since the last fillup i reset my odometer..yesterday while getting the low gas light i drove 15 minutes looking for a gas station by that time the needle was almost horizontal (olmost on zero) my odometer states 228 (all city driving mostly) and it allowed me to fill the car up to only 14.4 gallons (using 87 octane..I used 93 for 2 years but gas is expensive in NY now)

228/14.4 would make it approx 15.8 mpg
I did some research as seen below and the city mileage is supposed to be around 20. Plus the car should be able to go 342 miles on a tank of gas (city driving)

So the question is..why is it the gas light comes so early...does it leave an extra 3 gallons in the tank? since 17.1 gallons is the actual capacity...

and the second question is..why am i getting such horrible mileage I dont drive very aggresively either..and all this is with the AC off

please help me out...thanks in advance..

Fuel Tank Capacity: 17.1 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway)
Automatic: : 20 mpg / 28 mpg
Range in Miles: (City/Highway)
Automatic: 342 mi. / 478.8 mi.

 

Answer to first question: Yes, but you shouldn't try to get those extra gallons out of it either.

Answer to second question: Do you have a leak? PSI in tires? Good air filter? Am thinking it might be a leak, because that MPG figure you gave is HORRIBLE. I get 22MPG city, and 29MPG highway and mine is a '92...

 

i get abt 320-340 miles on a full tank (15 gallons)... all city driving....

check ur air filter, fuel filter, etc

 

does that "Tornado" thing work ?

 

eh, kinda, gained 20-30 miles on a tank and maybe 1hp at the most.

im also havign the same problem. only getting less than 20mpg. no leaks on the floor anywhr, doesnt burn oil. i have a phat crack in headers, leaky crank gasket and 215k miles, i cahnge oil every 3k, added some oil additive this week. although i do shift at the same speeds, so all pistons are firing.

ummm...thats all i can tell ya.

 

u got an additional 20-30 miles on a full tank ???

 

on my dads 88 camry yes we did, also works extremely great on highway since it acts more like a tornado then...

 

is it worth buying and is it still like 100 bucks?

 

ummm, i think its only like 40+ship off ebay. so...highway driving it really helps, otherwise street, dont expect much...

oh and i just cleaned my air filter, maybe i should check spark plugs, run sea foam, change oil, change fuel filter and o2 sensor...sounds like a tune up.

 

how much is a complete tune up. but i dont need if i need a complete tune up... oh well i'll get one just to be on the safe side.