hey guys im getting really bad gas mileage and im not real sure what could be the cause of it. i shift right at 2k and have been driving alot slower lately and it seems like the more conservitive i drive the worse the mileage gets. does anyone know what couls be causing this

other info on the car it it is stock with synthetic oil i have like right at 70k on the odometer the car is a 2000 and has a t5 tranny

im boggled so please help me

thanks
tim

 

what is bad, i only get 15 in the city no matter how i drive, it is always 15 but i can get 26-28 on the highway
u can check ur fuel filter, air filter, clean maf, check tire pressure, check spark plugs

 

^ i get about the same in the city, but on top of all of that you can put a bottle of fuel injector cleaner in your gas and that should help a little

 

would a slipping clutch and a toast t/o bearing have anything to dso with the gas mileage

i usally get around 18 city and 20 or so on the highway but now im gettin like 12-15 no matter what

 

A slipping clutch will drop your mpg alright but if the rpm's up higher than normal. I would do the things suggested above though. I get 17.5 mpg in town with my 5 spd and I shift at 2k also.

 

I've got a 98 5spd, and in the city, I get anywhere from 12 to 16, maybe 17 if I'm reallly conservative, but on the highway, I got like 26mpg the other day. i was like wow, thats amazing. Then I got off the highway, and I watched my needle continue dropping. I'd recommend shifting at like 2200. 2k, IMO, is a little early, at least for the 1-2 shift, bceause the revs drop so low, it takes more fuel. Try going up to like 2.2k or 2.4k, somewhere in there in 1st, and then stay a little lower in the higher gears. 2nd is so short compared to most cars, its almost ridiculous.

 

i know thats what i been doing i usally do the 1-2 shift at 2400 and 3-5 at like 1900 or so

but i have never gotten more than like 22 mpg in my 00 v6 with a 5 speed and i know guys getting 28 driving the same way i do

 

The longer you keep it in a lower gear the higher the engine rpms the more fuel you are using. The only way it would use more fuel shifting there is if once you shift you try to give it too much gas for the gear you're in. Can't say why yours is so low though, like I said I get 17.5 city (shifting at 2k) and 28 highway. Are your tires inflated properly? Sounds stupid but it can make a big difference.

 

ill doube check them but i believe they are

 

Did you add a200 pound subwoofer box and subs into your car
That brutally murdered the gas milage in my old carI was getting less then10 mpg but the sound was so worth it

Also check simple things like maybe your brake cable is leaving the brakes slightly engaged that will also devistate fuel eco