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my car eats sooooo much gas now... what is the problem?

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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
Do you keep up with maintaining the air cleaner?
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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Record the mileage and fuel volume numbers at several fill-ups, seung, and get a baseline. I've been tracking mileage numbers since day-1, just to see if anything weird like this happens.

Don't trust the gauge itself.

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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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Check plugs they give a good indication on what's happening.
Also put in some injector cleaner.
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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Originally posted by pjkwong
Check plugs they give a good indication on what's happening.
Also put in some injector cleaner.
Any recommendations on injector cleaners anyone?
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 11:36 PM
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i vtec alot and from full to empty i am hard pressed to get 190miles!
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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 12:00 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by fly_S2K
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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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"Random gas stations is the problem."
I know b/c I filled up at Sam's Club and QT and needed a fill up the next morning. I even saw several bars drop as I was driving on the high way. But when I filled up with Chevoron, it lasted me a week and i drove the car the same as I did with the other gas stations.
I advise everyone use Chevoron as your only gas station b/c it's the most reliable gas.
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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 01:26 AM
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That's odd...i noticed that i get the best mileage from my Chevron...weird.
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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 04:55 AM
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I use Chevron most of the time and get 25 MPG combined driving. I haven't as yet tested out highway mileage yet. The car has 8,500 miles on the clock and burns no oil.
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Old Nov 23, 2003 | 05:18 AM
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Originally posted by seung
hmm... yes, i know declining mileage is unavoidable as a car gets old, but, my case is somewhat different.
when i say it's crazy, it's crazy like you filll up the gas, and
about 10 miles later 3- 4 bars are gone... and that 10 mile is
easy, below 5 rpm, slow 10 miles...
then 3 days later i have to fill up gas again!
yes i did reset ecu too...
hmm... it really worries me.
Seung, I really like your posts and your webpage.
However, I don't think you've really given yourself enough information about your actual gasoline mileage to know if you have a problem.

Three to four bars in ten miles is a PIA, but it tells you about the gasoline gauge, not about the car's mileage.
Having to fill up in three days? How many miles in those three days? 50? 500? When you do fill it, how many gallons do you ad.

If you are getting 19 to 22 miles per gallon in city driving, I think that is normal. If you are getting 10 to 15 miles per gallon in tame, city driving, then I think you have a problem. My '74 Dodge Dart 225 Slant 6 automatic used to get 11 miles per gallon in city driving and 19 miles per gallon on the interstate.
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