Regardless of the Current Gasoline Price - 20 Easy Ways to Cut Your Gasoline Bill 25% to 50% (OR MORE) Right Now

Yes – I know that headline might provoke you a little bit.

That’s OK.

This article will show you how to cut your gas bill right now – TODAY – if you’ll simply pay attention to these tips and now begin using them.

Of course, you’ll probably see a few tips you might have heard before.

Why?  

Because they still work, always work, and are even more important now that gas is approaching $3.50 a gallon (or more) in many places.

In fact, you might have at some point heard most of these tips before now.  The real issue is “Are you faithfully doing every one of these?”

The average person is probably not doing 1/3 of them.  Remember – even though some of these have a direct associated cost savings – how much ‘associated cost’ is filling your gas tank these days?

OK – let’s get started ... and these tips are in no particular order ...

1. Get your car tuned – 
Sure – everyone tells you to do this.  But have you done it?  Poor tuning wastes gas.  This can improve your gas mileage by 10% or more.


2. Regularly check the air pressure in your tires – 
Another one you’ve probably heard before.  The fellow who sold me my new tires told me that tires lose 2 or 3 pounds of air per month by themselves.  Low air pressure wastes gas.  Look on the door in your car for proper tire pressures, and keep it to the ‘high’ side of the range you’re given.  This can be another 10% savings.


3. Regularly change your oil –
Another one you’ve probably heard.  Whatever your manufacturer recommends, pay attention to it.  Personally, I used to change my car’s oil every 3,000 miles.  Once I switched to synthetic oil, I was told to increase the frequency between changes.

Also try to use synthetic oil.  Rarely will your auto manufacturer say not to use synthetic oil, but be sure you understand before you begin.  Synthetic oil costs more, but lasts longer, and reduces friction in your engine better.  You’ll treat your engine better while getting higher gas mileage.  In my car, now I go 6,000 miles between oil changes instead of 3,000, and enjoy all the other benefits for basically the same cost.


4. Carefully plan your errands –
This is one tip lots of people miss, and it ties into another tip below.  Basically, don’t run any errands that aren’t mandatory today.  Put them off till you need to do them.

Use the phone when you can, instead of driving somewhere.  Avoid high–traffic hours, days, and other times of congestion (see below.)  Add in errands when they are part of your regular daily commute to and from work.


5. Try to avoid rush hour –
I’ll get some heat on this one.  If your employer allows flex time, investigate that.  Otherwise, if it helps you to go to work 15 minutes early and/or leave 15 minutes ‘later’ – do it, even if you don’t get paid for the time.

Why?  

You can either sit in traffic, get frustrated, use your gas for nothing, and maybe even overheat your car ... or you can sit like a ‘dedicated employee’ at work and be comfortable.  This one can save you perhaps 25–50% of your gasoline by itself.


6. Always turn right when possible –
I hadn’t thought of this one before I read it somewhere.  Consider that when you turn left, you sit in the turn lane and wait for a break in the traffic or the light to change.  In many places you can turn right on red, and you’re not turning ‘against’ the traffic when you turn right.  This tip takes some thought, but can make a significant difference in time and gas savings.


7. Try to keep your car clean –
It’s more fun to drive when it’s clean, and removing all the caked on dirt makes your car ‘slicker’ – which reduces drag by a little bit.  This tip is better for appearance than big gas savings.


8. Change all your car’s fluids –
Go to a local oil change place and tell them to change every fluid in your car – not just your oil.  This includes all engine fluids, radiator, transmission, axle grease, etc.


9. Read popular car magazines for even more tips –
Most of the popular car magazines offer gas–saving tips these days.  Read the front covers and tables of contents to find the best articles for you.


10. Try to drive downhill –
As silly as this sounds, when possible drive downhill instead of uphill so gravity powers your car instead of gas.  I tried it, and within reason you can at times make this happen.  A small tip, but a tip nonetheless.


11. Don’t race up to stop lights and turns –
I’m amazed every day as people who blaze past me just in time to slam on their brakes at the red light up to which I’m coasting or the turn I’m approaching.  Why in the world would you speed up to a place that requires a full stop?  Baffles me ...


