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October-24th-2002, 07:12 AM

#16

stocker

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Re: Here is my gas mileage after 16 months and 26000 km.

Yup, that looks identical to mine, I have 15000km's on my P5
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October-24th-2002, 08:41 AM

#17

bmorton

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Wow, are those numbers low. I've had my P5 (five-speed) since February and my worst mpg ever was 24.3, and that's US, not imperial. Best ever was 32.8 on a highway trip. In daily driving (short trips in the city or burbs) I average 26-27 mpg. 19 mpg in a 2.0-litre car? Scary.

October-24th-2002, 12:07 PM

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Arghman

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Crap, Chuck, those are some low *** numbers!@
Do you drive REALLY REALLY hard A LOT or something?

October-24th-2002, 12:30 PM

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ewsmith1

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Could people post the total miles on youer car, oil grade and type, and miles per gallon (per tank) so we can see if there is any pattern with different grade oils, ect???????

Thanks,
Eric...

October-24th-2002, 03:34 PM

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walight01

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i use 5-30 mobil 1 synthedic new engine formula, i use 93 octane and have 54k miles on my car. for about a 2 weeks i got around 20 mph and pulled my oem sparkplugs and they were shot and i needed new ones, after i replaced them, i got 30 mph again. ihave a custom intake and custom full exhaust

October-24th-2002, 04:29 PM

#21

jstand6

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1999 ES sedan
1.8L/5-spd
78,000 miles
30-31 mpg hwy/23-24 mpg city
10-30 Castrol GTX

October-24th-2002, 05:01 PM

#22

chuck

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AUTOMATIC GIVES THAT LOW

AUTOMATIC GIVES THAT LOW

I have tried different:

SPARK PLUGS
OIL, using synthatic 5W50 now, the best
Different ways of driving.

All give about the same.

October-24th-2002, 06:54 PM

#23

ewsmith1

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walight01,

At how many miles did you have the fouled plugs?

I wonder if that is the same problem the other user about 5 replies before you is having.

I have read on other places on this board that using the higher than recommended octane rating, you will foul plugs???

Smith...

October-24th-2002, 08:18 PM

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walight01

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5W50??? do you have a turbo??? that weight seems extremely high since the motor was designed for 30 weight. but then again it might not make a difference??

October-24th-2002, 08:20 PM

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walight01

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i fouled them at 20k, the factory plugs suck *****, i put bosch platnium +4 in(i know everyone hates them) and i pulled them at 50k and they still look brand new and they work very well. i pressure wash my motor all the time so it wasn't the water that fouled my oem plugs.

October-24th-2002, 08:29 PM

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ewsmith1

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Do you like the +fours? I put some in my other car and found they worked well there.

Do you have the part number for the Pro5 2.0L engine?

Thanks,
Eric...

October-24th-2002, 08:35 PM

#27

walight01

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i don't have the part number, you can get them at autozone for 5.99 apiece, they should have them instock. the car revs alittle smother now and idles alittle better, i need better plug wires though, our wires are kinda tiny. but yes i love the plugs

October-24th-2002, 09:43 PM

#28

cjb200

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Chuck, my numbers are even worse. It seems the auto tranny's on our cars really make it a lot worse. I do a lot of stop and go driving, along with sitting in traffic most of the day. I've gotten as low as 15.8 MPG!

Overall, combined with minimal highway driving, I've averaged 21.8 MPG after 4000 miles.