Tips On Saving Petrol

Dear
all,
Some useful tips to
consider when you are filling up your petrol tank.

Gas (Petrol) Tips From Jimbo

Someone who has been in petroleum pipeline business for about 31 years and is
currently working for the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline in San Jose, CA wrote the
following information:

We deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period from the pipe line; one
day it's diesel, the next day it's jet fuel and gasoline. We have 34 storage
tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons. Here are some tricks to
help you get your money's worth.

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool.
Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below
ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer
gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening,
what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the
specific gravity and temperature of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel,
ethanol and other petroleum products) are significant. Every truckload that we
load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallonage is actually the
amount pumped. A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for businesses,
but service stations don't have temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to buy
gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred
up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from
the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more
gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates
rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an internal
floating 'roof' membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the
atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation.)

4. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings:
slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the
nozzle to the high setting.
You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created
while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act
as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If
you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapor,
which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less
gas for your money.

Hope this will help ease your 'pain at the pump'!

Thankz, bro.... hope it sure cumz in handy to all

found a useful link as well .
tested and prove . even they got a world record .
so here it is ..

http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/writeup.php?AID=85

Hi guys, i was reading from a website regarding saving on fuel..

Here's the link: http://www.carbibles.com/gasmileage2.html

Now i was reading tip No. 14 and this is wat it says:

Coast In Gear, Not In Neutral

If you need to coast while you're driving, don't slip the car into neutral but
let it coast in a high gear. Most cars nowadays will shut off the fuel
supply to the engine completely if you coast in gear. If you put it in
neutral, the engine consumes enough petrol to keep it ticking over. ie.
you'll get better fuel economy coasting downhill (for example) in gear.
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Is this true? I've always thought freeing up the gear would save more fuel and ur engine since it doesnt rev anymore? This is applicable only manual rides. Can someone explain wat this means? thanks~

thanks for the info sharing

What happens to the car (Auto gear) when engaging Neutral vs Drive mode while waiting for traffic to turn green?

i heard a rumor, when car stop at traffic, its best to leave at gear 1 instead or netural as i heard netural has more fuel used.

imho, most important...
try not to have heavy right foot... accelerate gradually

tish wrote:i heard a rumor, when car stop at traffic, its best to leave at gear 1 instead or netural as i heard netural has more fuel used.

U still wear ur clutch if u depress it in order to keep it at gear 1 during stop.

heh paiseh i meant auto car

i thought keep putting neutral on auto car is bad for the car?is it truth??

hmmm
wonder if Mythbuster have featured this myth

i tink hav ba. i forget wear i read it.

Anyway guys, this is a sticky topic so i hope if u all dont mind just keep to the tips contribution

thanks

keepin rpm between 2000 to 2500 will help ma?

Hi bros, noticed for those wth auto mode for SX or EX when u travel on long roads with no traffic lights or expressways, its best to use the sportstronic mode to save petrol. And it seems that it also makes the Forte lighter then when in drive mode. Any reason for that? My dad who drives the KIA Magnetis Premier taxi gave me this advice as his taxi has the same sportstronic.

tish wrote:i heard a rumor, when car stop at traffic, its best to leave at gear 1 instead or netural as i heard netural has more fuel used.

If leave it at netural will car move when let go the brake?

tish wrote:i heard a rumor, when car stop at traffic, its best to leave at gear 1 instead or netural as i heard netural has more fuel used.

For auto car, you shouldn't shift to neutral everytime you get to a traffic light because the auto gearbox will fail earlier. As for manual, neutral is best. How can gear 1 consume less petrol when there's a load on it when you stop at the traffic lights? Your brakes are resisting the engine from moving the car forward.

SHELL
Type	Old price	New price
Formula 95 (95UL)	S$ 1.767	S$ 1.717
Formula 98 (98UL)	S$ 1.870	S$ 1.820
V-Power	S$ 2.009	S$ 1.959
Shell Diesel (AGO)	S$ 1.313	S$ 1.263

EXXONMOBIL
Type	Old price	New price
Synergy 2000	S$ 1.687	S$ 1.637
Synergy 5000	S$ 1.767	S$ 1.717
Synergy 8000	S$ 1.870	S$ 1.820
Synergy Diesel	S$ 1.313	S$ 1.263

SPC
Type	Old price	New price
ULG 92	S$ 1.687	S$ 1.637
ULG 95	S$ 1.767	S$ 1.717
ULG 98	S$ 1.870	S$ 1.820
Diesel	S$ 1.313	S$ 1.263

