Have you ever considered how to get more miles per gallon of gas or diesel? The main tip for improving gas mileage is to stay on top of your vehicles maintenance. We all lead a busy life and it is easy to forget vehicle maintenance and by forgetting we often do not get better gas mileage.

When was the last tune up performed on your vehicle. It may have been a few years since your last tune up and your engine may not be running as smooth as it once did you may have also noticed a decrease in gas mileage if this is the case you may want to schedule a tune up.

Tuneups quite often come with a diagnostic engine analysis. Spark plugs and air filters often are replaced one in a while corroded or cracked and defective spark plug insulation requires spark plug wires to be replaced. Usually gas and airflow adjustments are done.

It may be discovered that your diesel engine has a bad or defective glow plug or your gasoline engine has partially blocked or dirty fuel injectors that could make your engines performance suffer.

It may be discovered on an engine diagnostic that you have a faulty oxygen sensor that needs to be replaced or other sensors that help keep your engines performance and emissions at optimum levels.

A weak battery or alternator can affect your charging system putting more of a load on your engine and decrease your gas mileage.

A properly performed tuneup can in most cases result in an increase in gas mileage. It would not be unusual to see mileage increases of 40% in a worse case scenario.

Some of this stuff you can do it yourself such as checking tire pressure and if properly inflated can get about 2 to 3 % better gas mileage. A do it yourself dirty air filter replacement can save you up to 10% in fuel savings. A gas additive can save help keep fuel injectors and engine clean of carbon buildup varnish but always check your owners manual before adding any additives to your gas tank. Just a few simple do it yourself tips could save you hundreds at the pump and get you more miles per gallon by increasing your gas mileage.