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Maximizing Your Fuel Economy What you can do save at the pump

Maximizing Your Fuel Economy What you can do save at the pump

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Maximizing Your Fuel EconomyWhat you can do save at the pump

Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned

• Fixing a car that is out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of four percent.

• Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent.

Check & Replace Air Filters Regularly

• Replacing a clogged air filter can improve your car's gas mileage by as much as 10 percent.

• Your car's air filter keeps impurities from damaging the inside of your engine. – Saves gas.– Protects your engine.

Keep Tires Properly Inflated

• Improve your gas mileage by more than three percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure.

• Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by .4 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires.

• Properly inflated tires are safer and lastlonger.

Use the Recommended Grade of Motor Oil

• You can improve your gas mileage by 1-2 percent by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil. – Using 10W-30 motor oil in an engine designed to use

5W-30 can lower your gas mileage by 1-2 percent.– Using 5W-30 in an engine designed for 5W-20 can

lower your gas mileage by 1-1.5 percent. – Look for motor oil that says "Energy Conserving" on

the API performance symbol to be sureit contains friction-reducing additives.

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Garland  District Office 1237 Northwest Highway Garland, TX 75041(972) 926-1535

Lewisville  District Office 713 Hebron Parkway Suite 270 Lewisville, TX 75057(972) 316-5660

North Tarrant County  District Office 3001 Highway 121 Suite 250 Euless, TX 76039(817) 858-9383

Plano  District Office 7200 Independence Pkwy Suite 224 Plano, TX 75025(214) 526-7911

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