Gas Mileage Drop
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im surprised no one has stated the obvious here.
Every time winter rolls around (and im considering NY winters, temperature plummet and gas consumption increases , lowering the mpg also)
In summer youll get 80-90 (or 85-95 per quarter tank as OP has mentioned) in winters its around 70 (i.e 220-240 miles on an entire tank of gas depending on the severity of winters in your area)
There's nothing wrong with your car; our cars aren't the most fuel economical vehicles out there but thats not why we bought them.
Every time winter rolls around (and im considering NY winters, temperature plummet and gas consumption increases , lowering the mpg also)
In summer youll get 80-90 (or 85-95 per quarter tank as OP has mentioned) in winters its around 70 (i.e 220-240 miles on an entire tank of gas depending on the severity of winters in your area)
There's nothing wrong with your car; our cars aren't the most fuel economical vehicles out there but thats not why we bought them.
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im surprised no one has stated the obvious here.
Every time winter rolls around (and im considering NY winters, temperature plummet and gas consumption increases , lowering the mpg also)
In summer youll get 80-90 (or 85-95 per quarter tank as OP has mentioned) in winters its around 70 (i.e 220-240 miles on an entire tank of gas depending on the severity of winters in your area)
There's nothing wrong with your car; our cars aren't the most fuel economical vehicles out there but thats not why we bought them.
Every time winter rolls around (and im considering NY winters, temperature plummet and gas consumption increases , lowering the mpg also)
In summer youll get 80-90 (or 85-95 per quarter tank as OP has mentioned) in winters its around 70 (i.e 220-240 miles on an entire tank of gas depending on the severity of winters in your area)
There's nothing wrong with your car; our cars aren't the most fuel economical vehicles out there but thats not why we bought them.
The reason I had started this thred was due to the fact that winter weather hadn't yet set in, it was cooler, but never below 40-45 degrees when I was driving. Now I can contribute the lack of MPG to the cold/snow/road conditions and what is probably 10% ethanol in my gas here in NY.
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Has anyone actually had success with MAF cleaner & new PCV valve? I get 20 mpg using 87 octane with 80% hwy 20% city (2003 5AT).
Several mentioned that using lower octane fuel retards timing - does resetting the ECU fix this? What does resetting the ECU do in general?
Several mentioned that using lower octane fuel retards timing - does resetting the ECU fix this? What does resetting the ECU do in general?
Last edited by achillesg; 01-23-2013 at 12:36 PM.
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Today I'm about to switch over to full synthetic, synthetic diff fluid, drain and fill the trans with fresh fluid, and replace the pcv valve. Next week ill be going back to stock 18s instead of 20s. And changing my plugs to hopefully increase my mpg. I also seafoamed last week...stay tuned lol
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