12. Don’t blast off the line –
Smart people say to act like there is an egg between your foot and the gas pedal.  Don’t race away from a stop, and don’t stomp on the gas pedal except to avoid an emergency situation (only if safety permits.)


13. No lead foot –
This goes with #12 above.  In general, be easy on your gas pedal.  Use the least amount of pressure to attain and maintain your desired speed.  And try to keep a steady pressure instead pushing in, pulling back, etc.


14. Time the red lights –
Pay attention to traffic lights from as far away as your eyes permit, and try to adjust your approach speed so you get there when it’s green and you don’t have to stop.


15. Don’t speed –
For all the reasons you already know, as well as for safety and gas usage, don’t speed. Ever.  Obey all the speed limits.  In general, the slower your speed, the less gas you use.


16. Don’t burn your clutch on hills –
Your clutch is not designed to be your brake.  When you burn your clutch on a hill, you trash your clutch and burn extra gas.  Also, don’t sit at red lights with your clutch pedal in, as that also toasts your clutch, shortening its life.


17. Don’t block intersections –
This is mostly just decent manners, but you also create a traffic jam for everyone, wasting everyone’s gas – not just yours.


18. Don’t drive 10 miles out of your way to save a penny a gallon –
Think about this ... if your gas tank holds 12 gallons, is empty, and you drive all over the place looking for the best deal on gas, you save twelve cents if you find it for a penny cheaper per gallon.  It costs you more than that just to find the cheaper gas.


19. Stay in the right (slow) lane –
To keep the speeders off your tail – and keep yourself safer – stay in the right (outer) lane on 4–lane roads so the speeders can have the faster (left inside) lane.


20. Use your imagination –
If you’ll give these tips some thought – and put forth a little effort – you’ll not only cut your gasoline bill by as much as half ... you’ll also come up with your own ways to further reduce your costs to operate your car.

These tips WILL reduce the amount of gas you burn.  Period.  The rest is up to you.  If you want it bad enough – it’s here for you, and you’ll be able to discover other ways to save even more money once you start paying attention to these tips.

Chip  Tarver

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Some Ideas to Reduce the High Cost of Gasoline

Some Ideas to Reduce the High Cost of Gasoline Sticker Shock!

I don't know about you, but I'm starting to get "sticker shock" every time I go to fill my car with gas. I've seen prices per gallon for regular gasoline here in the Los Angeles area as high as $2.69 9/10 lately. And it seems like only a few weeks ago, they were about $2.25 9/10. Mathematically speaking, that's a 19.5% increase in just a matter of weeks.

What is really insidious is that a significant rise in gasoline prices has a tremendous ripple effect throughout the entire economy. It raises the cost of doing business. When those costs get high enough, they are passed on to you and me in the form of higher prices. So this isn't just a matter of improving the environment, this is about economic survival!
We Must All Take Positive Action
I believe that we cause prices to decrease if we take collective action to reduce gasoline consumption. If we can reduce our national demand for gasoline, this certainly should eventually lead to stabilizing and possibly reducing the price we pay at the pump. And that will help stabilize prices throughout the economy. One of the great side benefits of this is that reducing our consumption of gasoline will also improve the environment--especially air quality.
Some Suggestions
Here are some suggestions. Some are things that you can do to immediately reduce your gasoline consumption/cost. Some require the cooperation with others. The cumulative effect of all these changes can be significant if everyone saves even a little:

1) Make certain you car pool at least once or twice per week. Every person who carpools is one less person on the road.

2) Work out an arrangement with your employer to shift your work hours to times when traffic is better. For example, if you come to work a couple of hours in the morning and leave a couple of hours early, you may be on the road when traffic is lighter. That should translate improved gas mileage.

3) Work out an arrangement with your employer to work 10 hours a day 4 days per week. Employers still get the same number of work hours, but this reduces the number of days you have to come to work. The days off can vary by employee so that it doesn't disrupt business operations.

