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Old 03-19-2003 | 05:53 PM
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I have bad gas milage

today i filled my car up with 6 bucks of gas (93 octane) from E line it moved up til the quarter tank line. it as about 5.5 gallons. And i only made like 50 miles in city/highway driving pretty much normally, and its already on E again! I saw some other org member reseted his ECu or something to fix this? I tihnk i have the same problem. Anyone can help?
Old 03-19-2003 | 05:55 PM
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don't worrie... mine is also bad.. i have a little over 20 mpg... something is wrong though....
Old 03-19-2003 | 06:10 PM
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If you haven't replaced your fuel filter for a while try doing that. It will help gas mileage
Old 03-19-2003 | 06:41 PM
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price?

How much are fuel filters..and i recently got an oil change at fastrack oil lube...do you think they change them?
Old 03-20-2003 | 04:18 AM
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im doing alittle engine /brake tune up. no slotted or drilled rotors yet, but just replacing them and pads, oil, spark plugs, oil, and might do the filter aswell. thanks.
Old 03-20-2003 | 05:10 AM
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this help out my car, i did a total engine oil flush and my gas milage improve a little from 220 to 275. that is a start. i did all the 60k tune ups.
Old 03-20-2003 | 01:09 PM
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Fuel Filters are like 10 dollars, for a normal oil change they would not change that
Old 03-20-2003 | 01:29 PM
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Re: price?

Originally posted by maxperformance
...do you think they change them?
It's easy to do yourself...and by easy, I mean the process is easy.
Sometimes, the fuel line sticks to the filter, but, paying a mechanic
is kinda a waste of money.

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Old 03-20-2003 | 02:20 PM
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Re: Re: price?

Check your knock sensor...

Originally posted by FLO_BOY


It's easy to do yourself...and by easy, I mean the process is easy.
Sometimes, the fuel line sticks to the filter, but, paying a mechanic
is kinda a waste of money.

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Old 03-20-2003 | 02:41 PM
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sparks plugs, air filter, O2 Sensors, gas filter, clean your trottle body too.
Old 03-20-2003 | 02:48 PM
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for better gas milage

empty out your truck. if you are crazy enough, remove the donut as well.
Old 03-20-2003 | 03:22 PM
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lol empty the trunk... weight reduction stage 1?...lol
Old 03-20-2003 | 04:24 PM
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Dont worry i have bad gas millage to. My only suggestion is keep you foot off the floor, i know its hard and i cant resist either but it make a big differance. Also try to by i diffent gas, i by citgo now cause it seams like i get better gas milage wit it.
Old 03-20-2003 | 04:40 PM
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Originally posted by ZeRo MaX
don't worrie... mine is also bad.. i have a little over 20 mpg... something is wrong though....
I think greenmax95se's max seems to have a problem (@10mpg), but low 20's is probably normal for winter driving - especially if you let it warm up before hittin' the road.
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