naira

I have completly finished all the gas in my tank and i came up to 233 miles. Since my 98 protege has a 14.5 gallon fuel capacity, it roughly comes out to 16 miles per gallon. Thats horrible. Im taking it in to see what can be done, im gonna see if a tune up will do anything. With the war and everything this gas problem might end up being a pain.

boricua

whoa!! 16 miles to the gallon is way off for the 1.5. thats what an SUV gets. there is know way in hell that the pros get 16 miles to the gallon. if that is true then there is something seriously wrong in your particular case. yea definitly check that out.
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nowkeg

dang noira, everything i suggested is 1mpg, 2 tops... at 16, that sucks. something is seriously wrong, or alot of the lil stuff (filter, pcv, fresh plugs....). to answer your question the O2 sensor is about 2-300 bucks i think (nissans were at least) and that only gives you a few mpgs as well... nothing major.

jolopy, i drive pretty slow... it is just a commute for me or a big trip. i get my kicks from riding a motorbike... 40mpg and one wheelability! 1/4 miles in the 12 second range i'd guess and corners... whew! they are awesome when you are all the way leaned over and hanging on for dear life! sucks in the wintertime though.

bobfish

96 1.5

Dont know what's wrong with yours, but I get about 35mpg.

I live near Milwaukee and I drove to Minneapolis on 2 tanks of gas. When I got in Minneapolis, I got lost inside the city for about 2 hours. Stopping, going, asking directions, restarting the engine. It was on E then but I still had 2 gallons left when I got to the station to refill for my trip home.

naira

How many miles do u guys have on your proteges? and what type of gas do u guys out in. i put in regular but I heard that that stuff is ****.

wanger68

Hey, I live in Rochester, NY (near buffalo) and I get amazing gas mileage. City driving, I get about 330 miles per tank, and highway I usually get about 400 miles per tank (and thats driving over lots of hills and mountains). I would definitely check your O2 sensor...

98zoomzoom

i get less than 300 miles to a tank in mine.
By the way wheres the O2 sensor anyway?

150shot

OK- need some help- I've been measuring and I avg. ONLY 27 or so MPG on HIGHWAY! I should be at least at 30, car is a 96 1.8 ES (manual Trans.), suppose to be the economy car but I'm wondering now.

I know check the 02 sensor but just passed smog with flying colors...I think its somwhere in the low 20's for city...??

bobfish

104k miles, I use just regular unleaded.

150shot

can any other 1.8 ES owners post their mileage per tank??

Bruce95fmla

I recently filled up today , and my tank was on E , I mean seriously the needle was touching the notch that keeps the pin from going further down , lol ... and my mileage was at 360 or so... I mean it was freaky cause when I was at half tank I think the numbers were around 200 or so . I have been doing all highway driving so maybe that is why the mileage is up so much ...
Bruce

p.s. you can start your car in the morning , but don't leave it running for to long , I usually start going and stay under 40 if it is a warm day or not to cold. Your car may want a tune up though that is something you should look into

Bruce95fmla

the economy car for our cars is the 1.5 , your mileage looks about right , if you want it to down even more then short shift, try shifting at about 2000 or 2500 rpm's ,.. up to 4th gear, and see how you do then
Bruce

Sphexi

For my 1995 Protege ES (1.8L, 5sp), I get between 8.1-8.5L/100km depending on the mix of city/highway driving I do. Translated that's roughly 28-30mpg. I don't think I've gotten more than about 430km/270m from a tank yet, but I haven't really run it all the way down to the "E" mark yet. The ES is listed at 26/32 for the manual and 23/30 for the automatic on the ProtegeTech site so I'm not too far off. It's still an upgrade from the Plymouth Voyager I was driving up until 3 weeks ago

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2young2retire

My '96 1.5 automatic with 145,000 miles gets around 31/32 mpg every tank but that is mostly highway miles. I keep it tuned up and run Mobil 1 oil and have had no problems other than a EGR valve and the air conditioner condensor fan.

davens

I recently got 43 mpg on my 98dx. That's not typical...usually I get arounf 35 with a mix of freeway and city driving.

I've mentioned it before on here but I drive to and from work on Interstate 35 everyday about 20 miles each way. Best mileage is a challenge to me...instead of drag racing or autoxing this little pos, I try to beat my best mpg.

Unless there's something wrong with your car, the biggest effect on mpg is style of driving. Since the 1.5 is tiny, it really needs to be flogged to "perform" and this greatly impacts mpg. You have an economy car, not a performance car, if it bothers you that much, sell it. Otherwise, try these to improve mpg...

(1)Shift early and be light on the gas. No, you're not going to accelerate fast but what's the hurry anyway...speeding around town is a proven waste.
(2)Don't stop unless absolutely necessary. See a red light ahead? Get off the gas early and coast to the light...ideally having it change to green before you get there. Starting from a stop takes more gas.
(3)Coast (zero throttle, neutral)whenever on a steep enough hill to either maintain or gain speed.
(4)Don't leave the car in idle for more than 2 minutes. An engine running and a car sitting gets 0 mpg.
(5)Drafting. Works wonders. This is how I hit 42.8 mpg. Took a trip to Houston and followed a rig all the way there and most the way back
On the freeway, find any large truck going 65-70 mph. Creep up behind, the closer the better..which can be dangerous, but you start seeing real benefits at about three car lengths.
First-The truck punches a hole in the air so you're not fighting wind resistance at those speeds.
Second-The truck's passing creates a vacuum of air will help pull you along.
Things to worry about...not being able to see ahead of the truck/any sudden stops, operating temps(less air flowing over the radiator but this only during the summer really), and road debris...I lost the front spoiler off my crx when a truck lost the tread of one of their tires and ther was no room to stop/swerve.

(6)Increase the psi in your tires by 2lbs over stock settings all around...anymore and it will affect the handling and wear.

(7)Use the lowest octane gas your car can reasonably accept. This doesn't mean use the cheapest gas...they're two different things that people tend to lump together. So a low octance, high quality, name brand gasoline.
Lower octanes actually burn hotter and cleaner from what I understand. If I use premium, I lose 2-3 mpg. So if your car isn't high compression or forced induction, anything higher than 89 octane is probably a waste.

I've also got a K&N drop in panel, aftermarket exhaust and my timing advanced about 3 degrees over stock. This not only makes a little more power but increases efficiency if you can resist stomping on the gas.