Q: I have a 2011 Honda Ridgeline with 78,000 miles. But I don’t think a two-year-old vehicle with such low mileage would need such a service. Is there any real need for this work, or is it yet another addition to the repair shop’s bottom line?Ī: A dirty throttle body can affect fuel economy and might contribute to rough idle.

The shop said it is a scheduled maintenance item, but I can’t find any mention of it in the owner’s manual’s recommended maintenance schedules. The technician said my fuel throttle was dirty and recommended a cleaning for about $140. Q: I recently took my 2018 Hyundai Sonata SEL+ to the dealer for routine service. Keep in mind that your mileage may vary depending on things like local traffic. Any ideas?Ī: I looked up the EPA estimate, which is 19 miles per gallon for city driving. All the things like tire air pressure, clean air filter and a very light foot are taken into account. I cannot get it to average better than 15.5 to 16.5 miles per gallon in the city. I purchased a 2017 Honda Ridgeline in October of 2019. Q: I know all the little tricks to get good gas mileage - or, I thought I did, until now. Save this owner’s manual file on a flash drive and toss it in the glove compartment to partner with the little book. You can save the file as a PDF, which is easily searchable using key words. Is this how all car manufacturers are dealing with owner’s manuals?Ī: It is a bit of a hassle to download manuals from the internet, but I have grown to prefer them. I was told that for the complete manual I would have to download 492 pages off the internet.

I recently purchased a 2019 Chrysler 300 from a dealer. Q: I do my own basic maintenance on my vehicles and always have relied on the owner’s manual.

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