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b1gp1mp1n247

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i am getting 10-11 miles per gallon. i know that is extremely low. please help i have tried everything. also the car idles way too high, and is hard to start when motor is cold. please help. im open to anything.
 

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have you pulled codes? even if the CEL is not on, codes can be stored in KAM.

i would really look at a couple of things, given that im shooting in the dark here. check voltage/resistance outputs for the O2's, as well as the ECT and ACT sensors.

those are the big ones i can think of. did you idle go up when you lost milage, or was it like that before?
good luck.
 
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HISSIN50 said:
have you pulled codes? even if the CEL is not on, codes can be stored in KAM.

i would really look at a couple of things, given that im shooting in the dark here. check voltage/resistance outputs for the O2's, as well as the ECT and ACT sensors.

those are the big ones i can think of. did you idle go up when you lost milage, or was it like that before?
good luck.
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it all pretty much happened at the same time. my idle started to get real ****ty and my gas mileage went down the ****ter with it. O2's are new. ect and act are not ill try that
 

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Did you check what your fuel pressure is at? I've seen pressure regulators crap out on people before, unfortunately it DOES happen.
 
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HaggardGT said:
Did you check what your fuel pressure is at? I've seen pressure regulators crap out on people before, unfortunately it DOES happen.
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regulator is new. its at 40psi
 
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any lower and it runs like complete A55
 

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Really? That's unusual. A friend of mine just went to the dyno with his '93 Cobra. He put the pressure back to stock from 38 or 39 and picked up 16 horses. Wierd.
 
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HaggardGT said:
Really? That's unusual. A friend of mine just went to the dyno with his '93 Cobra. He put the pressure back to stock from 38 or 39 and picked up 16 horses. Wierd.
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thats problably because he was running lean
 
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i'd say check tire pressures. Do you smell gas when you start it? Could be stuck injector. The 4.10's probably aren't helping any.
 

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No need to guess at it just yet - as hissin' suggested originally pull the codes before you go any further. AutoZone/PepBoys will usually do it for free. WalMart sells a scanner for about $20. Search for jrichker here or at corral - in his sig is a site that will tell you how to pull them with a test light and a paper clip - like MacGyver. See what the codes tell you before you needlessly replace parts that you don't have to.
 
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