where can i get a "fuel filter" i wanna save on gas, but not compromise performance. any suggestions? how much would one cost?

 

autozone etc, and there maybe like $5

 

What's the connection between a fuel filter and saving gas?

 

i dunno i read it somewhere here in acura zine that someone should get a fuel filter to save gas...am i wrong? what do u use to save gas then?

 

what are we talking about here, you think a fuel filter will save you gas? all it does is filter the fuel before its injected into the engine, all cars have them. also, its located in the gas tank. a fuel filter wont really "save" you gas unless its so clogged that it can't flow enough fuel in which your more starving the engine then anything else

 

o ok, well i was just asking, coz thats what i raed somewhere here in these threads.

 

maybe you were talking about a fuel system cleaner.........??

 

o its the tornado, or vortex thingy, does that really work?

 

Dont even waste your money on it. It won't do anything for you. I read on another forum of someguy dyno testing before and after with it, and tested the mileage with and without.. and it did nothing. Complete false advertising imo

 

The Tornado/Vortex will at best, do nothing and at worst, impair the airflow.

Want to save gas? Drive 65 or 70 mph on the highway, accelerate gradually and buy tires that have low rolling resistance. Basically any tire that isnt sporty and cant grip the road as well. Compromises compromises.

 

Really if you want to save gas, do what atleast some people do. Put in in SS mode, and take the car up to 2K RPM or lower and keep shifting untill the last gear. Slowly reach up to your speed limit and chill there. For the people behind you, they meet the middel finger. Most of the time I do city driving and I put in 89 - 93 in my car, I get NOW average 260 - 275 to the tank. BEFORE, I gotten 200 flat!

 

Or you could sell the kick-ass TL for a Hybrid if gas is what you really want to save!

 

to save on fuel to this maintainence.

Use some seafoam in your crankcase and thru your PCV valve 500 miles before next oil change. switch to a full syn oil and right after you change your oil run some good fuel system cleaner once your gas light comes on and then fill her up with 93. inflate tires to 39-40 PSI. check your air filter and change it if need be and check spark plugs and change if need be. you will get much better gas mileage if you have not done any of this and you do it.

 

No way in hell i would drive that slow and i always got better mileage than the numbers posted. I would get 270 to a tank and my car would idle all day. straight hwy trips were always 400+

 

popular mechanics also did a test on them and showed that it could come apart in your intake and get sucked into your engine, thereby ruining it.

SSTS

 

i had to rip it out of my g/f's mustang b/c it did just that, all of a sudden she said it was losing power, so i drove the rest of the way back and low and behold the previous owner had that POS in there, i ripped it out and the car was back to normal. all those spacers, swirlers etc are a gimmic, they do absolutly nothing, nadda, zip, zero, zilch.

 

Well its not that slow honestly, I mean I like to cruise, Im not in a rush nor eager to get to one place unless its a emergency. Ask any person that lives is in Broward, Fl , he would tell that you that many copy are around this area and they are getting strict, so I just dont push my car revving it high all the time. Besides I got the system, so Im chillen!

Even though I only got 240 this time, I wonder why

 

thanks guys, yeah i went to a shop, and they said that it was a POS, and that if i wanted to save, i could just get the fuel system cleaner, but that doesnt really save it by thaaaat much

 

Things you can do: (not really to improve but to make sure you aren't wasting gas)
maintain proper air pressure in your tires, keep your air filter CLEAN, keep your fuel system clean.

Other than that - it all boils down to driving style. I drive 80-90mph two and from work on the interstate (22 miles each way). I average 320 miles on a tank before the light comes on - which from my calculations is about 24-25 mpg. The wife took the car to the beach a few weekends ago - she got just over 400 miles on the tank. I thought for sure she must have gotten gas but she hadn't. So accelerate smoothly, don't drive much over 70 on the interstate, etc. etc.

You could put a free flowing exhaust and intake on your car which may help but after you spend the money it is probably not worth it...

 

If you drive alot of highway miles, wax the car, every surface including the windshield, and windows. It'll probably lower your Cd by 0.1, although I'm just guessing here.

Don't drive above 90 MPH on the interstate. Aerodynamic drag increases dramatically above this point.

70 MPH = 2,000 RPM
80 MPH = 2,250 RPM
90 MPH = 2,500 RPM
100 MPH = 3,000 RPM

('03 TL-S - 5AT)

I can go 450 miles at 90 MPH with no passengers or luggage. Cruising at 70, might even achieve 500 miles. Of course, I'm still running the OEM Michelin's which are mileage-mizers.

 

Whoa..I get that with 3/4 tank..sometimes better. I've been gettin bout 27 mpg lately and up to 400 miles per tank..with light on But I don't normally take it that low.

 

This guy has revived and posted the same post in a few other threads and also trying to sell a product.

 

i thought our fuel filter is inside the tank?

 

It is in our tank. And the guy that keepas posting his product is bs. I get more than that with out his stupid product.

 

That 300 mile on the street with a heavy foot w/o riding the gas light. Who drives slow and steady w/ a TL. 420 mile on highway on 87 octane. Don't knock it till you try it. ...and so what if I am trying do something about this recession-itist.

 

Should pm an admin about selling.

 

Calm down whistle blower. You're the select few that can acheive 450+ per tank, which is 26 mpg average which is also better than a newer more fuel effficient TL, which only averages 22 mpg. Be happy. I was trying to help others who average less and something of a quick fix. I already said I was stopping on other posts. It is no different from telling others to use seafoam.

 

I just filled up a few days ago and averaged 31.67 mpg. Seafoam is a cleaner. After 8+ years its a good iead to clean out the injectors and any carbon deposits so the car runs at its optimum level.