How You Can Considerably Improve Gas Mileage In Your Car 

I am so happy you are back on RU-vid :)

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 vehicle......I 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.

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

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One of the best mechanics on RU-vid! So glad he’s back!

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

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

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.

Welcome back it's very nice to see you again Very happy to see you broo

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.

Toyota owners: "what is this nonsense." 2002 Camry - 247k Miles still gets 33mpg hwy

Good video, glad to see i motivated you to upload more than once a year keep em comin 😁👍

9:19 Man I'm so impressed by your great content. My GMC Denali XL's problem was this (Partially sticking caliper) and thankfully it was pointed out to me by my good honest mech when changing the pads (And through experience I know he is not trying to rip me off for more). But he noted that by the fact that Pads were not responding to his clamping while replacing and he showed it to me. What you described so well here (Temp. check by IR gun) is the objective way, we all should be able to diagnose this hidden, relatively unknown problem, much earlier. Seriously I enjoy your clips and way to go my friend.

Welcome back to youtube mate!

Hey man.. glad to see you back.. great vids as always ✌😎

Almost 1M subscribers! Well deserved man!

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.

I thought I already knew this, but I'm glad I watched it, I found out new things today.

I love all of your vids man! You helped become the mechanic I am today!

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.

Great videos as always. Keep up the good work

Nice informative vidjayo, and bonus kudos for your dogs' names!

Good to see you back!

Thank you sir. You help people in so many ways it is undeniable.

I always enjoy watching your video wish u can make more frequent and informative video. Many many many topics are un covered. Yea have not seen u much lately on youtube. Hope u are well..

Intelligent advice! No gimmicks! Excellente' Ole'

Almost 1 million subs bro! Keep it up.

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

Awesome to see you back

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.

Indeed a FANTASTIC video!

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

thanks Man, my engine is bogging down pretty bad, especially on acceleration, so now I know what to check into. 2000 Silverado on it's second engine.

Good one bud. Great you are back..

An eye opener! Thank you.

Helpful video thank you very much!

good to see you back!

Early 2000's GMC Sierra, solid truck, super dependable and super durable, I love those trucks, and the Silverado too.

Thanks for the informative video

You’re simply the best man, many thanks.

Only use good quality plug wires and plugs. See farm projects for a neat comparison of various types of spark plugs. Great to see you back. Look forward to learning about farming.

As always great informative video.....Thanks.....Jim

Dude! Welcome back and stoked about your content (definitely make a second channel about your farm! I’ll sub as I’m looking to buy land and get into farming)

My 2004 BMW 325i only got 15 MPG since I bought it 5 years ago. I cleaned the MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR and I'm getting around 30+ now!!! (It never threw a fault code for anything. Including Oxygen Sensors.)

Welcome back missed ya videos. Hope all is well.

Man welcome back. Please do a video for most reliable sports cars under 10 or 20k.

Excellent review thanks

Great video 😊

Would it be possible to do a video on hybrids? How they operate. Pros and cons, maybe. Love your videos. I've learned so much.

You always have some great advice.

Welcome back !!! I bought a used 2013 Chevy traverse LT AWD with 3.6 liter engine mated to a six speed automatic transmission and the mileage is at 1,030 . Besides regular maintenance intervals is there anything I should be aware of ? Also I didn’t find any recalls on it. Thanks

Another great one bro

Oh shit... I've been driving everywhere in 1st and 2nd gear. Thanks man!!

Check my tire pressure weekly. Surprise, found a nail in the tread of the right front. Inflated it and took it to the tire place I bought the set. Within an hour, had it plugged and back on the road. Being observant saved me from a blowout.

Excellent, thank you 👍👍

Great video thx. what about using portable air coolers instead of running the AC?

Haven’t seen you in a while, hope you’re doing well! Nice to see you!

You’re back!

Just ran into the sticky caliper a month ago. Was dragging, but had no brake smell or hot smell so I didn't realize it. Checked the pads and saw one worn excessively. There was almost no grease on the pins when I took the caliper apart. Greased the pins up & installed new pads. Bled brake fluid to get the probably overheated fluid out of the caliper chamber. Gained a hair over 1 mpg combined mileage.

824 views but 18 comments? 🤦🏾‍♂️ Anyways great video/content. U always do a hell of a job. Peace from Ft Bragg! 🔧🙏🏾

Great info👍...unfortunately most mechanic shops don't even give this helpful advice🙄

Great video!!

