Tracking Your Results
FUELMiser® results and evaluations: The FUELMiser begins working as soon as the unit is properly installed upon the inbound fuel line of your vehicle's engine. Initial results may vary and will improve as you drive your vehicle over the next 800 to 1,200 miles. Optimum benefits for your individual vehicle, should be attained and level after the first 1,200 driven miles. It is very important that you review and use the Fuel Mileage Tracking Form and Mileage Tracking Instructions as these forms will tell you what to expect and the information that must be recorded in order to obtain accurate information. (Download the Tracking form.)
Fuel Mileage Tracking Procedures: The instructions in this document and the Tracking form should be used during the process of tracking your fuel economy to determine the amount of fuel economy increase the FUELMiser is providing your vehicle. (Please view and print the form downloaded from our site.) As manufacturers have stated that the instant read and average read from a vehicle’s on board computer can contain some inaccuracies, we recommend that you manually track your mileage as to the amount of miles driven and the amount of fuel used.
Tracking Sheet Instructions
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Review the example on the Tracking Sheet as to how to use the sheet. At each fill up, simply fill in the odometer reading and the amount of gallons pumped into the vehicle. To determine the amount of miles driven, subtract the previous mileage reading from the latest mileage reading, which will compute the miles driven. Write in the miles driven. To calculate the MPG, divide to amount of gallons you pumped into the vehicle at the fill up, into the amount of miles driven. You can also compute the amount of miles driven on each tank of fuel by using the “trip odometer” in the vehicle and re-set it at each fill up. |
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Establish your baseline mileage, prior to installing the FUELMiser. To start the process, fill in the amount of miles on the vehicle from the odometer and fill the vehicle with fuel. Drive the vehicle for at least three quarters of a tank. It is important to fill up the vehicle each time and for the fill up to be the same type of fuel, preferably from the same station each time. At the fill up, either record the new mileage from the odometer and subtract the previous mileage to determine amount of miles driven or use the trip meter to determine amount of miles driven. Record the amount of gallons pumped into the vehicle, the date, and the type of miles driven during the tank of fuel. Repeat this process for several full tanks of fuel. |
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Install the FUELMiser following the instructions. Make sure it is on the INBOUND fuel line and is as close to the engine as possible. Also make sure it is installed correctly as to being even on each side. Make sure the enclosed zip ties are tight so the FUELMiser will not move around the fuel line. |
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Track your mileage with FUELMiser by following the same procedures in number 2 above. We recommend tracking the mileage for several full tanks of fuel. |
When evaluating your mileage increase it is important to consider the following:
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Compare mileage tank by tank either manually or by the on board computer. Do not attempt to simply let the mileage accumulate over several tank fulls after installing the FUELMiser and calculate the average of the tank fulls. This will not show you the true increase in fuel economy because you will be including mileage from the initial tank fulls where we normally see a decrease in fuel economy. Once you notice an appreciable increase in fuel economy over and above the baseline, you should calculate the increase in the tanks of fuel relative to the baseline to determine your increased MPG. |
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Make sure you record the type of driving so you are always comparing baseline city/hyw to FUELMiser city/hwy. |
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Make sure you have relatively the same ambient air temperature during the baseline testing and the FUELMiser testing as ambient air temperature can make a big difference in fuel economy. |
Please make sure you do not adjust your driving habits during the FUELMiser tracking and try to use the same driving route during the FUELMiser tracking as you did with the baseline tracking.
What to expect: If your vehicle has over 10,000 miles on it, you will most likely notice a drop in fuel economy during your first tank or two. The higher the mileage on the vehicle, the higher the drop in MPGs during the first tank or two. High mileage vehicles may even take several tanks prior to noticing an increase in fuel economy. Fuel economy initially drops because the FUELMiser is causing the fuel to burn more completely and creating a better combustion. Many miles of driving without a FUELMiser and the incomplete combustion of fuel have resulted in carbon and varnish build up in the engine. As the combustion is increased with FUELMiser, the build up is being cleaned out of the engine and results in a temporary decrease in fuel economy. After one to five tanks of fuel, your vehicle should start to experience an increase in fuel economy of at least 10%.
The FUELMiser has a ten year track record of producing fuel economy increases of 10% to 16%. During our ten year history and thousands of product sales we have had less than one-half of one percent (½ of 1%) of purchasers that did not experience an increase in fuel economy. In most cases we advised the purchaser to simply switch fuel lines and shortly thereafter the purchaser experience an increase in fuel economy. In very few situations, for whatever reason, the purchaser felt that there was no change in fuel economy.
If your vehicle does not exhibit the responses that we list in the Fuel Mileage Tracking Form or the Mileage Tracking Instructions, something is wrong.
Vehicle Computer: For some vehicles to recognize and apply the benefits of FUELMiser, it may be necessary to remove one of the battery terminals during installation. This may enable the computer to re-set itself and recognize the effect of the FUELMiser during vehicle operation. Please refer to your owner’s manual and/or a qualified service technician.
Fuel Line: The FUELMiser will only work if it is on the inbound fuel line. If your vehicle has less than 75,000 miles and after 800 to 1200 miles of driving with the FUELMiser installed, you do not see any immediate decrease in fuel economy after installing the FUELMiser and then a gradual increase in fuel economy, we recommend moving the FUELMiser to the other fuel line.
Questions: Please email us at info@fuelmiser.com.
