high gas comsuption

[Myers]

I recently moved to victoria, and my gas milage has halved.... I know there are alot more traffic lights and you tend to drive around in 2-3rd gear more than in calgary.. but still im getting close to 160km for 25bucks worth of fuel on a b16!!!! help please!

[btown]

thats not too bad...my buddy was getting 200 km's for $70 in his 300zx TT HAHA

To help your problem...or make an attempt...any engine codes?

[teggypimp95]

Yikes thats horrible. On my b16a i was getting about 350 for 30 bucks.

[Jayson]

get some sort of fuel management system... hondata or uberdata

[Myers]

Originally posted by teggypimp95
Yikes thats horrible. On my b16a i was getting about 350 for 30 bucks.

yea in calgary i was getting close to 360 for 30 bucks... maybe its the traffic lights out here.. I expected a drop.. but not THAT much!

fuel management could help? also if i were to seafoam the engine.. would that help somewhat?

[Spoons]

Try that fuel additive you put in once into your gas tank. Can't remember exactly what it is called but it cleans it all out and improved my gas consumption.

[ca18det240sx]

Check for codes, do a tuneup including plugs, cap, rotor, oil change. Could be an oxygen sensor...or a plugged cat if you are running a cat. Your mileage shouldnt go THAT bad because of traffic...altho depends on how much MORE traffic you are seeing i guess.


and yes, try Prestone fuel injector clearner, and maybe a dose of Lucas fuel injector cleaner as well...both seperate doses. Prestone seems to be the most concentrated and best working one ive used so far.

[Myers]

the thing is i did a major tune up before i moved out here.. (so the car could make it through the rockies) so everything except the distributor was done. Mind you did not check o2 sensor... would a code be thrown for that?

fuel injector cleaner? i have heard/read reviews on seafoam as it is apparently really great on the engine and cleans all the crud away.. anyone on here tried it?

[CivicTunr]

Originally posted by Myers
the thing is i did a major tune up before i moved out here.. (so the car could make it through the rockies) so everything except the distributor was done. Mind you did not check o2 sensor... would a code be thrown for that?

fuel injector cleaner? i have heard/read reviews on seafoam as it is apparently really great on the engine and cleans all the crud away.. anyone on here tried it?

w/ a o2 sensor, is sometimes that it could be on its way out but not bad enough to throw a code yet, but still would lower gas mileage.

[AllGoNoShow]

If you have done a tune up then check the o2 sensor. If that fails you must remember you are on a different elevation then Calgary so maybe a quick simple re-tune will get you what your looking for.

[1-Bar]

swap in an LS tranny

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by 1-Bar

swap in an LS tranny

that or...

check your tire pressures...

[Myers]

if i were to remove the o2 sensor could i clean it and then put it back in place? or do i need a new o2 sensor?

thanks beyond for the hasty replies!

[ca18det240sx]

You cant really clean it...its more of a replacement item. They are cheap man...... when youre putting your new one in, DO NOT TOUCH THE PART THAT GOES IN THE MANIFOLD...i cant stress that enough, finger grease WILL mess it up.

[Myers]

will an o2 sensor from an obd0 engine fit it? are they all the same or what?

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

IIRC OBD0 is just a 1 wire sensor, while OBD1 is 4 wires. I'm fairly sure it won't fit.

[Euro838]

That's pretty bad, I figure that bad you should be able to get no less than 300 kms with spirited driving, but 160km is even extreme for that unless you idle for 10 min, drive only 2 kms each time.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Not that bad. =)

I get about 350kms on $45

So for about $25... I should get roughly 175. But I blame mine of my tune... I'm getting retuned soon though, so hopefully that'll solve my issue

EDIT: I also have a b16 FYI

[teggypimp95]

Yeah try replacing the sensor and get the fuel enjector cleaner. Found at canadian tire. I always put one in when i do an oil change.
Also check to make sure your air system is good. That your filter is clean and you havent sucked up a squirl lol. A K&N filter will help also.

[khtm]

The price of gas in Victoria is higher than Calgary. Hopefully you've considered that