Horrible Gas Mileage
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by some kind of miracle i manage to get 390 miles to the tank. i only did it once and never been able to get that again. no i get between 320 to 340. A tune up will help especially if you get iridium plugs. I got those now and besides the noticeable extra power it improved gas mileage. did it on my coupe and on a 04 sedan, same results.
#94
new platimum tipped spark plugs and air filter, 93 gasoline from chevron or mobile, O2 sensors and all other sensors work fine according to the diagnostic, still driving gently, bg air intake system cleaner process was done, and car is still running rich. getting only 11 mpg or about 190miles per tank after 18 gal fillup. as much as i love it, i wish i never got this coupe sometimes. =/
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I found the upper half of the gas gauge to be extremely inaccurate/non-linear. After about half way it's consistent.
Also based on your picture you are achieving like 10MPG which is highly unlikely. My guess is your sending unit is out of whack or something related to that. Best way to test is run it as empty as possible and proceed to fill up and see how many gallons it takes.
Also based on your picture you are achieving like 10MPG which is highly unlikely. My guess is your sending unit is out of whack or something related to that. Best way to test is run it as empty as possible and proceed to fill up and see how many gallons it takes.
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extremely inaccurate??
i dont know about extreme
its pretty close for me
The gas tank is not a perfect square or rectangle and the fluid takes whatever shape the tank is, which causes the gauge to read weird in that case.
i usually get 400 miles to the tank but its all high way to work.
from full to 3/4 i get 100 miles
3/4 to 1/2 200 miles
1/2 to 1/4 300 miles
i dont know about extreme
its pretty close for me
The gas tank is not a perfect square or rectangle and the fluid takes whatever shape the tank is, which causes the gauge to read weird in that case.
i usually get 400 miles to the tank but its all high way to work.
from full to 3/4 i get 100 miles
3/4 to 1/2 200 miles
1/2 to 1/4 300 miles
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yea i dont go by the needle at all. it was just to give you all an idea. it is pretty accurate though. i usually fill her up with about 18 gals and my trip A registers about 185-195 miles which is just sad. then i reset trip A after fillup and do it all over again and get the same results time after time. i pretty much just use it to go to work now. i wish i could get 17mpg. =/
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u should be grateful =)
filled her up today and got 10.6mpg...<sigh>
182 miles/17.2 gals
My stepdad's E350 V10 with a **** load of cargo gets 9mpg...lol
what a love/hate relationship i have with this car and no mechanic can figure it out
filled her up today and got 10.6mpg...<sigh>
182 miles/17.2 gals
My stepdad's E350 V10 with a **** load of cargo gets 9mpg...lol
what a love/hate relationship i have with this car and no mechanic can figure it out
Last edited by mike_gt2; 03-12-2010 at 09:08 PM. Reason: add
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