4) Employers need to consider allowing some employees to telecommute. With high speed internet connections and VPN accounts, this is now more technically possible than ever. As long as the employee is self-motivated, this benefits the employer as well as the employee. Many times, employees who telecommute actually work longer on days they telecommute because of the reduced commute time. Also, they often eat at home during the work day reducing lunch times. And there are fewer interruptions so they can concentrate and be more productive. And the employee has less stress reducing sick time and increasing morale.

5) Change one of your work days to a Saturday or Sunday. In most cases, traffic is lighter on the weekends, so you should get better gas mileage. And isn't it great to have a day off during the week to take care of personal things that are sometimes difficult to do on the weekends.

6) Consolidate your trips. While reducing miles per gallon is important, the real savings come when you simply don't use the car at all.

7) Set a personal goal to reduce your personal gasoline consumption by 10%. I recommend that you write this goal out on a card and tape it to the visor in your car so that you see it regularly. If you set a goal and review it often then you are more likely to take conscious action to achieve it. Too often, we simply get in the car and go without thinking of the consequences.

8) Get a log book and start recording your gasoline consumption every time you go to fill up. Write down the mileage, number of gallons, price per gallon, total cost and your average miles per gallon. Then review the total figures at the end of each month. Once you get into the habit of writing down the information, it won't take much time. Just the act of recording this information will make you conscious of how much or how little you are using your car. That will make it easier for you to take action to reduce your consumption.

9) The next time you get your oil changed, request synthetic oil. Yes, synthetic oil is more expensive. But, when I switched to synthetic oil a few years ago, my mileage improved by about 25%. That was in a different car than I drive now. I don't know if you will experience any change, but I bet you receive some improvement.

10) Take your car to a mechanic to find out what actions you may take to improve your gas mileage. Maybe it's as simple as getting a tune up. Or a new air filter. Or air in your tires. Maybe using a fuel additive. The point is, if everyone takes steps to improve their mileage, it could have a huge collective impact.

11) Reward gas stations with the best prices with your business. It's not as hard to find gas prices that are lower relative to other stations. If you have a warehouse club like Costco in your area, they usually have excellent prices. I estimate that I save at least $0,15 per gallon by getting my gas at my local Costco.

12) Shop for the lowest gasoline prices in your area online. There are some websites that are posting the local gasoline prices throughout the country. If your area is covered, this can be a quick way to locate the best prices. One such site is called http://www.gasbuddy.com. What is really amazing is how the price can vary by as much as 20% within just a few blocks.

13) Reduce your speed on the freeway. Did you know that most cars get their best gas mileage between 40-60 miles per hour? Those people that go flying down the freeway at 70-80 miles per hour are unnecessarily consuming more gasoline as well as putting people's lives at risk. I used to be in favor of the legal speed limit being raised to 65 miles per hour or higher. But knowing the savings we can all achieve if we just decrease the average speed limit, I think it's time we revisit going back to 55 miles per hour. I know this is probably going to be a hugely unpopular suggestion, but I feel it is important to make it anyway.

14) Don't leave your car idling to heat up or for any other reason. Most cars today heat up quickly, so there is probably no longer any reason to waste gasoline this way.

15) When you start from a stoplight or stop sign, accelerate gradually. When you accelerate suddenly, you consume more gasoline.

16) Government officials need to revisit increasing daylight savings time. Studies have shown that overall energy decreases when daylight savings time starts. That's probably because there is less energy used in the evening since we have an extra hour of light. What would happen if we moved clocks ahead an extra half-hour or hour? I've noticed that when I get up in the morning, it starts getting light at about 6:30 here in Los Angeles. I imagine that there would be little negative benefit if we moved our clocks ahead and extra half-hour or hour to take full advantage of daylight. I think this would only work if it took place nationwide. We should also look into moving the clocks ahead earlier in March rather than waiting until April. If you think this is unreasonable, remember that daylight savings time used to start at the end of April until the U.S. Congress changed it by law.

17) Large corporations should consider setting up small satellite work centers closer to where people live. Even having small offices in different locations where people can go and connect their laptop to a high speed internet connection can make it easier for some knowledge workers to reduce commute distances. The government should offer tax incentives to encourage this.

