ok so i need some help
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ok so i need some help
hey guys as some of you may have read i installed a newish motor into my car (50k miles on it) its a 1.6L. I ran into a misfiring problem but put a diff coil pack on it and its running good now.
Here's my problem, I'm only getting 8 miles per gallon, yea thats right, 8mpg, i basically have an empty tank with 76 miles on the trip odometer, and no i didn't forget to reset it.
Now so far all i have done to this motor is a obx header and the exhaust that i'm using for when i go turbo next month, its 3", also i have an FM Link with a MAP sensor to replace my AFM/MAF.
If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated, OR if anyone in NJ/NY/ or Phili area knows how to Tune the FM Link t would be awesome of you to come out and gimme a hand, I have the instructions but I'm not the best at reading/comprehending them (slight dyslexia and ADD are a bad combo).
If anyone wants/ would come to me to help ill give ya gas money and dinner and a couple drinks, i just cant drive my car like this cause i drive 30miles to work a day, I'd need to fill my car once a day and i can't afford $25.00 a day for 5 days a week
Here's my problem, I'm only getting 8 miles per gallon, yea thats right, 8mpg, i basically have an empty tank with 76 miles on the trip odometer, and no i didn't forget to reset it.
Now so far all i have done to this motor is a obx header and the exhaust that i'm using for when i go turbo next month, its 3", also i have an FM Link with a MAP sensor to replace my AFM/MAF.
If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated, OR if anyone in NJ/NY/ or Phili area knows how to Tune the FM Link t would be awesome of you to come out and gimme a hand, I have the instructions but I'm not the best at reading/comprehending them (slight dyslexia and ADD are a bad combo).
If anyone wants/ would come to me to help ill give ya gas money and dinner and a couple drinks, i just cant drive my car like this cause i drive 30miles to work a day, I'd need to fill my car once a day and i can't afford $25.00 a day for 5 days a week
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no wideband yet, doing a 4 wire o2 same day as the turbo goes in,
the really strange thing is, no black smoke at all, i smell a little hint of gas but i think its just from the exhaust leak.
another thing is the motor feels very strong, no stutter, or anything and the new coil pack got rid of the misfire
the really strange thing is, no black smoke at all, i smell a little hint of gas but i think its just from the exhaust leak.
another thing is the motor feels very strong, no stutter, or anything and the new coil pack got rid of the misfire
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That thing would about have to be leaking fuel to be that bad. If it were burning that much fuel, it either wouldn't run or would run terribly and blacksmoke. You could pull the plugs and have a look to see if they are heavily fouled out or something. You say it runs good, so I'm really not sure what could cause such terrible gas mileage, assuming your odometer is working and all.
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Did you do anything with the fuel pump? Are you sure your tank is low? Perhaps there is a problem with the guage or the sender.
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sam- didnt change injectors yet using the stock ones at the moment
levnubhin- the fuel pum wasn't changed and the gauge and sender was working previously on the old motor.
whaamx5- ill check that stuff but like i said i dont smell fuel anywhere
levnubhin- the fuel pum wasn't changed and the gauge and sender was working previously on the old motor.
whaamx5- ill check that stuff but like i said i dont smell fuel anywhere