Any way to improve MPG? (getting 22-24)
12-10-2003, 09:13 PM
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Any way to improve MPG? (getting 22-24)
Hey -
My 95 GLE was bought used not that long ago, and I don't know what kind of mileage I should be getting, but 23mpg with an auto and lacking a lead foot seems low to me. The car just had its 125,000 mile tune up, so the basics have been done. Is there anything I should look into to bring the miles up?
Thanks!
My 95 GLE was bought used not that long ago, and I don't know what kind of mileage I should be getting, but 23mpg with an auto and lacking a lead foot seems low to me. The car just had its 125,000 mile tune up, so the basics have been done. Is there anything I should look into to bring the miles up?
Thanks!
12-10-2003, 09:15 PM
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hahahahahahaha
there are MANY org members who would KILL to have that milage. I myself see that kind of miles with my 5 speed with quite a bit of spirited driving, but most org members see 20 if they are lucky..
there are MANY org members who would KILL to have that milage. I myself see that kind of miles with my 5 speed with quite a bit of spirited driving, but most org members see 20 if they are lucky..
12-10-2003, 09:28 PM
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if you go to www.edmunds.com an auto maxima is only supposed to get 22...you are getting 1-2 mpg more than that... so i would say you are doing good!
Things to increase gas milage though, are a tb cleaning, new plugs, new oil, new fuel filter, new pcv valve, tire pressure check, injector cleaner, and i think thats about it! up and beyond that, just dont get on the car much, and try to use the cruise control as often as possible
Things to increase gas milage though, are a tb cleaning, new plugs, new oil, new fuel filter, new pcv valve, tire pressure check, injector cleaner, and i think thats about it! up and beyond that, just dont get on the car much, and try to use the cruise control as often as possible
12-10-2003, 10:31 PM
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quick question. I only get 17-18 mpg (shift at 3k almost always) and I'm gonna be doing a tune up soon (changed oil, gonna do fuel filter, plugs, tranny oil, K&N intake filter) as far as the injector cleaning....I put a full bottle in last year I believe, or a looong time ago anyways. Should I only use half a bottle when I do it next or should I go ahead and do a full bottle since its been so long? Thanks.
I need a y-pipe 
12-11-2003, 07:22 AM
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I recently took a trip to Saint Louis in my 155,000-mile 98 SE auto. I upped the tire pressures from around 20 to the factory-spec 32/29. On a flat trip with little wind, cruise set at 75, I returned 28.25 mpg! Much better than my typical 23 mpg.
Now, I could possibly have skewed the numbers a bit by not topping off enough, but I didn't try to.
Flat highway cruising with well-inflated tires and a light passenger load should give you a decent mpg.
Now, I could possibly have skewed the numbers a bit by not topping off enough, but I didn't try to.
Flat highway cruising with well-inflated tires and a light passenger load should give you a decent mpg.
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