18) Write your local, state, and national leaders and encourage them to show real leadership with respect to conservation. It is so easy to email leaders, I suggest that you email them with these and/or your own suggestions. It is shocking to me that prices could increase so dramatically with so little notice from our public and private leaders. We need to let them know that we expect them to display a higher standard of leadership. A large number of these suggestions involve a significant shift in the way we live and work. Many of these changes will not happen unless they are suggested and publicized by leaders at the national level.
It's Time To Change Our Habits--Probably Past Time

These changes will only change if there is a change in our national mindset--our national habits. We have been conditioned to believe that we have to work the hours we work. We have been conditioned to believe that the only effective way to work is to travel to a central location. That we have to physically be at the Corporate location in order to be productive.
Government leaders should offer businesses tax incentives to implement policies that encourage conservation and reduction in travel distances and times. They already do this to some degree with carpooling, but that's not enough. We simply must be more creative in finding ways to be more efficient and reduce the consumption of gasoline. Reduce demand and prices are likely to follow..

There are other suggestions I could make such as using public transportation or buying a fuel efficient car. Those should be pursued, but those are the standard answers and longer term solutions. Certainly we need to move in that direction for the long term, but given the recent dramatic rise in gasoline prices, out of necessity we need to take immediate action that will lead to lower prices in the short term while we also move towards long term solutions.

I know that some of these suggestions are radical. I know that many require the consent of people in authority over us--mostly our employers. And some require a certain amount of self-sacrifice (but not that much really if change some simple habits). The good news is that given the high cost of gasoline, if you take even some of these actions, you can significantly decrease your monthly expenses. And the truth is that if we want gasoline prices to fall, we each need to do our part.

If we all do a little, collectively we can accomplish a lot!
Please share this article with as many people as possible. The more people who believe that we can take meaningful action to reduce gasoline consumption, the greater the possibility that prices will fall. Wouldn't it be great if our collective actions reduced gasoline prices back to $1.20 per gallon! Those days are gone forever--if we believe they are gone. How would lower fuel prices improve your economy? How would this improve our national economy.

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Gasoline Credit Cards Can Save You - Or Cost You Big

Credit cards that offer a rebate on gasoline purchases are the latest marketing push from most major credit card companies. More than 20 million direct mail pieces touting the benefits of gasoline rebate credit cards will find their way into the mailboxes of American consumers this year. Television, radio and print advertising expenditures for this rebate campaign are also expected to be much higher this year.

Are these gasoline credit cards a good deal for consumers? Should you bite at the latest Discover or Chase Perfect Card rebate offer? Probably "Yes" but only if you pay-off the entire credit card balance on-time each and every month.

If you fill up a 20 gallon tank once a week at $2.90 per gallon with a 5% rebate credit card that would bring your actual cost per gallon down to about $2.76 per gallon. But that's only if you pay-off the entire balance.

Interest rates on these gasoline credit cards range anywhere from around 14% to 34%. Most are adjusted to the prime rate and would climb even higher if the Fed continued its present trend of rate increases. Even at the low end of the range, if you carried the balance for one month's gas purchases for a year, your actual cost per gallon for that month would have been around $3.30 per gallon. If you missed the credit card company's payment date that month and got whacked with a late fee, your cost per gallon for that month would have been around $3.79 per gallon. If the addition of the $39 late fee to your balance kicked you over the card's credit limit and you added the $35 over limit charge, your cost per gallon for that month goes up to about $4.23 per gallon.

With any credit card offer the small print is everything. The grace period for paying credit card bills, now around 20 days, keeps getting shorter. The Universal Default provision buried deep in the credit card company's contractual language could allow the credit card company to raise the interest rate on your credit card account with them if you bounce a check at the grocery store, or are late or miss a payment on another, completely unrelated, credit card or maybe even your utility bill.

Many of these gasoline rebate cards offer attractive introductory rates that become less so after three months, or restrict the best rebate to certain brands of gasoline, or charge an annual fee if you do not use the card frequently enough. Almost all the gasoline rebate card offers are joint ventured with specific gasoline retailers. Shell and Citibank, Chase and Marathon, RBS National Bank and Kroger to name a few. Not every gasoline retailer has a station on every corner. Check to see if the rebate offer is limited to a specific geographical region. For example, the Citi AAdvantage card offers double miles on gasoline but only to card holders in Miami and the New York tri-state area.

