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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 01:03 PM
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mileage problem... fuel leak?

Well I dont know where to turn next with my fuel mileage...225 miles to the tank with mostly highway driving is crazy. I have tried all of the obvious things and have pulled the normal operation code off of the ecu. this leads me to believe that i am leaking somewhere but i did a visual inspections and found nothing that looked like it could be leaking that bad or at all.

any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Old Nov 30, 2002 | 01:27 PM
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are you smelling any fuel? Full tuneup?
Old Nov 30, 2002 | 01:31 PM
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yeah i can definitely smell the fuel but can't see where it is coming from, i recently tuned up the car, i.e. its not running rich
Old Nov 30, 2002 | 10:56 PM
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Simple way to find leak is to notice if there's any puddle underneath the car after you've parked it for a while!
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