How to Increase Gas Mileage In Your Honda Element 

Proper tire pressure is extremely important to save on gas.

Best tip for improving mpg. Buy an '08' or newer with the 5speed trans.😊

Very surprising I found original sea foam additive for about 8.50 a bottle (walmart) helps a lot. Last road trip in WY and W. CO I got 30-32 mpg even with a load and inno box on top. Kept it under 65mph. 2009 Element EX AWD. 134K miles. Michelin Defenders with 38 psi.

You forgot drafting behind semi trucks 🤣. Shout out to all my hypermilers out there.

Add a sixth gear from a tsx if its a stick.Just need the gears, needle bearing, 6th/5th shift fork, shifter gate and possibly the reverse arm. just won't have a lockout for reverse. For better highway mpg and to help keep the rpms down. Works on fwd and awd.

Great tips!!! When Im using my air conditioning and Im approching a long hill I will turn it off till I hit the top of the hill.

I got 425 miles of of my last full fill up. I pulled into the gas station on vapor. I drove with the gas light on for 45 miles. It was 29 degrees the other night so I ran the Element’s heater for about 40 minutes before I went to sleep so if I hadn’t done that and had properly inflated the tires I probably could have done 460 miles. It came out to 30.373 miles per gallons on a 14 gallon tank. That how much went back in her, 13.64 gallons. I was shocked, hell I still am. I don’t have a roof rack and run 18" stock wheels and tires on a 2007 SC with the rear seats removed but I have a bunch of camping gear in the back. Just be smart about how you drive. Gain speed before hills so the Element doesn’t have to downshift so you stay away from revving the engine. Use cruise control going down hill. Stay about 5 miles an hour under the speed limit, don’t do unnecessary aggressive passing, constantly pay attention to how far your foot is into the pedal, don’t run the AC/Heat if you don’t have to and windows up above 55mph. Gonna take a gas can with me on my next full fill up and I’m gonna run the Element completely out of gas and see how far I can get her to go. I will let you know the results.

Hey brother those are some cool ideas but at the end of the day the vehicle needs a 6th gear or if you can't get that you get taller tires.

Totally agree with all the trip u mentioned in the video. Costco is the gas place to go!👍🏾

The engine in the Element is not a high performance engine and does not require high octane fuel. 87 octane is all you need and using higher octane can lower your mpg and even the engines performance because it's not being completely burned and your spending more money than necessary. Tire air pressure is important too. Run what the car manufacturers recommend, but you can put as much as what the tire shows on the sidewall, but keep in mind that as the tires get hot the air pressure in them gets higher and you don't want the air pressure to be too high which can overheat the tires causing tire failure. Same with low tire pressure which causes drag which will overheat the tires causing them to wear out quicker and uneven tread wear resulting in premature tire failure.

Replacing the Vtec gasket seals every 8-9 years. There's two - one on the rear of the engine by the passenger side and the other by the pulleys on tte front if the engine ss they behin to leak and you have to keep adding oil. Proper oil levels helps with gas mileage.

Aside from tire pressure as already noted below, there really isn't such a thing as a "standard" tire AFAIK. Instead, ask for an "all season" or "street" tire. If you live in an area where it never snows then you might want an all season "touring" tire. They are affordable, long lasting and may offer low rolling resistance.

👌 I roll on TOYO OPEN CONTRY 16" on stock alloy rims. Tuned up. No A/C. Did +/- 550km on full 59 litre tank Mostly highway Aboot 9.5 to 10.5 km per litre.

good mod is a accord k24 5 speed transmission gear set he 5th gear is a better ratio over the element and the finel drive ratio is on the accord is a longer fd ratio so it shaves 2k to 1500rpm off ur element gear ratio for example at 130km/hr its about 3k rpm in 5th vs the 4500rpm the element is at at same speed in 5th

Since my cat was stolen, I gained 1-2 mpg running a straight pipe.

5:55 vtec noises :). Thanks for the video, am shopping around for these Element cars

I can’t find a decent Honda mechanic to save my life in south DE. After 175,000 my Element has been nothing but problems. I take care of it too.

All good points. Well done.