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

I appreciate your channel.

Ha, I showed you! I subscribed!

Young scotty! Good to see mechanics making valuable videos for us noobs

My Honda Ridgeline was getting a bit over 18mpg: stuck brake pads on caliper frame. Changed them and back around 22mpg now.

I love your introduction Hey hey hey how its going do it yourselfers 👍👍👍 You are amazing man really ratchet and wrenches 😅👌👌👌

Your Yukon is missing the exact same cover on the fog light as mine

Thank you so much!!!!! You got a forever sub from me!

Gets 44mpg highway in a subcompact *I NEED MORE

If you have an idea I would love an opinion on the following issue I'm having. I have a 2008 Ford f150 v6, when you start the car the air conditioning will not kick in until you start driving, even if you stop and are not moving it works great. It's just the initial kicking in. Once they see compressor clutch kicks in for the first time it works fine. Thank you and appreciate it for a response if you have the time .

Just my own guess about aerodynamics, but when I have my windows down, I lower the rear windows as well (having a 4-door car, of course). It seems to decrease the amount of drag.

Tire pressures, brake drag and wheel alignment are good tips, but you totally overlooked wheel hubs/bearings. If they’re worn or not lubricated, you’ll burn more gas too. All of these little things can add up to saving money at the pumps. And that’s the biggest point to make. Even 2-3% improvement from staying on top of each these maintenance tips can really add up to fewer stops to fill up, meaning more money in your pocket.

I drive a manual car. I try to shift at 2k rpm in gears 3-6. 1-2 is kinda juttery when engaging at low rpm, it takes extra throttle to balance out. I drive the speed limit and try driving in the highest gear I can. I notice my instant fuel econ reads 99.9 when I’m doing the speed limit on roads. Over the past 2k miles, my avg econ has been 25.4 MPG. Use cruise control, drive in high gears and drive the speed limit for the best fuel economy.

Great video

What happens if you use avacado oil at the next oil change? Thanks!!!

4 stages of matter: Solid Liquid Vapor Plasma A vapor is a gas, a fume is not. A fume is solid particulate matter suspended in air resulting from welding. There are no fumes in automotive gas tanks, fuel or exhaust, only gases/vapors. It is a very common misconception perpetuated by both commercial advertising and the entertainment industry. I like your video, you are doing a great service to help others improve or maintain their engine's highest efficiency. Your video was shot, focused well and the light and sound were also very pleasing.

Finally somebody that gets air filters in modern cars affects power but not fuel efficiency.

Great advice for your car or truck, but I was waiting for your guacamole tutorial.

JC Whitney used to sell magnets for the fuel line, the catalog description wait that it would improve fuel mileage.

Excellent

Awesome vids

I always use OEM for replacing my filters.

But does setting the temperature knob in the middle (dry portion) or at 24~26°C while AC on increases efficiency? Since cars used to have "dry" or "eco" mode.

What about timing chain on my engine. I have a 2017 Camry and over 100K miles. When do you have to change it and also the accessory belt? Thank you.

Ive seen the a/c on windows up tested b4 and at highway speeds windows up is best tho like u said its small payoff. My corolla with cvt get amazing mpg(40+) driving under 65ish. U get 30mpg doing 80-90 so still really good.

No problem Homez!

Very interesting...

42 to 46 MPG windows down HWY and 32.7 to 38.5 MPG HWY running AC in my 2010 Toyota Corolla S. I will take the lower MPG in the heat for sure.

OK,all of these systems you covered have an effect on it but EXHAUST PIPE holes or rusted out behind the muffler is huge.When I repaired the one on my Honda Accord it doubled the power and Mileage right away.The engine is tuned to that pipe exactly and when the back pressure drops,so does the mileage and the horsepower!!!

Need to mention also that some cars has MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensors instead of MAF. And it turns out that MAP should not be cleaned or it doesn’t make sense.

Can you comment if engine flushing or throttle body cleaning is effective or even necessary for decarbonisation in the dual injection (port and direct injection) 2GR-FSE Toyota/Lexus engine.

Can you test lacquer thinner to clean catalytic converter and see if that works?

Why does la raza age like Horchata? Just busting balls. Love your vids. Detailed and methodical. Keep up the good work.