How to improve my gas consumption..?

[7138]

I have this toyota corolla 96 XE

my gas consumption now is 8.5 to 9 km per liter city driving kapag long drive i reach about 14 to 15 km per liter..

I would like to improve my gas consumption in city driving.. masaya na aku if aabot ng 11 km per liter city drive..


any suggestion?.. how to drive?.. parts to change? parts to be checked?

na uubos ang salary ko sa gasolina lng

sir, basic maintenance na lang, if ganyan nakukuha mo sa 2e engine mo, ang tipid na nyan.

[wezz_zzew]

Avoid using your A/C. Pag-aralan mo ang mga traffic. Tama sila, mas ok na magdagdag ng 1-2KM sa route mo kesa 1HR ka naman nakababad sa traffic.

[Retz]

yah maybe I should start with this..



after reading all your replies I already feel lucky with my gas consumption 9km per liter.. city drive..
If RETZ is right and it improves my gas consumption, I let you know
Im bringing my car to the shop tomorow

cge, balitaan mo kami sir.

[ano727]

BTW ano727 anu sasakyan mo? ang baba nman ng gas ratio 5.5km per liter?..

Mazda CX9. 3.7L V6 engine.

[jodski]

Mazda CX9. 3.7L V6 engine.

Masarap sarap yan para sa hi-way

[Arey]

Once you've done the tune-up, spark plugs and etcetera, there's a little more you can do.

1. Rolling Resistance: Assuming your tires are in decent condition (and if they're not, consider replacing them... you shouldn't keep tires for more than five or six years, even if they're not bald), inflate them beyond the door sticker pressure. For typical car tires, you will see massive reductions in rolling resistanceat up to 40 psi, after which, improvements drop off. 35 is a good midpoint. I've seen some service drivers use 45 psi in their car tires (truck tires are at around 50-60 psi standard). Only issue from doing this is it will hurt hijjus if you drive over rough roads all the time.

2. Start-up: Don't idle your car in the morning.

Repeat: DON'T IDLE YOUR CAR. Once you've checked your water and oil level, start the car, buckle in and adjust your mirrors and seat. The time you take to buckle in and get comfortable is all the time it takes for the oil to start circulating. Drive off as soon as possible.A cold car and carb use craploads of gas, so you might as well get a few kilometers out of them while the car is warming up.

3. Pulse and glide: You don't need to use gas every single second the car is moving. If you're coming up on a stoplight and intersection, just use enough gas to get going, then coast down to your target speed. In steady moving traffic, this is difficult, and it will get people mad at you, but traffic is not steady moving. Do it properly and nobody will notice you're doing it.

4. Brake less: Drive as if your brakes are dead. In other words, leave space enough so that if the guy in front of you brakes to a stop, you don't have to brake right away. Less stress pa. You won't be cursing and slamming on your brakes. This saves gas because you need gas to build up speed. If you use the brakes, you're scrubbing off all that speed you gained, and have wasted your gasoline investment.

5. Anticipate. Plan: If you pass lights with timers or are familiar with the traffic lights in your area, anticipate when they'll turn red or green. If you can coast down to a light without using the brakes, getting there just as it turns green, good. If you can avoid a red light by speeding up a bit, do so. Wasting some gas for a little more speed is better than idling at the stoplight for the next two minutes. Also, you know that jeepneys stop. All the time. Don't follow them too closely. Plan your overtakes ahead of time so you'll use as little gas as possible overtaking. Remember, also, that too slow is also a waste of gas. Dawdling along at 20 km/h leads to terrible economy. You should get best economy at around 40 km/h in the city and around 70 km/h on the highway.

Good luck!

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+1

Pero kahit gaano ko i-follow yan.. wala ng itaas FC ko.

Bro para sken ok na ung 9km/L city driving mo and 14-15 km/L long drive. Yung corolla 2E ko.. nasa 7+ km/L lang sa city driving. Swerte na umabot ng 8 :D. Pero always on naman A/C ko at paminsan minsan naghihintay while engine running.

[monty_GTV]

try driving slower than your normal speed. say you normally drive at 80km/hr, try lowering your speed at 60km/hr. be light footed sa gas pedal, less throttling means less gas consumption

[jut703]

try driving slower than your normal speed. say you normally drive at 80km/hr, try lowering your speed at 60km/hr. be light footed sa gas pedal, less throttling means less gas consumption

Personally, I've found that slower isn't more efficient. I try to get to 80 kph as much as I can when in the city, provided the traffic allows for it (this takes long since I accelerate very gently).

Smart acceleration and braking is more important than speed per se (unless you're going really fast).

[Retz]

try driving slower than your normal speed. say you normally drive at 80km/hr, try lowering your speed at 60km/hr. be light footed sa gas pedal, less throttling means less gas consumption

parang hindi effective yan sir ah.

[monty_GTV]

try lang ni TS...if di effective then no harm done