Damn gas mileage
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Originally Posted by r854rnr
Fill up and drive a whole tank without going over 2500 RPM (closer to 2000 RPM if bareable). I get about 300-325 per tank doing that as much as possible!
When I drove up to Bend, Oregon last week, I let my sister-in-law drive. She just got her license, and drives very cautious. She drove 55-60 mph and got 21 mpg on my Supercharged engine! My wife and I got 18 mpg that trip, normally we get 16 or so since the commute to work is 7 minutes.
I agree with the others, use an injector cleaner and do a tune up. I used Wynns at Firestone, it was an oil, gas and engine cleaner, I heard from customers that it worked very well.
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I only get 250km out of a fill.that roughly 14mpg i think.but all my driving is city & suburbs.I have recently changed the fuel filter,spark plugs ,dist cap.
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Well... I'm pissed again, I only got around 14 mpg on my last tank. The car also takes longer to start when I turn the key, which may be a sign of something???
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If you're having starting probs, might wanna check your fuel pump, maybe change out your fuel filter if you've not done so already and check your starter and starter contacts. My dad's '98 Taco was giving him cold startup probs and he changed the starter and contacts and fires up every time, the first time.
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The starter was replaced about two months ago. I decided to change my fuel filter today, which was really EASY. My car starts a little quicker now.
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