gas eating issue

Try some injector cleaner Kev, may have a sticky injector

I thought this as well - till I realised I was only getting 7L for $20 and not 10L
like I was a few weeks/months ago :aargh

 

Could be a bad spark plug/wire ??? Incorrect gap ??? Or your timing/idle could need to be checked. You MAY have a catalytic converter starting to get plugged up also.....

 

check for a potato at the end of your muffler :lol2

 

One of the most obvious things to check when you have a sudden drop in MPG is bad o2 sensor

 

i have an AC compressor but i dont know how much it would be to ship

 

Marc is kinda right.... A plugged Catalytic converter will do the same thing. Just repaired a car with the same problem last month.

 

shipping is €100 alone.....

 

Easiest way to check the cat is to take the exhaust off at the manifold, secure the pipe, and try driving it up and down the road. You won't have to drive far at all to feel the difference in power and response. If the acceleration and power are there, you have a plugged cat.... :thumbsup:

Don't drive too far or to hard... open exhaust isn't really good for the engine... But for a test, you should be fine...

 

Sadly it not always throws a code when O2 sensor is bad :S

 

tha cat contains a ceramic honeycomb. it will either be plugged up or falling apart. would need to replace it with a new one. try the o2 first. if you need a cat and can wait a bit (maybe a month) id give you the one i have (be your 2ndary cat under the firewall) just pay for the shipping. looks new and has a cali emmis stamp but will further investigate when its off. my car is emmisions exempt now, so i dont need it, and ill be pulliing it when i put the header on.

 

take a look underneath. i think cali models have 2, one at the mani and 1 under the firewall area. though more likley the one at the mani woulod be bad.

 

Correct they do have 2.