services that can be done around the same mileage points together and do them at the same time. We can help you to find a schedule that works for your life and that protects your car’s engine, too.
Especially Don’t Skip Wheel and Tire Maintenance
Oil changes and other services are really important, but so are wheel and tire services. These are services like wheel balancing, tire rotation, and wheel alignments. These services along with proper tire inflation have a tremendous impact on not just how long your car’s tires last, but also how well the engine runs. And engine performance ties directly into gas mileage and making that number improve.
Look at How You Drive
Nobody is picking on you, but how you drive also impacts your car’s gas mileage. If you tend to speed or have what are called “jackrabbit starts,” that’s tough on your car’s engine and it’s going to decrease your gas mileage significantly. Simply paying attention to what you’re doing behind the wheel and dropping your speed by a little bit can help a lot. Defensive driving techniques are also going to be a huge help.
Track Your Gas Mileage
Finally, make sure that you find an easy way to track your car’s gas mileage. If you’re not really getting the actual numbers, you can’t be sure what’s going on and whether what you’re doing is improving gas mileage or making it worse. There are quite a few free apps that you can download that help you to track gas mileage really easily with only a few data points. That way you don’t even have to do the math.
Not sure what is keeping your gas mileage lower than you’d like? Kevin’s Auto Repair Service in Swoyersville, PA can help. Set up an appointment with us and we’ll accurately diagnose what is causing your car’s engine to work harder than it should have to and let you know what you can do to get the best gas mileage possible.