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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 02:23 AM
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my 93 civic has been getting poor gas mileage ever since i did a swap(d16y7 into a 93 civic frame also convert it to obd1). When i drive i can smell gas and i think its coming from the front of the car. I have no cel or leaks. I'm thinking it may have an injector leak or regulator problem. Lately i been getting around 115 miles full tank (not good). My integra gets around 240-280 miles and this civic get only 100 miles full tank. Can this be an injector leak or regulator problem?
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 08:28 AM
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What's your gas mileage?
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Default Re: civic poor gas mileage ?

If you smell raw gas check all the fuel lines and your fuel rail.
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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Default Re: civic poor gas mileage ?

check the fuel lines. make shure you dont have a puddle of gas in your driveway everyday
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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you'll be able to tell if you have a fuel leak if you just check the rail while having someone turn the ignition on. When the fuel pump cuts on it'll squirt fuel. There is no way you should be getting that kind of fuel mileage.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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Default Re: civic poor gas mileage ?

there is no leaks what so ever. Just smell and no puddle.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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Default Re: civic poor gas mileage ?

Originally Posted by team 15
there is no leaks what so ever. Just smell and no puddle.
If you can smell fuel then it's obviously leaking.

you can't smell gas in a car that doesn't leak.

have someone continuously prime the pump while you look around underhood and find the leak.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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maybe someones siphoning your gas?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Might be your regulator and or return lines. The fuel could be in the form of vapor.
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