New o2 sensore = better gas milege?

The Green GT

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I think one is going bad, so Ill change them both.
My odo never worked so I could never be sure of the milege I get in my car, but today I had to take the store truck around where I go to school and I recorded the miles and did the math and I am getting 11.5 MPG on the HWY. That is horrible. So will new o2 sensors bring that up a little?

And will these work fine?
http://store.summitracing.com/partd...908282+4294924760+4294908395+115&autoview=sku
Is that all Ill need to get or will I need the harness too?
 
Yeah, somethings not right with you fuel consumption. If you have stock gears and a relatively stock motor, and assuming you don't do double the speed limit, you should be getting at least 20mpg on the highway, or more. Hell, I'm relatively stock except for the exhaust and 3.73 gears, and I have managed 26mpg highway. I only get about 14-16 in the city though.
O2's could be the culprit, its always good to change them if they are pretty old anyways.
 
FlyBy763 said:
Having cats or not having cats wont make a difference in O2 readings...

The O2s are before the cats...


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I just recently got the Bosch one's from AZ. My mpg got a little better .... but it still sucks. I'd like to find out what's making it so bad. Replaced fuel filter, air filter, o2's, plugs & wires, etc. Still sucks. :shrug:
 
have u guys cleaned the maf sensor?

Mine was 12 but moved up to 15.4 all city. I could get like 25-26 hwy though. I did lots to improve it. cleaned maf, o2s, gutted cats, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, new converter, tire pressure was good. It drove me crazy trying to figure out why it was so bad in the city.
 
You can check the O2 signal return function for amplitude and switching. You'll see the sensors range from ~0.05 to 0.95 volts about once a 1/2 second or so with a DMM.
As sensors age, they lose amplitude and frequency. When it gets bad enough, the CEL comes on. For what they cost, I like to check the switching myself with a meter.

Good luck.