Awful Gas Mileage
3/28/12, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bluethunderhorse
Quick way to check for a vacuum leak, is to spray wd40 around the mating surfaces. If you hear any change in the way the engine runs, in any certain place then you've narrowed your search.
OP do not use wd40 unless you want a very oily intake/engine. Use brake clean or Carb cleaner as these willchange the idle without causing a nasty oily mess
3/28/12, 11:46 PM
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What level is your coolant and how long does it take for your motor to heat up and if you aren't too sure check it out to see if it even gets to operating temp and let me know
3/30/12, 07:31 PM
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4/2/12, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cntchds
You're thinking tstat? I'm not sure exactly what temp the car is getting to but I can check.
4/3/12, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by benjyc32
Is yours a gt? When I had my 01' it idled around 4,500-5,000... 8,000 is pretty high for you.
4/3/12, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999Pony
I think you need to remove a zero, or take your foot off the gas when your at idle.
4/3/12, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by benjyc32
My bad, 450-500... it's been a long day in the blazing heat of Tn.. But I vacuumed the inside, washed, and waxed my car, and detailed my my motor bay and made everything shiny for the car show this weekend!
4/3/12, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999Pony
Haha its all good, just had to give you a little crap at least.
4/3/12, 08:44 PM
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How often do you run 91 octane a lot of people believe its okay to but the only time you want to run a higher octane is when you raise the compression ratio and there's no bad gas maybe a bad fuel filter restrictive fuel rails maybe a bad injectir
4/4/12, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mdelao
The owners manual says that should use 89 octanes. Have you try before?
Originally Posted by shaunrc
How often do you run 91 octane a lot of people believe its okay to but the only time you want to run a higher octane is when you raise the compression ratio and there's no bad gas maybe a bad fuel filter restrictive fuel rails maybe a bad injectir
4/4/12, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by cntchds
Yeah, I usually run 89.
This was a first. Just to experiment.
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