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Millions of drivers waste fuel needlessly every day, without even realizing it. Whether by carrying around extra weight or running a vehicle that’s in need of maintenance, bad fuel mileage often creeps up slowly – swilling away your hard-earned money, and contributing to excessive emissions. If you don’t monitor your vehicle’s fuel consumption regularly, increased fuel consumption can be even harder to detect.
In these trying economic times in our country, the last thing you want is a car that drinks fuel and burns holes in you pocket. Lets skip to the details



Air Filter

Do you remember the last time you changed or checked your air filter? If not, it’s probably overdue for some attention. Most drivers should follow a regular maintenance schedule for air filter replacement, increasing filter change frequency even further if they often tow, or drive on dusty, dirty roads. A clogged air filter makes it harder for your engine to breathe, which can burn up to 30 percent more fuel. Other negative side effects of a clogged air filter include reduced performance, and the increased likelihood of burning oil. Thankfully, changing an air filter on most cars or trucks is one of the easiest and least-expensive maintenance jobs.



Tires

This is true especially for vehicles we call jeeps here in naija. Do your tires match the way you use your vehicle? Do you have a car or 4x4 with an aggressive, blocky off-road or mud tire, even though you off-road mildly, if at all? A sport-oriented high-performance tire on your commuter? Specialty tires have a role in increasing the traction, grip and durability of your vehicle in certain scenarios, but running an oversized off-road tire or high-grip sport tire on the road can waste fuel in a serious way. Next time you need a new set of tires, consider how often you’ll use your truck off-road or what level of performance you really need, remembering that less aggressive tires are typically easier on fuel.



Fuel Injectors

Few parts of your vehicle’s engine can wreak havoc on fuel mileage like a bad fuel injector. Especially with the quality of fuel sold in some shady filling stations all over the country. Over time, these precisely-calibrated parts can become clogged, blocked, experience leakage, or otherwise malfunction and wear out—which messes up the efficient combustion process engineered into your engine. A fresh set of injectors can bring an old, higher-mileage engine back to life, though injector replacement is typically only required in severe cases. In many other cases, a simple fuel injector cleaner treatment, used occasionally, is all that’s needed to keep your car’s injectors clean, efficient and in proper working order. in short, replace your injectors if your mechanic says it’s necessary, and always keep your injectors clean by pouring an occasional bottle of fuel injector cleaner into your fuel tank. They are available in most filing stations

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Park the functioning car so that the vehicles face each other, preferably only about 18 inches apart, but never touching each other. For automatic transmission cars, put the vehicle in park; for a manual transmission, set the vehicle to neutral

Set the parking brakes on both, so neither car moves unexpectedly

Both cars should be turned off, with keys removed

Set down the jumper cables on the ground, making sure the clamps do not touch each other

Open the hood to both cars, and locate the batteries (refer to the owner’s manual for battery location) and battery terminals. Usually, the two terminals on each battery will be covered in red or black, with a + or – sign on top. Look at the batteries and make sure that you can identify which is positive, and which is negative. This distinction is crucial to the success of your jump. If the battery terminals are dirty, wipe them off with a rag or wire brush.

Attach the red, positive cable clamp to the positive (+) battery terminal of the dead battery. You want a solid connection to the battery terminal, which may require some initial wiggling of the clamps

Attach the red, positive cable clamp on the other side of the jumper cables to the functioning vehicle’s positive (+) battery terminal
Connect the black, negative cable clamp to the working battery’s negative (-) battery terminal. Walk over to the car with the dead battery. Do not connect the black, negative cable clamp to the dead battery. Instead, attach that clamp to an unpainted, metal part of the car such as a shiny, clean nut on the engine block. This will help ensure a safe jump.


Start the working vehicle

Wait a minute or so. Depending on the age of the battery and how long since it died, you may need to let the car run for a minute or two to get the jump to work.

Try starting the dead car. If the car doesn't start, allow the working vehicle to charge the battery for an additional minute or two before attempting again. In some instances, slightly revving the engine of the working car while charging the dead battery may help.

Once the dead car is running, you may disconnect the jumper cables, starting with the black, negative cable clamps. Do not let the clamps touch each other while any part of the cables is still attached to a car.

Now, take a short drive. This will allow the battery to build up a charge. This driving allows the vehicle’s alternator to charge the battery and ensures that your vehicle does not die again once you turn it off.

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