im getting really bad gas milage. like 200 miles a tank and im broke, so bad gas milage doesnt help me. filter is fine, oil is changed, tires are fucked, but have been for a while. O2 sensor hasnt been changed so it could be that. should i change front or back or both. keep in mind i have no money. is there anyway i can test an o2 sensor? links or sites with cheap ones? anything at all. someone save me.

 

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My 00 GSR has, from the day I got it in 03, only managed around 18 to 23 mpg city.

The only time I have ever gotten it up to 25, was using "hard as a rock" all season tires inflated to 45 psi, shifted at 3,200 rpm as suggested in the owners manual, and used as little pressure on the gas pedal as possible to accelerate like a grandma.

If you really want to increase your mileage, you'll need to tune it. It certainly seems like they all run rich stock.

 

Maybe fuel filter? Try running seafoam and/or injector cleaner or whatever that crap is called.

Ali

 

do they have fuel filters at autozone? i know they have some but i only looked for one when i had another car. and if it is the O2 sensor, what is my best bet, the front or the back one

oh and i did run prestone injector clear stuff in there the last tank. this tank was the first one after i did that.


Modified by sickofitall1113 at 6:42 PM 11/7/2006

 

fuel filter is pointless for increasing gas mileage.....if anything its going to allow for more gas to pass through.

 

check your plugs cap and rotor

 

Fuel filter, plugs, wires are all possible culprits... fuel system cleaner works real well too

 

tires can be a big factor too. Especially tire pressure - make sure they're at the factory specs. I'll loose up to 50 miles a tank just because of low tire pressure.

 

yes you can check o2 sensors with an ohm meter
good luck

 

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I'd cry if that was me. Lots of city/Hwy, not really babyin it, 29-31. Mid 30's highway babyin it.. And I've hit 40's driving stupidly slow/worse than any grandmother, 55 mph.

94 GSR Sedan.


Check your air cleaner.. That'll kill mileage easy. Plus, how do you drive? Thats the #1 factor when it comes to mileage.

 

hey thanks everyone i will definately check everything out. the plugs are new. the wires arent so maybe it could be that. the air filter was recently cleaned. im thinking tire pressure or O2, thanks guys

 

i usually drive like an ******* on the way back from school which is like a 30 minute drive going 90 mph and constantly downshifting to pass idiots driving in the fast lane. I still get 24-27 mpg.

 

replace your fuel filter.. and is the O2 sensor NOT oem? .. some aftermarkets still suck!

 

the O2 sensor is whatever was in there when i got the car 2 years ago. im assuming its OEM but who knows. im going to add air to the tires first and then change my wires. i'll see what that does. but any other ideas, please tell me

 

Damn, the guy claiming 40 mpg - That's

I avg. 32MPG mostly city driving - shifting anywhere from 3k-5k

Check your plugs, air filter, and run seafoam through the car. I'm buying a can this weekend to run through my car.

 

im running seafoam through the car now. the gas is going down really fast. its been like 65 miles and im down almost a 1/4 tank already. wires are next.

 

55 mph.. No AC, accelerating stupidly slow...

Wasnt fun, but I did it.

 

anyone have any wires they are willing to part with? good condition of course. 8 MM or above? or someplace cheap to get some. i have 9.3 MM now and i dont want to go back to 7MM

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mac_24_seven &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd cry if that was me. Lots of city/Hwy, not really babyin it, 29-31. Mid 30's highway babyin it.. And I've hit 40's driving stupidly slow/worse than any grandmother, 55 mph.

94 GSR Sedan.


Check your air cleaner.. That'll kill mileage easy. Plus, how do you drive? Thats the #1 factor when it comes to mileage.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ait cleaner is a K&N on the end of an AEM CAI. Replacing the stock arm, box, resonator, and filter with the AEM didn't seem to effect my mileage, one way or the other.

I suppose "city" driving in LA is different than many other places, and those of you who think your 32 mpg is "city" driving, need to get out here and take 30 minutes going 4 miles like my morning work commute. Literally, 4.4 miles, 30 - 45 minutes, and thats if I don't stop for cigs.

 

i get shitty mileage in my 95 gsr too...if im lucky, 24-25 mpg 80% city, 20% highway

 

I hit 24 in the city and 30-31 on the highway....thats been in 5 different integras and was nearly constant under any conditions.

 

27 mpg combined... i wish mine was better..but everything that maintance has been done.. heh expect timing thats the only thing off my gs-r

 

ok well i put a new fuel filter in. and it wasnt ******* easy. i didnt know it was so involved, but its done, no leaks, so im happy about that. im prob just gonna get some crappy obx wires or mid grade apc wires. i cant afford magnacor or anything and i dont wanna go back to 7 MM. i pulled the spark plugs and the tips were gray and the bottom of the electrodes was black. so its either normal, or its running rich and it obviously is.