Peter Boston is an attorney, writer, and netrepreneur who contributes to Profacere.com an information and resource center for loans, credit cards, FICO credit scores, and consumer credit issues, and to the Profacere Personal Finance Blog.

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How To Benefit From Gasoline Credit Cards!

With the high price of fuel these days it is rare to find a gasoline company that will give you a break on the price of gasoline, but with a gasoline credit card you may be able to ease some of the expense while monitoring your gasoline spending habits.



There are two basic types of gasoline credit cards. The first is a gas company card offered to customers through certain gas companies. This kind of card is beneficial to the person who is trying to control his or her gasoline budget. It functions similarly to a credit card with monthly fees and interest. Most gasoline credit cards require you to pay the balance in full at the end of each month. Although this kind of card limits you to purchasing gas or in-store items from the station where the card was purchased, it can be helpful if you are trying to control gasoline expenditures. A gasoline credit card is also generally easier to purchase than a traditional credit card.
The second gasoline card is the gas reward card that offers incentives through credit card companies. Some credit card companies have started rewards programs with incentives that offer free gas rewards. Similar to frequent flyer miles, gasoline credit card holders can earn points every time a purchase is made. These points add up over time and can be converted into free gas.

Purchasing a gasoline credit card may also be beneficial if you maintain a good credit history. Gas companies will fight to keep you as a loyal customer and lower your interest rates if you continue to use their brand. Many gas credit cards can initially be purchased at a zero interest introductory rate. This rate will last anywhere from six to twelve months. Be careful to read over the fees and agreements before choosing your card.

There are other incentives to owning a gas card including cash back bonuses of 1-2% at grocery stores or restaurants. Some gas credit cards offer free fraud protection services if your card is lost or stolen. A little bit of research can help you find the best card.

When deciding whether or not to get a gasoline credit card, think about the benefits of a company card or a rewards card. Both will help ease the stress of making an inevitable gasoline purchase. A gasoline credit card is best for the person who wishes to maintain a budget and control expenditures whereas the rewards cards can help you save money and get free gas.

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How to Get the Cheapest Gasoline

There are various ways to get cheap gasoline. Due to the increase of fuel prices throughout the world and the expiration of the natural sources there seems to no relief to get cheap gasoline. This has resulted in most people looking for alternative sources of transport or getting cheap gasoline. 


The regular surcharge of increasing prices of gasoline has actually increased the budgets of all vehicle owners drastically. Hike in these prices has also resulted in cab fares and bus fares to go up.It is known to all that the gasoline prices have raised because of the fast changing world market oil prices and this has made the easily availability of cheap gasoline even more difficult.

But there are various ways through which cheap gasoline can be availed these days. For getting cheaper priced gasoline in your locality it is essential for you to watch the television or read the newspapers. Visiting the nearest gasoline stations and checking out the prices for gasoline also helps you to be updated about the surge of fuel prices. It is best to compare the prices of one dealer with other competitors. This helps to check which dealer offers the cheapest gasoline price at that moment.

There are various other factors also which help you in finding cheap gasoline. This also depends largely on the budget you maintain. Those who travel a lot and need travel allowances where the car needs to be in full tank all the time then it is very easy for you to get cheap gasoline in your area. But those who drive for convenience and then hunt for cheap availability of gasoline many find it difficult to get the same. Fuel should be bought in huge quantities only after surveying your locality and checking out and comparing the prices for available fuel rates. If there are no cheaper sources of fuel in your locality then it is suggested that you make your mark for the amount of fuel spent while commuting and how much is spent on gasoline for a month.

It is also essential to calculate the amount which can be saved by using other modes of transport like the subway or the trains. Other factors which should be considered here are the number of days you are working and also the amount of traveling time. One other option of getting low cost fuels is gasoline stations are to find offers. There are various credit card companies which provide discounts on fuel charges and money back offers.

