Fuel Economy Tips you can take to the bank

The following maintenance and driving tips can translate into fuel cost savings and cash in the bank; read along to find ways you can save some cash. It’s like paying less for fuel each time you fill up. Information gathered from Car Care Canada.

1)     Tires inflated properly, even one tire that is 8 PSI low can have the same affect as saving up to $0.04/litre. For the average driver that’s the same as saving $69 a year in fuel cost. If you drive a truck it can be over $100 per year.

2)     Avoid aggressive driving, this can mean up to a 40% change in fuel cost. For a car that could be a savings of almost $700 a year and over $1000 with a truck.

3)     Remove excessive weight, for every 45 kgs (100 lbs.) extra weight in the vehicle, fuel economy drops between 1 and 2% that’s between $30 and $50 a year for every 45 kgs. So the question is - What’s in your trunk?

4)     Use a block heater; because a cold engine does not burn fuel efficiently you will use more fuel starting your car/truck in winter when it is not plugged in. Depending on how cold it gets, this can make a difference of up to 10% on economy during the cold winter months.

5)     Properly tuned engine, from maintenance tune-ups to major running issues the benefits add up. Annual savings from $100 to over $1000 a year in extreme cases.

6)     Observe the speed limit. Reducing speed from 120 km/h to 110 km/h typically saves at least 10%, the bigger the vehicle the more you save. Annual savings of $175 to over $500.

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Why You Need snow Tires during winter

February 13, 2013

Understanding how winter tires out perform all season tires you will have to understand what is underneath all that snow and how the pavement changes drastically during the cold months of winter. It becomes a very irregular landscape with sharp points, deep valleys and when your car rolls along these two different surface rubber and the road meet, they must interface for a good grip.

Snow tires with its rubber compounds are a softer rubber that allows the tire to have more flexibility and flexible enough to wiggle and fit into the microscopic grooves in the pavement. This allows the winter tires to perform and achieve the  maximum contact and use all of its surface to push off as it moves forward. The winter tire much more flexible, if it was not, it would never be able  to get into the grooves in the pavement.

Winter tires will last a good 4 years, possibly 5 years, just because you have great looking thread on your tires will not mean that the tires will perform to what they originally where forecast to do.  The reason is the compound find in the rubber over time will get hard, making the tire unsafe for winter driving and more then likely hydro plane in wet, slushy and snowy conditions, the tire will no longer have the flexibility it once had.

It is important that you have your tires checked each winter before having them installed, taking it to an authorize tire dealer is the best choice they understand how winter tires perform and what to look for in tires that may not meet the future winter conditions of the up coming year. A rule of thumb is they should last a good 4 to 5 years before they become unreliable and unsafe for winter driving.

Once a week is a good habit to check all of your tires PSI making sure that they have the correct tire pressure on each wheel. when the temperature drops, your tires will lose some air making them unbalance with the specification of the manufactures specs. Always take the PSI from inside the drivers door, you will see a yellow stick with tire pressure and other information, never use what a tire says as the PSI. 

If you follow the simple steps of checking your tire PSI once a week during winter, as your doing that look at the tire for any visible unbalanced ware and tear on your tires indicating that you may need a front wheel alignment or something is not functioning correctly. You can purchase a good tire pressure monitor for less then $10.00 a very wise investment.

Checking the tire pressure
weekly is a good habit to have 

There is an old saying in the tire world the cheapest snow tires will out perform the most expensive all season tires during the winter months.

Winter Tires different groves
to meet and exceed winter conditions

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May  3, 2012

5 Key ways to keep your vehicle running at peak fuel efficiency!

There was a time when the price of fuel was affordable and it was not a factor to fill up our vehicles. With the ever unpredictable cost of fuel which only seems to go one way, almost on a daily price increase. We now have to find ways to make sure we get the most possible mileage from our vehicles. By performing these few simple maintenance tasks yourself, will help you squeeze a few extra kilometers from each tank.

1. When is the Best Time to Fill Up?

You should always try to fill up your vehicle during the coolest part of the day, fuel becomes denser when it’s cool, and so you actually get more for your money when you pump gas in the morning; instead of filling up in the evening when temperatures are the warmest. Also, if you really want to save additional money stay away from the premium fuel and use the cheaper stuff, stay away from E85 the ethanol-mixed fuel provides lower fuel economy than the pure stuff.

2. Keeping Your Vehicle Clean Helps

When you keep your vehicle clean it will not only look good, it actually lowers the wind resistance of your vehicle add some wax to get a true effect. Not by much but every little bit helps. Remove all your unnecessary heavy boxes from the trunk and from your back seat that you do not need. Keeping the weight down, will improve your fuel economy.

3. Make sure you check Your Tire Pressure

This is a very important step to do, not only is it easy but with underinflated tires it will take more energy to make your wheels turn? You will have to invest in a good dial-type tire pressure gauge and use it to check your tires at least once a week, especially in winter when tires lose air more frequently. Always check the tire pressure recomandation on the inside of the driver’s door, do not use what the tire manufacture suggest on the actual tire. Just a few PSI low, you will burn a lot more fuel than you did if you had the correct PSI on each tire.

4. Make Sure You Change the Air filter

When you have a dirty air filter it will make the engine work twice as hard bringing in the air it needs to burn fuel efficiently. Inspect your air filter with every other oil change and replace it if is dirty, the cost of a new one will help you save money by providing your vehicle with better gas mileage. If you live in the country, where it is much dustier, check your air filter with each oil change. When your engine breathe freely, it is working as efficient as possible.

5. Replace Your Spark Plugs

This is more than likely the most important maintenance you can perform on your vehicle and many of us just forget about it. Worn spark plugs will not ignite the air/fuel mixture in your engine as effectively. This will cause your engine to use more fuel to produce the same amount of power produced by properly gapped spark plug that are clean. You should change your spark plugs every 60,000 klms or depending on the vehicle you drive, You may need to change them yearly. You will need to refer to your owner’s manual on what is recommended for your specific vehicle. You may need to take your vehicle to your local automotive garage and allow them to replace he spark-plugs.



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Keep Your Vehicle Wheels Balanced and Aligned!

February 21, 2012

Keep Your Vehicle Wheels Balanced and Aligned!

This is one of the biggest causes that will kill the life of your tires and front end, leading to more complicated future repair bills that can be avoided with simply making sure you have had your wheels balanced properly and a yearly front end wheel alignment.

Tires and front end that are not properly balanced and aligned, tires will drag instead of rolling freely.

The end results are an increase usage of fuel consumption, reduce tire life expectation and create problems with how your vehicle's handling and ride. Make sure to performing a yearly inspection on your front end and have an annual front wheel alignment done.

The second tip you will need to perform on a monthly bases is to make sure your tires have the correct tire pressure. By looking inside the drivers door you will find the correct (PSI) for the front tires and your rear tires. In some case the fronts and rears tires may have a different (PSI) that is specifically rated for your vehicle and tires. Make sure you get this information from your vehicle and not from what is suggested on your tires.

This is specialty important in winter conditions as with the drop in temperature will have an immediate effect on your PSI on your tires. So by perform this simple procedure you will have proper inflated tires to handle all winter conditions and provide you a more fuel efficient vehicle. It's advisable to purchase your own tire pressure gauge because those at air pumps are often inaccurate or missing

As a rule of thumb you should also have your tires rotated with every second oil change and properly balanced. If they are not properly balanced, your vehicle will feel a pounding or shaking through the steering wheel. This will provide your vehicle to perform at it's highest capacity, providing even distribution of the wear evenly among all four tires and providing longer tire life.





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