Easy Gas Savings
One of the easiest, cheapest ways to keep your car running healthy is to check the air filter. Case in point; I bought my Civic used, and although the car appeared clean and fairly well-cared for, it wasn’t running very efficiently. I was expecting at least 35 mpg out of the 1.7L 4 cylinder, but it was struggling to crack 30. I knew this car could be running better, and the first thing that I checked was the air filter-Bingo! With dirt and soot completely covering every square inch of the filter, it was obvious that it was still the factory filter (Not good for a car with 80,000 miles).
The next day I bought a new one for $15 and here I am, about 8 months later, getting between 36-38 miles a gallon. I wonder how much the person before me wasted at the pump by ignoring a $15 filter that badly needed changed. Then again, I wonder how many millions of American automobiles are sputtering around, in need of some fresh air!