Why is my gas mileage so sh!tty?
08-25-2003 | 02:27 AM
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Originally posted by zoomjrl
I believe we just solved your problem! You said you had white faced guages. To do this you have to pull the needles off and put the guage on there, then put the needles back on. I def think he didn't but the needle back on right. When I did it, I cared alot about MPH and RPM, the others, as long as they were in the same general area I was happy. I haven't emptied my tank since putting the guages in, so I don't know if i got exactly right. What leads me to belive this is the problem ur having is, that your gas milage is fine, 18-16 mpg short trip driving, and the fact that u said when its ful, it shows 1/8 way from being full. To fix this, you need to take the bolts out where your guages are, then when you get the face off, take out more bolts, then pull the entire guage cluster out. Push in the tabs to take the clear part off of the cluster, then use a screw driver with a flat tip, and gently pry off the needle. I would recommend doing this after u filled up on gas. Put the cluster back in the car without the clear part on, and push it in until the needles move. Then turn the ignition key to the on position and place the gas needle back on so where it points to F or a little past F. (Basically wherever you want) Then turn the car off, and put the clear part back on and bolt everything back in. Use up a tank of gas again, and then let us know what happened. Good Luck
I believe we just solved your problem! You said you had white faced guages. To do this you have to pull the needles off and put the guage on there, then put the needles back on. I def think he didn't but the needle back on right. When I did it, I cared alot about MPH and RPM, the others, as long as they were in the same general area I was happy. I haven't emptied my tank since putting the guages in, so I don't know if i got exactly right. What leads me to belive this is the problem ur having is, that your gas milage is fine, 18-16 mpg short trip driving, and the fact that u said when its ful, it shows 1/8 way from being full. To fix this, you need to take the bolts out where your guages are, then when you get the face off, take out more bolts, then pull the entire guage cluster out. Push in the tabs to take the clear part off of the cluster, then use a screw driver with a flat tip, and gently pry off the needle. I would recommend doing this after u filled up on gas. Put the cluster back in the car without the clear part on, and push it in until the needles move. Then turn the ignition key to the on position and place the gas needle back on so where it points to F or a little past F. (Basically wherever you want) Then turn the car off, and put the clear part back on and bolt everything back in. Use up a tank of gas again, and then let us know what happened. Good Luck
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