Gas mileage problems
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Gas mileage problems
Hi, I'm new to the forums, so whats up everybody.
My car seems to get about 225 miles per tank, isn't that pretty bad? My car is completely stock and I recently changed the oil and plugs, and I always check ym tire pressure. What could be causing such bad gas mileage, and what could I do to fix it? Thanks
My car seems to get about 225 miles per tank, isn't that pretty bad? My car is completely stock and I recently changed the oil and plugs, and I always check ym tire pressure. What could be causing such bad gas mileage, and what could I do to fix it? Thanks
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Hi, I'm new to the forums, so whats up everybody.
My car seems to get about 225 miles per tank, isn't that pretty bad? My car is completely stock and I recently changed the oil and plugs, and I always check ym tire pressure. What could be causing such bad gas mileage, and what could I do to fix it? Thanks
My car seems to get about 225 miles per tank, isn't that pretty bad? My car is completely stock and I recently changed the oil and plugs, and I always check ym tire pressure. What could be causing such bad gas mileage, and what could I do to fix it? Thanks
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i get about 260 per tank, thats with very considerable driving trying to shift before 3k rpms. Max I have gotten out of a tank was 271 miles but that turned on the low fuel light . Also all stock waiting to get some parts and tuned.
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and then you could have driven for another 20 miles or a little more making it about 291
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Could be driving it hard but if you only get on it sometimes I don't see why it nwould be so low. I would imagine that the crank pulley would improve it a bit but I'm speaking from experience when I say that you wont see MUCH of an improvement with and intake(it makes your engine sounds pretty cool though...lol). Also my dad said that I might need my valves gapped/seated? I dont know if that should be done at 50 000 miles or not but it might have to do with bad gas mileage too?
Could be driving it hard but if you only get on it sometimes I don't see why it nwould be so low. I would imagine that the crank pulley would improve it a bit but I'm speaking from experience when I say that you wont see MUCH of an improvement with and intake(it makes your engine sounds pretty cool though...lol). Also my dad said that I might need my valves gapped/seated? I dont know if that should be done at 50 000 miles or not but it might have to do with bad gas mileage too?
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A few possibilities are dirty fuel injectors, old tranny fluid, dirty air filter, or a bad EGR valve. I would start by looking at the air filter and putting some fuel injector cleaner in, then moving to tranny fluid (only if over 60,000 and haven't done it yet), and last check the EGR system. You might also want to replace the PCV valve (pretty cheap and they can affect milage too).