These offers can help you to reduce the overall cost of fuel for the year. Then there are also certain gasoline stations which provide special cards where points are added to the account of the user. After a certain number of points are accumulated the user can redeem the same for cash or fuel. Sensible planning and usage of your car can help you to save a lot of money in the long run. Travel allowance is provided by many companies but in the long run it is also advised that fuel should not be wasted.

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Is There a Difference Between Gasoline Brands?

Are there really some cheap gas brands that won't run as well as brand name gas station's gas? I've heard stories for years never to buy gas from one gas station because it's watery, or only buy from this brand because it gives better gas mileage. Do any of these stories have a basis in fact?

The real fact is that 99% of all gasoline in the United States is of good quality. Many gasoline, no matter the brand, probably comes from the same source and refined at the same refinery. They are probably even sent out in the same pipeline and stored at the same storage terminal.
So what is the difference, if any, between gasoline brands? It's the additives that are added to the gasoline. All gasoline in the United States contains additives to meet EPA federal standards, even the cheap gas station gasoline. There is a difference between name brand additives and the generic ones but how much of a difference is there and does it really make a difference to your car's performance?

The additives are added to the gasoline when the gasoline is loaded into tanker trucks right before it is taken to a gas station. Until then, all the gasoline is the same. The amount of additives added varies, but for some brands it's just a quart of additives for 8,000 gallons of gasoline.

What will have the most impact on the gasoline quality is the gas station's tank quality, the tanker truck and the consistency of the suppliers in the chain to keep the quality at a certain standard. That affects the gasoline more than the additives. Consumer Reports tried to test gasoline brand differences but quit when they realized differences were not more than differences caused by factors such as temperature and humidity.

There will be differences in gasoline in different parts of the country. The volatility of gasoline in the winter in Connecticut will be much different than that of gasoline in Arizona. Also states and regions have different regulations and standards concerning the quality of the gasoline. Some areas may require gasoline formulated for lower emissions. You may actually run into a bad batch of gas, but it's due to the individual gas station than the brand.

The best thing to do would be to find a gas station that is convenient for you to fill up at, that is reasonably priced and has a consistent supplier. There really is no reason to change gas stations if you've found one that works for you. But only use the grade of gasoline that your car's manual specifies as that will save you money and headaches down the line.

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Project to extract gasoline from water in Electro- Mechanical method

To Whom It May Concern

I have been inventing a device that generates a high-octane gasoline from the water and coal, and gas output can be controlled through electronic means, turquoise, and without industrial Dye. See the Video

$$$  Project to extract gasoline from water Electro- Mechanicaly

Gasoline specifications extracted on a production estimated at 200 liters per hour, which can be developed to the maximum extent 

- Gasoline extracted Meets international standards for gasoline derived from petroleum
- RON: You can determine the percentage of octane on demand between 90 - 97%
- Can determine the color of gasoline, including electronically transparent color without adding any material's  dyes. 

Materials used in the process of extracting gasoline from water 

1 - natural water is free of any additives.
2 - carbon from coal, rock or charcoal.
3 - electricity. 

The quantities used to produce 20 liters of petrol 

1 - water from 20% of the waste water to 35%
2 - Coal rock (50 grams) or charcoal by non-specific and can be used several times.
3 - power: 2 kW 

The average cost of 20 liters of gasoline in this way about 0.50 U.S. dollars, as domestic prices in Lebanon and the cost can be reduced if large quantities are used in the draft state.

Summary: The process of extracting gasoline from the water with the addition of carbon extracted from coal, rock or wood that we have reached after many efforts and experiments for many years, she was the first in the world, because the chemistry was not able to reach to the possibility of the Federation of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms in a manner Electro- Mechanical without using high-energy, prompting scientists to dismiss it to the high cost of high equivalent to more than the price of a barrel of oil, so the process that we have to make economic sense did not reach to scientists.
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Alternative Energy

Alternative Energy

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Is all "premium" or "regular" gasoline the same?

Is all "premium" or "regular" gasoline the same?

The octane appraisement of gasoline apparent "premium" or "regular" is not constant beyond the country.

One accompaniment may crave a minimum octane rating of 92 for all exceptional gasoline, while another may acquiesce 90 octane to be alleged premium. 

