Notices
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

What the hell is up with my gas mileage???

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-20-2004, 08:07 AM
  #1  
Thread Starter
 
Hazem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lawrence, KS, United States
Posts: 659
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default What the hell is up with my gas mileage???

I have a 98 ex auto coupe with no engine mods but CAI and muffler...I get about 18mpg and the silencer is in...does this have anything to do with it?

Could it be the spark plugs?

I plan on checking the flint on them and checking my fluids....let me know guys, this really sucks having a camaro and chevy trucks get better gas mileage than me...
Old 11-20-2004, 08:46 AM
  #2  
 
00supercivic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: usa
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

it could be your 02 sensor goin bad but if it goes bad your chechengine light will come on but then agin it might not so you might check it out. take your car down to Auto Zone and let them run a test on your car and see whats goin on.
Don't think its your CAI cause i have one plus header and full cat. back and i got 38 mpg on a road trip a few weeks ago. hope you figure it out good luck
Old 11-20-2004, 08:47 AM
  #3  
Junior Member
 
alotawatts's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Jet City
Posts: 594
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

How many miles on it ? My 97 Auto-Ex 78k miles does about the same (18 mpg) in town. On the freeway it's upper 20's per gallon. I have replaced the plugs, distributor cap and rotor etc. My trans seems to shift smoothly etc. ....flushed the fluid. My to-do list now is adjust the valves, change the Oxygen sensor and PCV to hopefully get a couple more mpg. Other than that we love the car
Old 11-20-2004, 08:51 AM
  #4  
Thread Starter
 
Hazem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lawrence, KS, United States
Posts: 659
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (alotawatts)

98k...I hate this gas mileage!!! please let me know how it goes!

BUMP
Old 11-20-2004, 08:59 AM
  #5  
Honda-Tech Member
 
01SSAP1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 188
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

Damn I am around 30 MPG in 00 SiR and think the B16A2 uses more gas.
Old 11-20-2004, 09:26 AM
  #6  
Thread Starter
 
Hazem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lawrence, KS, United States
Posts: 659
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (2KCivicSiR)

Yeah....

Cliffnotes: This sucks.
Old 11-20-2004, 01:29 PM
  #7  
Thread Starter
 
Hazem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lawrence, KS, United States
Posts: 659
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

bump

Old 11-20-2004, 01:32 PM
  #8  
Honda-Tech Member
 
Dueceification's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Hartford, CT
Posts: 647
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

What do you rev it do? When your crusing what gear do you keep it in? Do you drive like my friend @ 4k all day long... (BTW he spun a bearing)
Old 11-20-2004, 01:33 PM
  #9  
Honda-Tech Member
 
j_ambrose's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Scottsdale, Az
Posts: 3,366
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

How many miles to a tank do you usually get before you have to fill up? I've never figured mine out miles to gallon but I usually have to fill up around 280-290 in the city. 95 auto ex coupe.
Old 11-20-2004, 06:53 PM
  #10  
Junior Member
 
94CoupeEJ1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Adams, Ne, USA
Posts: 203
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

I bought my 94 5 spd EX Coupe last Dec. I put all my gas mileage numbers in a spread sheet a couple weeks ago and calculated it out by the month. I'd driven 15,600 miles. The mpg sagged badly in cold weather from a low of 30 mpg last Jan to a high of almost 38 mpg during Jun, July and Aug. If your mpg dropped just recently it might be because of the cold weather. The automatic choke stays on a long time, so if you are doing many short around town trips it could explain the bad mpg.
Old 11-20-2004, 07:03 PM
  #11  
 
Intercooler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: North East, MD, USA
Posts: 288
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (94CoupeEJ1)

Car is in the sig but I get almost 30 MPG with mostly City driving. Looking for the 30+ that it should be capable of..... must be highway
Old 11-20-2004, 07:06 PM
  #12  
 
stormy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: tq is not an option
Posts: 3,023
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Intercooler)

try slowing down stunner
Old 11-20-2004, 07:39 PM
  #13  
11:11
 
smithenhiven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hopewell, PA, USA
Posts: 3,962
Received 10 Likes on 10 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (93b16hatch)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93b16hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What do you rev it do? When your crusing what gear do you keep it in? Do you drive like my friend @ 4k all day long... (BTW he spun a bearing)</TD></TR></TABLE>

Unless he's purposely keeping the car in D2, or D3, I think the auto tranny will select the gear that's right for the speed/RPM of the car
Old 11-20-2004, 07:50 PM
  #14  
Honda-Tech Member
 
llxzxll's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: ca
Posts: 1,237
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

doubt it has much to do with ur mileage. my dx motor has 140k and is still getting 30-33 mpg, which is about as much as it should get...
Old 11-21-2004, 08:06 AM
  #15  
Junior Member
 
alotawatts's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Jet City
Posts: 594
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

Mine (mpg) is bad even in the warmer weather. If the O2 sensor is fouled or shot is it possible it could make a 10 mpg difference ?
Old 11-21-2004, 08:15 AM
  #16  
Honda-Tech Member
 
HATCHingMN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Honda city, MN, USA
Posts: 7,917
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (alotawatts)

so it an AUTO...
maybe it could be that you feel your auto is not going anywhere when you push the pedal to the metal and you then stump too hard on the gas pedal to have your car move. This will cause you to have bad gas mileage
Old 11-21-2004, 09:15 AM
  #17  
Member
 
CooBlueDAB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Never Never Land, Ohio, USA
Posts: 1,182
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (HATCHingMN)

even when I felt like pushing my auto 2000 EX as hard as its puny heart could go, I never went below 25mpg.. and that was all city and almost.. always hitting the gas hard just to see what would happen... btw, did that at 65000 miles, its at 78000 now, still getting 30-38 depending on city or highway... I also have a K&N filter..
Old 11-21-2004, 09:37 AM
  #18  
 
The Wizard of Lude's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: City of Donuts, United Kingdom
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

1. check tyre pressure
2. check spark plugs
3. read the fault codes via shorting the diagnostic pin
4. Lambda/O2 sensor
5. if all the above is fine, get the emissions checked as it will be running rich. & then check valve clearance

let us know how you get on with all that. I'd suspect the O2 sensor but you didn't say if the CEL was on at any point ?
Old 11-21-2004, 02:15 PM
  #19  
Junior Member
 
alotawatts's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Jet City
Posts: 594
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (alotawatts)

The car runs fine.....good excelleration.......yes automatic. Just SUCKS gas.
Old 11-21-2004, 02:31 PM
  #20  
 
ek9hatch0WN3R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (alotawatts)

damn 18mpg is not even close to good. i thought i had it bad with my h22 getting around 25mpg.

the silencer i doubt would account for your mpg to go in half.
Old 12-01-2004, 09:23 AM
  #21  
Thread Starter
 
Hazem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lawrence, KS, United States
Posts: 659
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (ek9hatch0WN3R)

Eh, I rev it up to about 4 for daily driving, any less and i'm too slow for the road.
Old 12-01-2004, 09:30 AM
  #22  
 
cappa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: AZ
Posts: 564
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: What the hell is up with my gas mileage??? (Hazem)

check this thread https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1070096 on my mpg test i tried
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
toshko321
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
9
10-18-2009 07:15 AM
maal15
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
16
06-27-2008 12:55 PM
makri
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
16
12-19-2005 07:04 PM
ItalynStylion
Honda Prelude
18
02-08-2005 03:17 AM
alotawatts
Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
5
12-07-2004 02:32 PM



Quick Reply: What the hell is up with my gas mileage???



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:32 AM.