i know theres tons of threads out there about mpg, but i've read them all and i asked around my local mechs (norman from sidepex?) and the forums tell me 12mpg is kinda low but the mechs told me it's normal and 15-17mpg is really rare. my car's completely stock, it's been given a recent full tune up and had the idle turned down. i'm still getting 12mpg from a 11.6gal tank? i was thinking o2 sensor, how much would it cost to replace (minus labor)?
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o2 sensor is $35 +/-
makes all the difference in mileage. my stock 91 is getting 22ish, which is better than expected |
i'm getting around 18 or 19 in city. but it still stinks horribly rich.
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Originally Posted by BigTurbo74' post='815826' date='Apr 24 2006, 02:06 PM
i'm getting around 18 or 19 in city. but it still stinks horribly rich. yeah, smell has nothing to do with mpg https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png |
how can i check my o2 sensor? can i replace it myself with basic tools?
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i get 17ish mpg city driving w/ an 88 n/a with full exhaust, intake, all emissions removed etc etc. with a/c and p/s still on it too. and the plugs are like 10k-ish miles old. on the highway ive come close to around 22-24mpg.
kevin. |
hmm i need an alignment pretty bad too... actually, all new suspension if i were to bother.
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Ive consistantly hit 20 or 21 combined on a stock 88 N/A, so it is possible. definately check your O2 sensor, and at 12 mpg, make sure u dont have a hole in your gas tank. Does it smoke on startup?
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no smoking.
can the mpg have something to do with my brakes? |
well, it would, but only if they were REALLY dragging, or you just like keeping the middle pedal depressed when driving. Unless one of the calipers is completely seized, i doubt ud take a 50% hit in fuel economy, and if one of them was seized or dragging, you'd be able to hear and feel it
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