Fuel consumption tips

Hi guys,
Here are some useful fuel consumption tips that I found in my companies newsletter:

Car Owners:

1. Frequent stopping and short distance travel consumes more fuel.

2. Traffic conditions - The mileage will be less in heavily crowded areas than in smoother roads.

3. Needless idling at traffic lights affect fuel consumption. For example, ten minutes idling wastes 100cc of fuel.

4. Tyre pressure - Recommended tyre pressure should be maintained. The tyre pressure should be checked in cold condition, that is, during morning. The recommended pressure is given in the sticker pasted on Fr. RHS door and in the owner’s manual. Less tyre pressure will increase fuel consumption.

5. Driving at higher speed consumes more fuel than driving at steady speed of 45 to 55 km/h in top gear.

6. Changing of gears should be carried out -From 1st to 2nd @10 Km/h, 2nd to 3rd@20 Km/h, and 3rd to 4th@30 Km/h. 5th gear should be only be put if you are sure constant speed can be maintained for some time.

7. Adulterated or less quantity of fuel dispensed by petrol pumps would indicate poor fuel efficiency.

8. Clogged air filter, worn out clutch, badly tuned engine and high pollution levels increase fuel consumption.If the fuel consumption is high, you must visit your authorized dealer for inspection and fuel consumption testing.

Bike Owners:

1. Avoid traveling in low gear as much as possible. At any speed, try to stay in as high gear as possible without bike giving jerks due to chain snatch or engine stalling.

2. Avoid using brakes as much as safely possible because by using brake we are wasting energy (==petrol).

3. Avoid higher speed, because at higher speed we are wasting energy (==petrol) in overcoming air friction resistance rather than covering distance, which is our objective.

4. Keep brakes as free (loose) as possible, so that they do not unnecessarily touch (and waste energy==petrol) when we do not need them.

5. Keep air pressure in tires to the recommended level because less air in tires creates higher friction resistance between tire and road surface, and wastes petrol.

6. Keep clutch well adjusted, because slipping of clutch wastes petrol.

7. Clean air filter regularly.

8. Clean carburetor, especially float chamber and jets, and also clean spark plug regularly every 2000 km.

9. Daily check for leakages of petrol from fuel cock, cracked fuel pipes, fuel filter, and all pipe joints.

10. Also check and adjust chain tension regularly.

Hope they are useful considering the mounting petrol rates.
Thanks.

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