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81365, Fuel consumption Posted by 95redesi, Oct-06-04 06:24 AM
Ok my 2gnt got 30 miles on a 1/4 tank of gas that sucks bigtime . There are no visible leaks and i have drove the car like a granny . The gas is like 3 days old so it cant be bad.. Could there be something wrong with my injectors ? like possibly stuck open ? i need help .. b/c this gas mileage is shitty . thanks in advance.
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81366, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by CODE4, Oct-06-04 06:59 AM
Originally posted by 95redesi Ok my 2gnt got 30 miles on a 1/4 tank of gas that sucks bigtime . There are no visible leaks and i have drove the car like a granny . The gas is like 3 days old so it cant be bad.. Could there be something wrong with my injectors ? like possibly stuck open ? i need help .. b/c this gas mileage is shitty . thanks in advance.
Check your plugs. They will indicate if you are running extremely rich. If indeed your car is running that rich, you can consider you catalytic converter's life cut in half, if there is any left in it. Check emission controls and any related sensors as well.
What you describe seems rediculous to the point that you may have a leak in your gas tank. Do you notice any gas smell while at idle or if your car has been sitting in an enclosed area (garage)?
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81367, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by DarkOne, Oct-06-04 07:00 AM
Is your CEL on? tell us the codes.
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81368, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by FlyinEsi, Oct-06-04 07:04 AM
Damn, that is shitty. You could have an injector stuck open, but if you were doing that bad, you should be running so much extra gas you would smell the car a block away idling. Not to mention running down the road. Plus you should have a cloud of white smoke coming from the pipe.
Fuel pressure is constant from the pump so you should be able to just start the car up, and check around your tank, fuel filter, fuel rail, etc for leaks. You could also have a clogged catalytic converter (notorious for killing mileage), bad injectors, or maybe something extreme like poor timing, or an ecu problem.
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81370, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by 95redesi, Oct-06-04 07:13 AM
how do i get to the fuel pump ? and im going to check all the lines under the hood .
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81374, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by FlyinEsi, Oct-06-04 07:35 AM
Fuel pump is under a cover underneith your rear seat.
Someone else may have to confirm this, but I believe the fuel pump is inside the tank. You can pull the cap and the pump comes out with that??
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81375, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by Ducking_Fumbass, Oct-06-04 09:12 AM
Yeah, there are 4 screws on the cover, which is on the passenger side, directly underneath the back seat. Under that, there are 8 small nuts that hold the fuel pump assembly in place. When you are putting them back, do NOT overtorque them. They will snap, and you will be shit out of luck.
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81380, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by Ark, Oct-06-04 11:53 AM
Originally posted by Ducking_Fumbass Yeah, there are 4 screws on the cover, which is on the passenger side, directly underneath the back seat. Under that, there are 8 small nuts that hold the fuel pump assembly in place. When you are putting them back, do NOT overtorque them. They will snap, and you will be shit out of luck.
Yup. 2g FWD (not sure about AWD) owners should be glad they can access to the fuel pump without having to drop the tank. Don't screw it up, it's not going to be fun when you do.
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81382, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by 95redesi, Oct-06-04 12:01 PM
ok is the fuel pump right under the passenger side .. or is it in the middle . ? there are 2 things you can take off ..
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81383, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by Blizare, Oct-06-04 12:37 PM
Originally posted by 95redesi ok is the fuel pump right under the passenger side .. or is it in the middle . ? there are 2 things you can take off ..
passenger side. take the bottom part of your seat out and youll HOPEFULLY see the little cover that you have to take off.
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81414, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by 95redesi, Oct-07-04 11:28 AM
ok i took of the little square cover . I looked at the lines leading to the other cover.. it was all dry . Do i need to take off the cover under that ... and or i think my gauge is fucked it will shift 1/4 tank from when im moving and stoped . wtf is up . i got 30 miles to the 1/4 tank . My cat is not clogged . I feel constant pressure out my exhaust . So do i need to take off the other cover.
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81415, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by admin2, Oct-07-04 11:36 AM
Dude. Seriously. Do you have qa CHECK ENGINE LIGHT on?
If so, you need to do the keydance and tell us the codes. Then we can tell you why your gas milage sucks.
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81417, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by thedawg, Oct-07-04 11:42 AM
Well since Dino won't help out here, maybe this will help:
Do you have a CEL?
If so, can you do the keydance and tell us what codes you're getting?
(Fucking mods, never help out I swear, elitest punks.)
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81422, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by 95redesi, Oct-07-04 12:27 PM
ive had a check engine light on forever ... it something about my speed sensor.. where can i get em checked at ? auto zone ?
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81423, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by admin2, Oct-07-04 12:28 PM
http://www.2gnt.com/nuke/modules.php?name=Sections&op=listarticles&secid=12
See "PCM Error Codes"
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81424, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by cougar694u, Oct-07-04 12:30 PM
If it's OBDII, yes, AZ can check it, if not, you'll have to do the keydance thingy.
My o2 sensor went bad and my mileage dropped to like 18mpg...
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81428, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by 95redesi, Oct-07-04 12:47 PM
well bad 02 sensor .. anyone got one for sale .. with rush delivery . the code was 21 . we used keydance and the computer thing .
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81429, RE: Fuel consumption Posted by thedawg, Oct-07-04 12:49 PM
http://oxygensensors.com
Or I'll ship you a used one for $50 via priority. PM me.
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