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Old 06-07-2004, 11:03 PM
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As stated above, What are all the known causes of a drop of gas mileage OTHER THAN A LEAD FOOT.


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As stated above, What are all the known causes of a drop of gas mileage OTHER THAN A LEAD FOOT.

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Change plugs and wires, fuel filter, air filter, oil changes. You could change the fuel pump also.
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Have any mods? If so, and they required it, is your car tuned? Throwing any SES codes?
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o2 sensors going bad will effect it too.
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Tuning.......not having your car tuned can decrease gas mileage alot. Fuel leak.
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Hole in the gas tank, a leaky fuel line, clogged air filter,vacuum leak, electronic sensor failure or malfunction, cracked block, bad heads, low coolant, hole in piston, bad valves, worn cam, low or no oil in engine, bad bearings, slipping clutch, bad torque converter, low tranny fluid bad spark plug, coil, wires, low battery voltage, debris in engine, plugged up exhaust, overheating or overcooling, the nut behind the wheel, low tire pressures, bad alignment, bad u-joint, bad differential,wheel bearings, dragging brakes, excessive weight, obnoxious spoiler or other "rice" mods that affect aerodynamics, excessive voltage draw, bad gas, gas thief in the night, and the list goes on...
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Hmmm - a cross poster - I already answered this one in another section - please refrain from posting same message multiple times, or at least refer to the thread and get all the answers in one place.

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STOP POSTING THIS THREAD IN EVERY FORUM!!! One forum is PLENTY.

If anyone is wondering why he seems to have posted his question four times in this thread it's because this wiseguy posted this thread in FOUR different forums. I merged them all here.

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