Originally Posted by Interceptor
It started a few months ago, before I bought the chip. My mechanic changed 5 injectors and the situation improved significantly, but it's not yet "the real thing"
Cca. 240000 km.
This one is 8 months old.
Fuel consumption is higher than normal - around 13/14 mpg around town.
I don't have any tools and/or experience in that sort of business
13 - 14 mpg? That's terrible. I'd expect at least 20 mpg. (and probably higher, even around town)
A coolant temp sensor could not be expensive, you can just buy a new one and have the mechanic install it. I bet it's a $25 USD part.
At the price of fuel where you live, you can afford to change lots of parts to fix this problem as you'll get it back in savings.
Maybe your fuel pressure regulator is bad, try swapping that also. Again, with the bad mileage you are seeing, you should just take it to a mechanic as your burning off your cash with the high fuel consumption!
Isn't gas at least $3.00 USD a liter where you live?
Here are prices from May, 2004:
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...ces/price.html
Nation City Price
UK TEESIDE $5.64
HONG KONG HONG KONG $5.62
UK MILFORD HAVEN $5.56
UK READING $5.56
UK NORWICH $5.54
GERMANY FRANKFURT $5.29
DENMARK COPENHAGEN $5.08
NORWAY STAVANGER $5.07
NORWAY OSLO $4.93
ITALY ROME $4.86
TURKEY ISTANBUL $4.85
PORTUGAL LISBON $4.80
KOREA SEOUL $4.71
SWITZERLAND GENEVA $4.56
KOREA KOJE/OKPO $4.53
AUSTRIA VIENNA $4.50
CROATIA ZAGREB $4.32
JAPAN TOKYO $3.84
AUSTRALIA SYDNEY $2.63
CAMBODIA PHNOM PENH $2.57
TAIWAN TAIPEI $2.47
GEORGIA TBILISI $2.31
LAOS VIENTIANE $1.66
THAILAND BANGKOK $1.60
CHINA TIANJIN $1.54
CHINA SHANGHAI $1.48
RUSSIA MOSCOW $1.45
KAZAKHSTAN ALMATY $1.36
KAZAKHSTAN ATYRAU $1.35
TAJIKISTAN DUSHANBE $1.32
AZERBAIJAN BAKU $1.15
VENEZUELA CARACAS $0.14
Ok, guys, I won't be on the forum for a while, I'm going to drive to Venezuela!
MarkD
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