Fuel Economy Tip - Check Your Spark Plugs

Today's tip will hopefully help you save some money on gas and help improve the performance of your vehicle.

Check your spark plugs and replace as necessary.

The purpose of spark plugs is to ignite the air/fuel mixture, which turns that mixture into the energy that moves your car.

If you're driving around with fouled spark plugs, the air/fuel mixture will be ignited less efficiently, which robs your car of performance and needlessly wastes fuel.

So, how do you know when it's time to change your spark plugs? According to About.com, you should replace your vehicle's spark plugs every two years or 30,000 miles, although some plugs may get up to 100,000 miles before they need to be replaced.

Also, when the spark plugs become inefficient due to carbon build up, it's time to go ahead and replace them.

So, this tip goes along with the saying, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." By replacing spark plugs as necessary you'll improve both the performance of your car as well as its fuel economy.