hey guys, i have a 98 accord lx and im getting about 250-260 miles per tank, and it last about 1 week.. does this sound right? i think i should get more miles and last longer.. i don't drive my car very fast, sometimes i will go fast on the highway but thats about it. what do you guys think? thanks


Modified by melaccord98 at 10:49 AM 1/3/2008

 

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damn, and I thought my Civic that averages 40mpg and a high of 48.7mpg was good! lol, jk. I assume you meant 250-260 miles per tank? How many gallons of gas do you put in when you get that mileage?

To calculate you MPG you take the miles that you drove on a full tank and divide it by the amount of gallons you put into the tank to fill it back up. Example: 260 miles / 9.1 gallons = 28.6mpg.

Does anyone know what the 98 LX is rated at for miles per gallon? Highway? City?

 

oh sorry tank.. yea if im right it put in like 13 gallons.. i dont know but im going to look up on google to see what is the gas milage for my year.

 

but i found this http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg...shtml

 

hmm... well what type of driving do you do? Highway or city?

Don't under estimate how much city driving takes it's toll on MPG.

 

if you average 13gals at a fillup and you are getting an average of 255/tank you are getting just under 20mpg

is your car V6?

my 98 LX V6 got an average of 25mpg in mostly city driving so I would guess that 23 was city average for that car. highway was 34mpg

things that will cause bad milage

clogged air filter
t-stat stuck open causing torque converter not to lock up
low tire pressure
bad o2 sensor(s)
dragging brakes (burning brake smell)
bad fuel
time for new plugs
dirty injectors


things i would do

clean intake with seafoam and dump some in the gas tank to clean the injectors

check air filter
check tire pressure
check engine operating temp
inspect brakes
inspect and change plugs
new cap and rotor (i4) or pre 2000 V6

 

i drive slower now.. i rarely rip it down the street or whatever.. and my car is V4.. ima have to do something quick..

 

well i gotta change my brake pad? does that has to do something with gas? and i put regular 87 not silver or super, and the gas i get it from is BP..

 

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I4

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no, not unless you have a stuck caliper or parking brake cable that is keeping the brakes engaged, that could cause a drop in MPG.

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YeuEmMaiMai already gave you list of things that could be causing it and a list of cheap things to try and see if it helps.

 

i think i have a stuck caliper because my driver brake pad is like almost on metal and the passanger side looks almost new.. so i dont know if they just change the passenger side or i have a stuck caliper on the driver side.. but back to the gas to i fill up the tank it was 11 gallons and $33 flat.. so i did the math (lol) if i get 250-260 in this tank. im gettin atleast 22-23 city and highway mix together. so this is right or what? thankss!!!