CALTEX
Type	Old price	New price
Regular 92 with Techron	S$ 1.687	S$ 1.637
Premium 95 with Techron	S$ 1.767	S$ 1.717
Platinum 98 with Techron	S$ 1.870	S$ 1.820
Power Diesel	S$ 1.313	S$ 1.263

Summary of price changes:

• Grade 92: Decreased by 5 cents (SPC, Caltex Exxonmobil)
  
• Grade 95: Decreased by 5 cents (Shell, SPC, Caltex & Exxonmobil)
  
• Grade 98: Decreased by 5 cents (Shell, SPC & Exxonmobil)
  
• Premium: Decreased by 5 cents (Shell & Caltex)
  
• Diesel: Decreased by 5 cents (Shell, SPC, Caltex & Exxonmobil)
  

*As of 30th June, Shell terminated the services of Grade 92 petrol.

All new prices is before discount.

As of Friday, 10 July 2009, 4.00pm, we can confirm that all petrol stations have decreased their pump prices.
Here is the order of price movements:

• Shell - 12.00 pm
  
• SPC - 1.15 pm
  
• Caltex - 2.00pm
  
• Exxonmobil - 3.00pm
  

loveforte wrote:All new prices is before discount.

As of Friday, 10 July 2009, 4.00pm, we can confirm that all petrol stations have decreased their pump prices.
Here is the order of price movements:

• Shell - 12.00 pm
  
• SPC - 1.15 pm
  
• Caltex - 2.00pm
  
• Exxonmobil - 3.00pm

Thanks bro for sharing the information.... great to see the prices come down... it could have been more....

very sad...juz pump full tank 2 days ago...

i promise myself that i will go JB for petrol starting of next week.

pls go ................
i always pump in JB ...
even 3/4 go in also save

haha...i cant la...
muz chiong in wif 2 metal tins. haha!!!
my forte 'si bei cia you'
v good drinker leh..

hahahahahha bro ....

i tell u ....

from full to 3/4 ..

i can go 300 KM ....

huh...
argh!! dun make me jealous.
from full to 3/4 i can only hit the v v v v v most is 150km.

loveforte wrote:huh...
argh!! dun make me jealous.
from full to 3/4 i can only hit the v v v v v most is 150km.

somemore me tro n flo JB total 20km..... ahahahahha

omg...
shiok shiok ar...
go jb pump i can step harder

Filling up your tank full, take note of this article.
http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/Owners/Mai...70519-5278.html

tiny wrote:
For auto car, you shouldn't shift to neutral everytime you get to a traffic light because the auto gearbox will fail earlier. As for manual, neutral is best. How can gear 1 consume less petrol when there's a load on it when you stop at the traffic lights? Your brakes are resisting the engine from moving the car forward.

a fren once told me shud put to N when not moving so the engine will be disengaged like for manual cars.

if put to D the engine is still pushing the wheels forward but just that your brakes stop it onli.. wasting fuel..

then he summarizes saying there's a purpose for the N there.. think he makes sense la..

but like wad tiny said not to do it everytime, if stop for a while onli then no need la.. waste a bit of fuel but save ur gearbox lifespan.

the articles talk about tyre pressure so wad is the correct tyre pressure?

the max stated on the tyre?

putting it on N will wear out ur gear box fast. The gear box is designed that when it is in D or 1 and u are in full brake, it functions like an N. So better not wear out ur gear box coz it is very expensive to replace/repair.

joA wrote:

tiny wrote:
For auto car, you shouldn't shift to neutral everytime you get to a traffic light because the auto gearbox will fail earlier. As for manual, neutral is best. How can gear 1 consume less petrol when there's a load on it when you stop at the traffic lights? Your brakes are resisting the engine from moving the car forward.

a fren once told me shud put to N when not moving so the engine will be disengaged like for manual cars.

if put to D the engine is still pushing the wheels forward but just that your brakes stop it onli.. wasting fuel..

then he summarizes saying there's a purpose for the N there.. think he makes sense la..

but like wad tiny said not to do it everytime, if stop for a while onli then no need la.. waste a bit of fuel but save ur gearbox lifespan.

[quote="JuanST"]putting it on N will wear out ur gear box fast. The gear box is designed that when it is in D or 1 and u are in full brake, it functions like an N. So better not wear out ur gear box coz it is very expensive to replace/repair.

I tried in my bro's Honda Jazz. Juz stepping on the brakes at red light with the gear at D, i can feel the car vibrate quite a bit. but when I put to N the vibration is gone..

anyone else experience the same?

all the time or just after u do full brake or before u release brake?

when the car comes to a complete stop and waiting for the lights to turn green lor

hhhhhhmmmmmmmmm........ need to ask the mechanic....