Fuel Saving Tips

Bad tip: Only filling up half-way

I just wanted to point out that MOST vehicle's fuel pumps are mounted in the gas tank, which means that they are cooled by the fuel, running at less then a quarter tank takes that cooling feature away from them and will cause them to wear out or even fail a lot faster due to excessive heat build-up, and if your only going from 1/2 to 1/4 every time, you are most likely going to spend more time looking for the cheaper good deal gas and driving out of your way to get it, causing you to spend more money in gas. Depending on your vehicle, shop and the parts it uses, a fuel pump replacement could cost you 1000$.. 300$ for parts 700$ for labor. The amount of money you are going to save is going to be way offset by the cost of having that fuel pump replaced, as most fuel pumps are very expensive for the OEM. Unless you know that your fuel pump is not mounted in the gas tank, and is therefore mounted under the vehicle and cooled by air, I would not just do half-fuel ups.