To make abiding you apperceive what you are buying, check the octane appraisement on the chicken sticker on the gas pump instead of relying on the name "premium" or regular".

Is knocking harmful?

Is knocking harmful?

Occasional light knocking or pinging won’t harm your engine, and doesn’t indicate a need for higher octane. But don’t ignore severe knocking.

A heavy or persistent knock can lead to engine damage.

Should you anytime about-face to a higher octane gasoline?

Should you anytime about-face to a higher octane gasoline?

A few car engines may beating or ping - even if you use the recommended octane. If this happens, try switching to the next accomplished octane grade. In many cases, switching to the mid-grade or premium- grade gasoline will annihilate the knock. 

If the animadversion or pinging continues afterwards one or two fill-ups, you may charge a action or some other repair. Afterwards that plan is done, go aback to the everyman octane brand at which your engine runs without knocking.

Will college octane gasoline clean your engine better?

Will college octane gasoline clean your engine better?

As a rule, top octane gasoline does not outperform regular octane in preventing engine deposits from forming, in removing them, or in cleaning your car's engine. 

In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires that all octane grades of all brands of gasoline accommodate engine cleaning bactericide additives to assure adjoin the build-up of adverse levels of engine deposits during the accepted activity of your car.

What is the appropriate octane akin for your car?

What is the appropriate octane akin for your car?

Check your owner's chiral to actuate the right octane akin for your car. Regular octane is recommended for a lot of cars. However, some cars with top compression engines, like sports cars and assertive affluence cars, charge mid-grade or premium gasoline to anticipate knock.

How can you acquaint if you are application the appropriate octane level? Listen to your car's engine. If it doesn't knock if you use the recommended octane, you are application the appropriate brand of gasoline.

What are octane ratings?

What are octane ratings?

Octane ratings admeasurements a gasoline's adeptness to abide engine knock, a awkward or pinging sound that after-effects from abortive agitation of the aeroembolism fuel-air admixture in one or more cylinders. Most gas stations action three octane grades: approved (usually 87 octane), mid-grade (usually 89 octane) and exceptional (usually 92 or 93). The ratings have to be posted on ablaze chicken stickers on anniversary gasoline pump.

THE LOW-DOWN on High Octane Gasoline

Are you tempted to buy a top octane gasoline for your car because you wish to improve its performance? If so, yield note: 

the recommended gasoline for most cars is approved octane. In fact, in a lot of cases, application a college octane gasoline than your owner's manual recommends offers actually no benefit. It won't accomplish your car accomplish better, go faster, get bigger breadth or run cleaner. Your best bet: accept to your owner's manual.

The alone time you ability charge to about-face to a college octane akin is if your car engine knocks if you use the recommended fuel. This happens to a baby allotment of cars. Unless your engine is knocking, affairs college octane gasoline is a decay of money, too.

Premium gas costs 15 to 20 cents per gallon added than regular. That can add up to $100 or added a year in added costs. Studies announce that altogether, drivers may be spending hundreds of millions of dollars anniversary year for college octane gas than they need.

History of Gasoline

What are octane ratings?

What is the appropriate octane akin for your car?

Will college octane gasoline clean your engine better?


Should you anytime about-face to a higher octane gasoline?



Is knocking harmful?


Is all "premium" or "regular" gasoline the same?


For More Information:

What is Gasoline?

What is Gasoline?

Gasoline is a circuitous admixture of over 500 hydrocarbons that may accept amid 5 to 12 carbons. 

Smaller amounts of alkane circadian and ambrosial compounds are present. Virtually no alkenes or alkynes are present in gasoline. Compounds in Gasoline.

Gasoline is a lot of generally produced by the apportioned beverage of awkward oil. The awkward oil is afar into fractions according to altered baking credibility of hydrocarbons of capricious alternation lengths. This apportioned beverage action yields about 25% of straight-run gasoline from anniversary butt of awkward oil. See Beverage Oil Refining.

The crop of gasoline may be angled by converting college or lower baking point fractions into hydrocarbons in the gasoline range. See Conversion Refining. 

