S2000 Under The Hood S2000 Technical and Mechanical discussions.

Bad gas mileage all of a sudden. 16mpg or less.

Thread Tools
 
Old 12-24-2010, 06:24 AM
  #1  
Former Sponsor

Thread Starter
 
Moddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 28,698
Received 38 Likes on 30 Posts
Thumbs up Bad gas mileage all of a sudden. 16mpg or less.

All of a sudden I have been getting really bad gas mileage. Usually get mid 20's mpg. I am now getting around 16 mpg.
I am supercharged but the mid 20's were even when supercharged. I have been driving it much less aggressively now that it is cold out as well. No boosting or anything.
Get down to have a tank at about 85-90 miles usually. Prior I was able to get close to 300 miles on a tank.
Tire pressure was slightly low. 30 psi or so in the rear. I wouldn't think that would be nearly enough to lower the mpg's that much.
What are some common things to check? I am not running rich either as I have a wideband to watch for that.
I am getting tuned on Monday hopefully but something seems to have changed to cause the bad mileage all of a sudden.
Old 12-24-2010, 06:47 AM
  #2  

 
Sideways's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: South of the pier, Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 9,030
Received 21 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

First thing is to check it again.
Old 12-24-2010, 06:50 AM
  #3  
Moderator

 
RacerXI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Driving around a helicopter pad
Posts: 7,646
Received 16 Likes on 13 Posts
Default

Have you noticed anything else outside of the gas mileage with the car? Have daily temps changed? It could be a combination of frigid temps and winter blend gas.
Old 12-24-2010, 06:50 AM
  #4  
Former Sponsor

Thread Starter
 
Moddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 28,698
Received 38 Likes on 30 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Sideways,Dec 24 2010, 10:47 AM
First thing is to check it again.
Check what again?
Old 12-24-2010, 06:50 AM
  #5  
Moderator

 
RacerXI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Driving around a helicopter pad
Posts: 7,646
Received 16 Likes on 13 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Moddiction,Dec 24 2010, 09:50 AM
Check what again?
Mpg.
Old 12-24-2010, 06:51 AM
  #6  

 
Sideways's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: South of the pier, Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 9,030
Received 21 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

"All of a sudden I have been getting really bad gas mileage."
Old 12-24-2010, 06:51 AM
  #7  
Former Sponsor

Thread Starter
 
Moddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 28,698
Received 38 Likes on 30 Posts
Default

[QUOTE=RacerXI,Dec 24 2010, 10:50 AM] Have you noticed anything else outside of the gas mileage with the car?
Old 12-24-2010, 06:58 AM
  #8  
Moderator

 
RacerXI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Driving around a helicopter pad
Posts: 7,646
Received 16 Likes on 13 Posts
Default

I'm not sure what others experience, but I get around 4-5mpg less on the highway with ethanol blends.
Old 12-24-2010, 07:05 AM
  #9  

 
Sideways's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: South of the pier, Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 9,030
Received 21 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

I don't check my mileage. It varies too much depending on the right foot.
A couple weeks back I used 1/2 tank in an hour. I was getting on it a bunch and racing.
Old 12-24-2010, 07:30 AM
  #10  
Former Sponsor

Thread Starter
 
Moddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 28,698
Received 38 Likes on 30 Posts
Default

Thing is my right foot has been taking it very easy and getting much worse mpg's than when when I was flooring it all over the place in the summer boosting.
Maybe that winter blend crap is really that bad lol.


Quick Reply: Bad gas mileage all of a sudden. 16mpg or less.



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:37 AM.