Bad gas mileage
michaelodonnell123
10-28-2008, 10:39 PM
Hello everybody,
I have a 2008 Cobalt 2 door coupe, I bought the car about six months ago, lately my gas mileage has been terrible, I am getting 20 miles per gallon the most whether its highway or local driving. My driving habits are very easy, no A/C on and no heavy load. My tires are filled up a few pounds over the recommended tire pressure and I keep up with my oil changes. Any suggestions would be helpful before I go to the dealer.
Thanks!
I have a 2008 Cobalt 2 door coupe, I bought the car about six months ago, lately my gas mileage has been terrible, I am getting 20 miles per gallon the most whether its highway or local driving. My driving habits are very easy, no A/C on and no heavy load. My tires are filled up a few pounds over the recommended tire pressure and I keep up with my oil changes. Any suggestions would be helpful before I go to the dealer.
Thanks!
Schrade
10-29-2008, 10:31 AM
No check engine light?
Sounds like something has tripped up OPEN LOOP mode, which is cold start operation / MAX fuel delivery to motor.
Sounds like something has tripped up OPEN LOOP mode, which is cold start operation / MAX fuel delivery to motor.
MZR_47
10-30-2008, 08:59 AM
Yeah, my guess is open loop on an injector. Same thing happened to my friend's Redline. Does it misfire at all? If so, I will bet that this is the case.
Check your spark plug gaps too, set the to .32 or somewhere around there.
See if you can get a hold of a set of injectors and swap them out, see if that works. You can probably have the dealership do this.
Check your spark plug gaps too, set the to .32 or somewhere around there.
See if you can get a hold of a set of injectors and swap them out, see if that works. You can probably have the dealership do this.
corvairbob
12-07-2008, 04:33 PM
a bad front 02 sensor with cause it and not give a code.
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