Typical Composition of Gasoline
General Name	Examples	Percentage
Aliphatic - straight chain	heptane	30-50
Aliphatic - branched	isooctane
Aliphatic - cyclic	cyclopentane	20-30
Aromatic	ethyl benzene	20-30

 Octane number What is it?

Fuel octane requirements for gasoline engines alter with the compression arrangement of the engine. Engine compression arrangement is the about aggregate of a butt from the basal a lot of position of the piston's achievement to the top a lot of position of the piston's stroke. The college an engine's compression ratio, the greater the bulk of calefaction generated in the butt during the compression stroke.

If ammunition octane is too low for a accustomed compression ratio, the ammunition anon and spontaneously ignites too aboriginal and the ammunition allegation EXPLODES rather than BURNS consistent in abridged combustion. The net aftereffect is a accident in power, accessible engine damage, and an aural "knock" or "ping", referred to as detonation.

The octane bulk of gasoline is a admeasurement of its attrition to knock. The octane bulk is bent by comparing the characteristics of a gasoline to isooctane (2,2,4-trimethylpentane) and heptane. Isooctane is assigned an octane bulk of 100. It is a awful angled admixture that burns smoothly, with little knock. On the added hand, heptane, a beeline chain, unbranched atom is accustomed an octane appraisement of aught because of its bad animadversion properties.

Straight-run gasoline (directly from the refinery beverage column) has an octane bulk of about 70. In added words, straight-run gasoline has the aforementioned animadversion backdrop as a admixture of 70% isooctane and 30% heptane. Many of these compounds are beeline alternation alkanes. Cracking, isomerization, and added adorning processes can be acclimated to access the octane appraisement of gasoline to about 90. Anti-knock agents may be added to added access the octane rating.

Octane appraisement against blazon of compound:

Octane ratings abatement with accretion carbon alternation length.

Octane ratings access with carbon alternation branching.

Octane ratings access in aromatics with aforementioned bulk of carbons.

What octane gasoline should you purchase?

For a lot of automobiles, use the everyman brand of 87 octane, unless they accurately say to use a college octane gasoline. Using college octane grades does not accommodate any added ability or added mileage.

History of Gasoline

Introduction about Gasoline:

Gasoline was not invented, it is a accustomed by-product of the petroleum industry, kerosene getting the arch product. Gasoline is produced by distillation, the amid of the volatile, added admired fractions of awkward petroleum. However, what was invented were the abundant processes and agents bare to advance the superior of gasoline authoritative it a bigger commodity.

The Automobile

When the history of the auto was branch in the administration of acceptable the amount one adjustment of transportation. There was created a charge for new fuels. In the nineteenth century, coal, gas, camphene, and kerosene fabricated from petroleum were getting acclimated as fuels and in lamps. However, auto engines appropriate fuels that bare petroleum as a raw material. Refineries could not catechumen awkward oil into gasoline fast abundant as automobiles were rolling off the accumulation line.

Cracking

There was a charge for advance in the adorning action for fuels that would anticipate engine animadversion and access engine efficiency. Especially for the new top compression auto engines that were getting designed.

The processes that were invented to advance the crop of gasoline from awkward oil were accepted as cracking. In petroleum refining, arise is a action by which abundant hydrocarbon molecules are torn up into lighter molecules by agency of heat, pressure, and sometimes catalysts.

Thermal Arise - William Meriam Burton

Cracking is the amount one action for the bartering assembly of gasoline. In 1913, thermal arise was invented by William Meriam Burton, a action that active calefaction and top pressures.

Catalytic Cracking

Eventually, catalytic arise replaced thermal arise in gasoline production. Catalytic arise is the appliance of catalysts that actualize actinic reactions, bearing added gasoline. The catalytic arise action was invented by Eugene Houdry in 1937.

Additional Processes

Other methods acclimated to advance the superior of gasoline and access its accumulation including:

• Polymerization: converting aerial olefins, such as propylene and butylene, into beyond molecules in the gasoline range

• Alkylation: a action accumulation an olefin and a paraffin such as isobutane

• Isomerization: the about-face of straight-chain hydrocarbons to branched-chain hydrocarbons

• Reforming: application either calefaction or a agitator to adapt a atomic structure