Easy car maintenance that will help you save on petrol

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Easy car maintenance that will help you save on petrol

Here are five easy things every car owner can do to make sure their set of wheels is running smoothly and using as little fuel as possible.

 

[Nithan15]

All that and also I seen people drive around with so much crap in their cars and their boot, that all adds up.

Driving with windows opens messes up the aero of the car rather use the aircon

get the car washed and polished atleast once a month the polish helps the car cut through the air more efficiently.

Check your spark plugs if they need to be replaced

 

[crysis]

Best is to use old deep fryer oil in your diesel.

 

[Nithan15]

Best is to use old deep fryer oil in your diesel.

Not in modern day diesels - you would need to modify the system and there will be the smell of chips as you drive

 

[StrongestAvenger]

How flat must your tires have been to be able to increase fuel savings by 40% ? How clogged can your air filter get with regular servicing intervals to be able to see fuel savings of 40% just by cleaning it?

 

[supersunbird]

How flat must your tires have been to be able to increase fuel savings by 40% ? How clogged can your air filter get with regular servicing intervals to be able to see fuel savings of 40% just by cleaning it?

Where are you getting this 40% from?

 

[crysis]

Not in modern day diesels - you would need to modify the system and there will be the smell of chips as you drive

This is a bonus. The smell of chips is far nicer than the smell of diesel.

 

[Nithan15]

This is a bonus. The smell of chips is far nicer than the smell of diesel.

Everyone gives Diesel a bad name They have really improved, modern diesel are cleaner than petrol engines, mine after DPF, EGR, Adblue should be putting out much cleaner air than 10 years ago.

 

[crysis]

Everyone gives Diesel a bad name They have really improved, modern diesel are cleaner than petrol engines, mine after DPF, EGR, Adblue should be putting out much cleaner air than 10 years ago.

Im just stating facts. fish and chips > diesel fumes.

 

[StrongestAvenger]

Where are you getting this 40% from?

In the article. Well they state 4 to 40% so might as well say 1 to 99% if they are just thumbsucking figures.

Might as well state that you will save 50% fuel cost by filling up your tank to the halfway mark instead of full.

 

[HunterNW]

Everyone gives Diesel a bad name They have really improved, modern diesel are cleaner than petrol engines, mine after DPF, EGR, Adblue should be putting out much cleaner air than 10 years ago.

Remove them and get even better consumption.

 

[Nithan15]

Remove them and get even better consumption.

Waiting for warranty to expire , better power and better consumption