Understanding what all contributes to gas mileage issues can be really helpful for you as a car owner. Not only does it highlight why routine maintenance is so important, but it helps you to see how small choices affect your car’s performance. Here’s some information that Cary’s Auto Service hopes you find helpful.
Avoiding Oil Changes
Oil does so much for your car’s engine. It keeps the engine parts clean and cool, while also ensuring that they’re properly lubricated. If you’re not getting oil changes as often as you really should be, that causes your car’s engine to work too hard. That, in turn, affects gas mileage.
Improper Tire Inflation
Your tires affect far more than whether your car’s wheels are able to roll. If there’s incorrect tire pressure, either too much or too little, that affects how hard your car’s engine has to work in order to move the car. It all comes down to friction and whether each of the systems on your car is pulling its own weight or not.
Fuel System Issues
Your car’s engine relies on fuel in order to run. No fuel, no boom. Fuel problems can range from clogged or failing fuel injectors, malfunctioning fuel pumps or filters, or even incorrect fuel. There’s a lot of maintenance necessary to keep the fuel system running the way that your car’s engine needs it to run.
Air Problems
Air is far more important for your car’s engine than you might think. Air mixes with fuel in order to create the boom in your car’s combustion chambers that keeps the engine running. Whether there’s a problem with your car’s air filter or one of the sensors that helps to manage airflow, problems with air can create big problems for your car’s engine.
Spark Trouble
The spark is that third key element in the air/fuel/spark formula. Without a spark, fuel and air don’t combust and the engine doesn’t run. But it’s more than just that. No spark is bad, but ill-timed sparks or sparks that just aren’t powerful enough also cause problems. And all of that can mean bad gas mileage and engine damage.
Bad gas mileage can be a mystery at times, but you’re not alone. Give Cary’s Auto Service in Tempe, AZ a call today. We’ll perform diagnostic testing and help you to figure out a system that gets your car running like it should again.