MDCIVIC28962

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im only gettin bout 24 mpg max on my civic

anyone else have this?

Rinasdaddy

Stop driving your car like it's a race car

MDCIVIC28962

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yeahhh thats probably it haha

SearchLight

that's horrible...at what rpm do you usually shift at?

MDCIVIC28962

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its an auto

didnt choose the car...


i dunno if somethin might be wrong wit it...

i ran fuel line cleaner and injector cleaner thru it

ronaldo9

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Make sure you have a clean air filter as well.

qijian

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what digits do you guys get? i get probably around 28...

redrocket600

Really? I think the worst I've gotten is 28...I'm usually between 32 and 35 mpg with my auto...

mad_ox1

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Usually 32-35 or so in the winter and 35-38 in the summer.

SearchLight

24 on an auto? are you calculating everything correctly? that doesn't seem right...

MDCIVIC28962

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i know bro...and its gettin worse...filled up on friday and i got bout a quarter tank now ... i feel like im drivin my silverado again haha

qijian

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recalculated and got 31 mpg. well...31.67 to be exact lol

redrocket600

Did your MPGs go down as it got colder or are they still down even as it's warming up?

Do you idle too long? Have you replaced the fuel filter yet? How's your air filter?

Most importantly...like already asked...how high are you revving before letting it shift?

I've found that with my car, 78mph is where my mpgs start dropping like crazy...

ronaldo9

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If I stay out of VTEC shifting before 4000 rpms I can easily get 400 miles on a tank; however, that is not always reasonable and normal driving I will get 330-350miles on a tank with normal highway driving and varying rpms.

MDCIVIC28962

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shifting around 4k- 4500k.... its been like this the past two weeks...air filters fine...havent checked fuel filter...how do i check that?

im gettin about 225 miles per tank maybe 240 if im lucky

just started warming up around here too its bout 40s-50s

redrocket600

Like Ronaldo said, keep out of VTEC! I know it's slow accelerating but I keep revs around 3000 rpm...

You can't "check" the fuel filter..only replace it.

Another thing to check is your tire pressure....

redem

take out the back seat, then there is a pate with 4 screws, remove that then you need a special tool to twist the top plastic thing and it'll come up, and it'll be in there

MDCIVIC28962

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thanks guys...figured the **** out...i gotta crack in my manifold and gas is leakin out it hahah suckks ***...

ordered the parts...prob fix it next week sometime

SearchLight

cracked manifold?

how did you check and how much are you paying to get it replaced?
im getting pretty bad gas mileage myself i get around 22 CITY only though
but i don't see any gas leak stains on my driveway, could i still have a possible leak?

MDCIVIC28962

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i couldnt see the crack when i looked so i had my buddy look at it cuz i couldnt figure out what was wrong...so he thought i might have an exhaust leak...

so he put a mirror in right behind the front cover of the manifold and sure enough there was a big *** crack...

i dont notice gas or anything in my driveway but every now and then i can smell a lil gas when i first start it in the morning and i also noticed a "ticking" noise when i accelerated when the car wasnt warmed up yet...wasnt a loud ticking just slight...

so i ordered parts from majestic honda (www.hondaautomotiveparts.com) in rhode island... madddd cheap compared to most

only cost $560 in parts...it was around $480 for the converter... my honda dealer wanted $790 for just the convertor and i found an aftermarket on the internet for $550 but the one from majestic is OEM so im goin wit that one

MDCIVIC28962

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honda wanted almost 2 grand to do the whole thing... cuz its mostly labor... but me and my buddy are just gonna do it ourselves

SearchLight

are you talking about the exhaust manifold?
the headers?

MDCIVIC28962

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nah bro the exhaust manifold wit the cat converter in it... thats what has a crack in it on mine.... not the headers

SearchLight

hmm...that wouldn't be too much to replace right?

i'll get a new catalytic converter and a whole new exhaust system.
good idea?

MDCIVIC28962

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nah its not too bad if u kno wut ur doin...

do u even have a exhaust leak tho?

Mag1c

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yeah mdcivic, i just got my 03 civic coupe (i think it's an ex not totally sure) literally yesterday, had maybe one bar under half full and i drove about... i wanna say 50-60 miles, not exactly sure and now its about 1/4 full . I don't know how many gallons it holds but that seems pretty damn terrible. i never went above 4.25 rpms i do have a couple hills that i have to go up and accelerating is a pain, and it was all suburban area driving, like not city but still lights and all that stuff.

I was just curious.. i mean ****, thats terrible. I also heard the ex has like a vtec in it or something?

btw this is an auto..

thanks guys, im a noob

MDCIVIC28962

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my car does that too...once mine goes below half it drops really fast...i think its just how our cars are...

does ur car have a sunroof? then its the ex...if it doesnt have one then its not

yes the ex does have vtec in it

any questions hit me up bro

mdawg

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Im only getting 24-25 right now but I have a 97 auto with no vtec. Done everything really except fuel filter and running injection cleaner. Almost sitting on the empty line with 240 miles.

Mag1c

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actually i found out mine was the lx, because it doesn't have the keyless remote entry (which sucks by the way!!!!) My dad may have it installed, but he doesn't wanna spend that much..

umm i talked to my dad about it and he said maybe the gas reader(forget whats it call... some odmeter) and it may be off and it just stays at F for a while then drops down..

ill find out next time i fill up and let you know how many mpg i got, right now it seems to be doing fine.

and bro, any ideas on how to make my ride look sick

pm me about that.

thanks

gearbox

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your lx still has power locks right? if so you can get a cheap alarm and then use its remote to lock/unlock the doors and arm the alarm.