Causes of Bad Gas Mileage

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Tip 1 - 8 Main Causes of Bad Gas Mileage

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Albert Rodriguez | permalink

Bad gas mileage is caused by a number of different things. The list goes on and on, but there are various things that attribute to...

For further reading: http://www.carsdirect.com/car-buying/8-main-causes-of-bad-gas-mileage ^[1]

Tip 2 - Finding and Fixing the Causes of Poor MPG - EricTheCarGuy- Stay Dirty!

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anne Walker | permalink

Learn the basics of finding and fixing the causes of poor MPG.
Tags: Poor MPG, diagnosing poor mpg, tire inflation and MPG, engine oil and MPG, transmission fluid and MPG, air filters and MPG, spark plugs and mpg, brakes and mpg, clutch and mpg, transmissions and mpg, cooling system and mpg, vacuum leaks, exhaust restrictions, exhaust leaks, o2 sensors, fuel leaks, evaporative emissions issues, octane and your engine, oil and fuel additives, forced induction problems, driving habits and MPG

For further reading: http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/finding-and-fixing-the-causes-of-poor-mpg ^[2]

Tip 3 - Why does my engine perform poorly and get bad gas mileage after using fuel injector cleaner?

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Shahad Khan | permalink

At the advice of someone at a local auto parts shop, I poured a bottle of fuel injector cleaner into my gas tank. This happened around the same time that I had a brake job done and rotated my tire...

For further reading: http://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/3745/why-does-my-engine-perform-poorly-and-get-bad-gas-mileage-after-using-fuel-injec ^[3]