On highway avoid excessive passing..and keep it around 65..plus keep engine clean. Injectot cleaner etc. Weight is more important on city roads from stop and go...not so much on hwy driving..Gentle on the gas pedal.

Put a roof basket on mine it dropped 2mpg. If it's a manual transmission convert to 6spd. Gained back 2mpg on the highway. No basket up top 24 mpg. Put a tire in the basket kills mpg by 3mpg

Have yet to see those links on the spark plug and air filter change.. thought those were things I could try. Good tips, I will research them somewhere else.

Maybe a air filter and change out that muffler for a lighter one, the OEM weights 35 pounds! Just a thought. :)

I'm currently using a smaller tire size, 205/70/16, would that affect my MPG? I'm roughly only getting 17 MPG with mixed driving, it sucks. My 2004 element is bone stock with 245k miles. Nothing inside the car besides a booster seat for my daughter, I changed the spark plugs, coilpack, air filter, 3k oil changes, nothing seems to help increase MPG. Do you think if I did a valve adjustment it would help increase my MPG?

Great Tips Stephen

i must have a magic element, i have always gotten 20mpg. bad struts, rotted tires srill hitting 20mpg lol

I now have an automatic, but before always stick, and I used to shift from 1st to 3rd to 5th - not sure if that's real bad for the engine, but I figured I am saving money :)

Also, your fuel injectors. Start with a fuel injector cleaner in the tank. One issue with Costco gas is it doesn't burn as clean as other brands. My 2008 Element has rough idling and I've changed plugs, which helped a bit. Next, I'm replacing the injectors.

advice for better mpg : Check engine light

Also a smaller tire even if it doesnt look as nice gives better mpg.

i cant believe you found a 5 speed element. Ill trade you my green manual EX for your white 5 speed lmao

Great video!!! Thanks

All great tips. Btw… what kind of awning you got there?

one under looked mod is oil pump ballance shaft removal mod theres 2 ways ones mod the stock oil pump the other is convert to a type s oil pump from a rsx type s motor

dont just replace coils because you have 100k. coil packs arent meant to just be replaced. plugs are a wear item coil packs arnt. same with o2 sensor. unless you are throwing a cel and it calls out o2 or you find a cyl missing there is no reason to change them.

I have a 2003 auto ex element with 182,000 miles. I live in upstate NY and where I live I l routinely finding myself cruising 80-95 mph just as a traffic keep up pace. Do you think I am Hirofumi my engine or transmission forcing the element to cruise these speeds? Being that the element is high mileage, what engine oil do u use? I’ve been using Mobil one 5w20 as my go to oil but lots of ppl who I know are auto mechanics tell me I should go at least 10w30. What do u think? Should I stick with the high mileage 5w20(manufacture specs)?

I don't think wheel weight matters as much as people think. It's not sprung weight. But the diameter of the wheel will affect MPG.

I'm about to place a vicegrip in my engine bay on my fuel line...

there has been many tests that prove ac on windows up and vs ac off windows down and there is no noticeable difference. the best way to get the best fuel mileage on the highway is to drive in the vehicles sweet spot. using an obd2 reader and a program like torque will identify your engines load level. find where the load is the least and try to keep it there.

I get 25 mpg with all the stuff you said to remove still on the car except a roof box.

Im getting around 29 and i need to do something to get an even 30. That 6th gear mod sounds sick.

I Rev the engine all the time with the cold air intake ans exhausts we have lol 😆

How do you guys even check the avg mpg are you guessing I have a 2011

My box is huge but I leave it on always just a pain to take it on and off

Really wish I had a garage to store stuff😢

My AC died, I went from 18-19 mpg to 22-23 mpg 🤣

So….in other words, all the things you did to your Element, do the opposite 😂

lol hoping in to see about going back to stock now

The transmission needs another gear. It’s just sad.

Add 6th gear

OMG, your gas is ultra expensive! I pay Like 3.23 more or less depending on the station.

Or, give up on good gas mileage and pull a 6x12 cargo trailer like i'm doing with my 2003...lol

Holy sh#@! Why is gas 5.2$ where you live?

Now tell me something that I didn't know. Everything that you said pertains to all cars. Nothing here is "Element specific".

This must be how to improve your gas mileage for dummies. Lol.

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