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Posted by WayFastYTee (Member # 6116) on :
 
Its a new motor everything on it has around 2k miles.but now i am getting shitty gas mileage.im getting around 100 miles to a full tank if that!.what would be a main cause of this plugs wires? i even tried a diff gas this fillup to see if that was it and still getting shitty milegae.so whatever u guys think would cause this please let me know.Thanks
 

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Posted by 91Trunkster (Member # 6598) on :
 
With that kind of mileage I would check for a hole in the gas tank.
 

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Posted by WayFastYTee (Member # 6116) on :
 
did that.not leaking anywhere that i can see.gas prices so high im about to start walking with this mileage
 

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Posted by slidewayz94 (Member # 3101) on :
 
chicks dig a guy with a buss pass
 

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Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :
 
I get about 170 MAX out of of a tank. I can get 100 if I drive like an idiot every tank.
 

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Posted by WayFastYTee (Member # 6116) on :
 
well #1 i dont drive like a idiot!!!!! #2 i usually get around 250 miles to the tank.so i know something is fukin up.
 

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Posted by picuplouie (Member # 5948) on :
 
I can get close to about 200 miles out of a full tank of gas. And this being I'm all stock and in need of a tune-up also.
 

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Posted by 91Trunkster (Member # 6598) on :
 

 

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Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :
 
Something is way off, I get 250 miles out of a tank. I do a lot of highway driving but I beat the crap out of it on the streets.
 

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Posted by WayFastYTee (Member # 6116) on :
 
would seafoam help at all?? i was thinking new plugs wires,but there brand new as well?.what else should i replace or check for?
 

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Posted by blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
fuel filter
air filter
pcv valve and basket
o2 sensors
clean the MAF
check fuel pressure
plugs
wires
cap/rotor
ACT sensor
ECT sensor
thermostat
take off the belt and check all belt driven accessories for drag (p/s, smog pump, alternator, etc)
check for vacuum leaks
 

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Posted by WayFastYTee (Member # 6116) on :
 
i just changed back on my old stock wires and seems to already run better.1 of teh wires i saw was burnt.could that be the cause of all this?> cause its just happening out of teh blue no warning signs or anything.
 

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