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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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It's been waisting to much gas in two days it goes almost haget tank ppl told me to switch gas cap but no difference
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Define "wasting gas". When was the last time people told you to do a full tune up?
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:32 AM
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True I haven't done a tune up
Well in two days the tank goes almost half idk y
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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That still doesn't tell me anything. I don't know how much you drive in one day. You could be slinging pie for a living.

What did you get for mileage on a full tank and what are you getting now?
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:43 AM
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I was getting around 320 miles a tank now its like 200 a tank
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Yeah. Do a full tune up. That includes the fuel filter. That's a ridiculous drop in mileage of that's an accurate estimate.
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 12:45 PM
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My friend is having the same problem u think it might be the wheater since it's been cold we live in Washington does the heater have anything to do with it
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Yeah. Do a full tune up. That includes the fuel filter. That's a ridiculous drop in mileage of that's an accurate estimate.
My friend is having the same problem u think it might be the wheater since it's been cold we live in Washington does the heater have anything to do with it
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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You always burn more fuel in the cold months. Cold makes air more dense and requires more fuel in the mixture so the ECU increases the fuel to compensate. But never as much as what you're reporting.

Did you do the tuneup?
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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no i havent done the tune up
i think i have a leaking on head gasket so ima change it then the tune up
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Also, set the ignition timing.

I live in WA, and my MPG has never dropped that much.
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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ya mine started eating gas like it was free ran a comp check had a dead cyl and the numbers all over the place prob explains why
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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This is the worst OP ever. There's about 20 billion reasons why the car is "wasiting to much gas".

Do you let the car warm up before driving it? If so....that gas doesn't re-fill itself. The weather has a lot to do with shitty gas mileage. So do driving habits.

Saying 200 miles to the tank doesn't say much. How often do you fill up? How empty do you get your tank? Calculate the MPG based on how many miles you drove and how many gallons you filled up.

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Yeah. Do a full tune up. That includes the fuel filter. That's a ridiculous drop in mileage of that's an accurate estimate.
Replacing fuel filters don't improve gas mileage. Also, his estimate definitely does not sound accurate.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 02:59 AM
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I poop too much... Is that a problem?
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:43 AM
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Replacing fuel filters don't improve gas mileage. Also, his estimate definitely does not sound accurate.
But A tuneup DOES. And if you haven't done a full one in a while you need to.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:50 AM
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I just don't see anything good coming from leaving this open any longer.
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