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is it necessary for a 30000 mile tune up..i havent done it but im gettn shitty gas milage is that why?

There is no reason why your car should need a tune up at 30,000 miles. My 2001 has over 67,000 miles and it still has original plugs - only routine maintenance , oil/filter changes and air cleaner changes. Runs great and the gas mileage was still good on the last long trip I took.

how weird..i get such bad milage..im going to try to get a fuel injection..hopefully itll help...=/

make sure you have no extra load of stuff in your trunk. Every 100 lbs will reduce about 2-3 MPG. Also, try and go to another gas station to see if you get better gas. I have been using Exxon with 89 and I am getting about 32MPG 95% cty.

yeah i have 2 12's and rims...and i use chevron..but i think 250miles on a 12 gallon tank is awful...it cant be right..

Ive been getting around that. I think I just have a really heavy foot...

I noticed that I get better mpg w/ mobil than chevron.... but maybe it's just me...

i get about 30mpg depends if i use AC. And i had 2 subs in my car

Hmm.. I'm at 31,000 miles already and my car still runs fine. I can still get close to 400 miles a tank.

is there nething need too be done...cuz all ive really done was just 3k mile oil changes..no tune ups or nething..cuz i was told that i didnt need to...or were they wrong?...=/

IT all depends. I have been getting good gas mileage. 39 mpg on the highway, trunk packed with a cooler, 2 suitcases, and other shit. I have 30,000 miles, and a K&N Drop in Filter. Before I started my road ventrues, I purchased 3M Fuel Injector cleaner. I dont know if that helped. or there is a better type of gas down here in Kansas.

look at the Tech Forum for 30k DIY by Mex
on replacing pollen filter and bleeding brake lines


i used to average like 400 per tank....now
with the addicting vtec controller i get maybe 327
its so tempting to hear the AAAWWWWWW

What was odd for me was when I lived in Seattle, I was averaging 42mpg on road trips. Now that I moved back to cali (and added an Injen intake) I'm getting around 32mpg.

they wanted to charge me $300 for a 30,000 mile tune up when all they would do is CHECK a whole bunch of crap. no one else that i know w/other kinds of cars ever has to bring theirs in for maintenance and use their college fund to pay for it.
honda is rediculous sometimes

If anyone is interested, ever since Chevron started their "techron" additive in the gas, my mileage dropped a lot. In EVERY car. I since switched to 76 or anything else. Mileage is back to normal. Try it.

Actually, I needed a MAJOR tuneup at only 17K. Plugs were fouled, tranny fluid was black...etc. Here's what I would do. All this should be easy to do yourself if you are a little familiar with cars.

-change oil (or have dealer do it)
-clean or replace air filter
-add a fuel injector cleaner to gas (techron)
-change tranny fluid (auto)
-change plugs (NGK iridium works great) if bad

does anyone know how to turn the maint check light off ??? mine came on and i have about 30,500 on my civic right i recently did a minor tune up on the car from the dealer didnt cost much but the light just recently came on

just check ur service manual book, it tell you everythin about ur car......hint: pg. 65