Horrible gas mileage lately
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Horrible gas mileage lately
my average mileage per gas tank is around 230 miles. i just recently got gears in january it never changed my driving habits and still averages about 230 miles on each tank. now all of a sudden i didnt even get 200 miles. my light came on with 2 bars on the meter and it was barely at 180. just filled up yesterday and a quarter tank is already gone. i've only driven 38 miles. usually after a quarter tank i've already clocked 60 miles. my CEL light is not on either. my driving habits like i said have not changed. i drive normally shifting at 3500-4000 rpms and every now and then i'll vtec here and there but not very often. i also bought my gas from a different gas station to see maybe if it were bad gas. other gas mileage effecting mods i have are a test pipe with a CEL fix ( 2 yrs) and a 02 ECU. my K&N drop in filter is still clean as well. the only things i can think of is maybe my 02 sensor is on its way out and my CEL will come on soon, maybe i need to clean my injectors to. is anyone else seeing there gas mileage plummet under normal driving?
#2
My girlfriend just asked if you've checked your tire pressure. I'm so proud of her.
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Originally Posted by e3opian,Feb 24 2009, 07:01 PM
My girlfriend just asked if you've checked your tire pressure. I'm so proud of her.
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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Feb 24 2009, 07:04 PM
Damn Obama-nites!
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Originally Posted by Jack_in_the_Box,Feb 24 2009, 07:05 PM
i've been meaning to check it, but honestly would my overall mpg drop 30+ miles due to that? my tires do not look any lower.
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Originally Posted by Jack_in_the_Box,Feb 24 2009, 07:05 PM
i've been meaning to check it, but honestly would my overall mpg drop 30+ miles due to that? my tires do not look any lower.
These aren't necessarily the cause of the reduction, but are possible contributors.
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i thought that too but its just weird. it has been much colder the past few months than the last 2 weeks so i dont see why now it would start to dump gas like that.
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Junk in the trunk? E brake on? Using regular instead of premium? Dirty air filter? Low on oil?
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Originally Posted by tacocat,Feb 24 2009, 04:17 PM
Junk in the trunk? E brake on? Using regular instead of premium? Dirty air filter? Low on oil?