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mi/gal problem...


kornflakes28546
07-19-2005, 05:00 PM
for the past two fill ups my car has gotten about 18.5 mi/gal. i know this is incredibly terrible for a 1.8L engine and its driving me crazy. theres no CEL or black exhaust like im running rich. i cant figure it out... what could be wrong with my car???!

superbluecivicsi
07-19-2005, 11:02 PM
basic maintenence.

kornflakes28546
07-20-2005, 06:30 PM
got the oil changed 350mi ago and got the 75K maintance early at 71,000 (it has 74k on it). i treat that car like my child, especially the easy maintance. if theres other maintance that im not doing tell me.

knorwj
07-20-2005, 09:20 PM
try a different gas station

superbluecivicsi
07-21-2005, 06:03 AM
air filter, fuel filter, tire pressure, fuel injectors, etc.

18.5 miles to the gallon is really bad. with my old jrsc running really rich, i had about 19miles to the gallon. which was giving out black smoke, a cel for too rich, which eventually led to a cel for primary o2 sensor, and then a cel for catalyst effiency. the fuel is going somewhere. if its not running rich maybe fuel is leaking/escaping somewhere?

kornflakes28546
07-21-2005, 03:40 PM
i filled up at BP about 75mi ago and im going to see if its any better that the Shitgo that i usually go to. if nothing helps im taking to the bastards at the honda dealership.

kornflakes28546
07-28-2005, 05:05 PM
well just to warn you all... i found out it was the Shitgo. they either have terrible gas or they rip you off. i was gettin around 18.5mpg for over a month and then i switched gas stations and went back to getting around 23mpg. pretty significant. makes me angry when im paying for premium and still getting f*cked over! :chair:

knorwj
07-30-2005, 07:47 AM
oh man did I call that or what. haha glad to here you figured it out. now is not the time to be getting shitty gas mileage with today's prices.

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