This is a well-known fact that if vehicle tires are kept well inflated not only you can minimize damage to your tires but at the same time save fuel also. Now with technology advancement, you can in fact take advantage of the new generation energy efficient tires.

These tires are being manufactured by many companies including Michelin, Goodyear, Continental, and Toyo.

How much you can save?

The recent advertisement of Goodyear assures that their FuelMax tires can provide four percent reduction in fuel consumption. This might be a conservative estimate when you consider the report of the StockAnalyst website, the economy driving champion were able to drive 9 miles more per gallon when using FuelMax tires manufactured by Goodyear.

Recent manufacturer’s test has confirmed that Michelin’s Energy Saver tires can increase fuel efficiency by 8 percent which seems quite encouraging. If we calculate it on annual basis, it becomes a huge savings every year; it may offset the calculation as these tires are expensive as compared to the conventional tires.

Vehicle Handling

In the past the manufacturers of tires used mixture of silica in the rubber compounds to decrease the rolling resistance, this would increase the fuel efficiency. This resulted in fuel savings but at the same time decreased the tire life. The silica mixture makes the tires hard and the tires loose the flexibility.

But now thanks to the silica distribution strategy, the tire life has increased so has the fuel efficiency. Vehicle tires are weather proof and are quite safe also. Michelin Energy Saver have improved the stopping distance by over eight feet as compared to the standard tires, the total life of the tire is 16,000 miles more over the standard tires.

Greener Tire

With the increase in the fuel efficiency another benefit is that harmful carbon emission is also reduced. A normal car emits around 14,000 pounds of carbon annually. Michelin claims that with the use of these tires the emission can be reduced by almost 2,000 pounds a year. This is equivalent to planting of 40 trees. This offers a wonderful opportunity to cut down the carbon footprint without having to compromise with performance and safety and save money at the same time.

It is expected that most of the tire retailers stock sufficient quantity of energy saving tires and also provide training, experience, computer tools and professional help to you in determining the type of tires which suits your vehicle. When purchasing these tires, you will have to consider your driving habits, your budget and the range of driving per day.

Another point to bear in mind that when you shift to energy saving tires, you will have to change all the four tires in one go, this may require a bigger initial investment. You can also opt for nitrogen inflation; as such a step will help you to maintain proper tire pressure.

Such a technique does not affect the performance with the temperature change, maintaining the right pressure in the tires will ensure the long life of the tires and savings on the fuel expenditure.

Everyone has to bring up his vehicle to a proper pitch to make it more fuel efficient. Motorized vehicles especially need this attention. The tuning up task has to begin with replacement of filters.

The more often you tune up your vehicle, the result will be more positive. According to experienced motor mechanics, the tune up is essential when a vehicle runs over 100,000 km. The priority has to be on engine air filter. The location of the air filter is above the carburetor in the old type cars or in the air box in the new ones having fuel injected motors.

Fuel filter requiring replacement will normally lie between the engine and fuel tank. If not replaced, the clogged filter may weaken the performance of the engine. If the engine light is on many times during the check on the engines, it is an indication of mal- functioning of the O2 sensor.

The normal tendency is to replace it when it fails totally, but remember that they would not last long. This is another opportunity for you to replace your transmission filter failing which, a transmission filter after running a lot of miles, the transmission could be slipping. Unless you have proper expertise, it is advisable to attempt these checks and replacements by a mechanic.

Normally the location of the filter in a vehicle will be under the transmission pan. The transmission filter can be pulled out straight after screwing it down. Another area of priority attention is the ignition system. Even before a vehicle completes 100,000 km, the spark plug wires are likely to be worn out.

Hence when your car has been driven for quite a distance, do some parts replacement to save money and avoid unexpected troubles. If the spark wires are worn out, your car start running rough and consume more fuel. When going to replace the car plug, consider changing the distributor cap and the rotor.

It is easy to change the distributor cap which is usually resting on two screws. Always remove the distributor cap first to keep the wires running to the correct spark plug. On remover of the cap the rotor will appear under it with a push in tab for its release. On installation of the distributor cap, go removing one spark wire.

The next phase of action is replacement of spark plugs which will usually have 5/8” or 13/16” socket. The spark plug has to be replaced with a new compatible plug and the gap checked with a feeler gauge, until it reaches the gap between .030” and .045” depending on the type of vehicle.

Follow by checking the wire distributor cap and trace the wire back to where it needs to be on the new cap and all wires and plugs are to be similarly connected without mixing up. The ignition timings should be advanced around 8 to 12 degrees or zero in new cars, after checking and connecting the timing light to #1 spark plug wire.

Any excessive oil found in the air filter needs to be replaced with the positive crankcase valve, which can be found in the head, valve cover or cleaner. The PVC valve will be fine, if no oil is detected in the air filter. Once all these checks and replacements are completed, your car will run with power and smoothness helping you to achieve fuel economy.

The major reasons for car collisions in the roads are brake failures and resultant accidents. This is the cue for you to ensure that the car brakes are proper and kept without any fault.

If the modus-operandi to follow for proper up-keep of brakes harp your mind, it is a needless one. Among all the equipments that give you a safe ride in a car, brakes are the least complicated, most vital, as well as a simple one to keep it up right.

You can notice, even a high-schooled driver be easily trains himself to get the feel of the problems cropping up in the car brakes through following easy set guidelines. At the same time, rectifications of car brake problems require the acumen of a qualified and experienced mechanic.

Here, let us see the simple diagnostic technique, which acquaints us to know that it is the time to take your car for a brake service. If the application of brakes results in a huge sound and if repeats, as we apply the brakes, it is the right time to visit the car mechanic along with the car to rectify the sound.

The mechanic needs to be talented to rectify the error. The sound implies the tear of brake pads and the metal-to-metal contact is now happening between the pads as you use your car brakes. After application of brake, the time gap between the car stoppages and application of brakes are vital.

If the time gap is high, it is high time you pay a visit to your mechanic along with the car. It is dangerous to continue driving like that as well as it may result in run-over’s and resultant accidents making you commit deaths. Such deaths may result in legal complications and wastage of your time and energy.

The steering wheel may shake violently in your hands in the event of a stop as you apply brakes, and this mal-function indicates problem with the brake rotors. A rotor gets a change in its shape due to its long operations and such symptoms are unseen commonly by over sight. Such violent shakes need attention and rectification at once.

Sometimes, you can find smokes near the wheels as you brake and stop. It is high time to rush to the car mechanic, since such an indication is a cue for an immediate repair of your car brake system. As told in the beginning, the self repair of car brakes are not advisable and this may not help you to improve the car’s brake system and cost saving.

A trained mechanic with a technical education background can only service your brakes following the set methods. The latest car variants come out with modern braking system with its operations highly complicated. Such developments have made the employment of technically qualified mechanic vital to repair your cars.

Hence, this will keep your car system fit as well as ensure the protection of the passenger as well as the driver. The installation of a right spares and parts is possible by a talented car mechanic. In brief, there is no time gap needed when you intend to set right your car brakes. The timely repairs of car brakes ensure safety of you as well the other road users.