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 Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39 PM
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well, i bought the celica with hopes of getting Much better gas mileage than my other car. 1999 mustang 3.8 v6 5 spd. so i filled it up last week, set the trip, and today the trip meter hit 280 miles and i was due for a fill up. well, it took 14.4 gallons. it comes out to about 19.5 miles per gallon. my mustang gets 21 average! i've gotten up to 30!. this really was quite a let down. i still love the celica but is everyone getting such horrible mpg?
maintainance is kept up. runs great. plugs, wires, filters. only thing i can think of is it needs of an alignment. what else could be the problem? thanks, sorry for knocking the celi's. Erich |
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Mar 28, 2008 - 9:04 PM
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For all of you 5s-fe owners, I've done some comparisons with spark plugs. Bosch Platinum +2 plugs work great on the 5s-fe and give great gas mileage. Also, make sure you perform a coolant flush once a year. If the engine is running at optimal temperature, you will get better gas mileage. Cleaning out the throttle body twice a year also helps gas mileage by removing harmful contaminents within the TB.
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Mar 29, 2008 - 8:14 AM
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QUOTE(99CelicaGT @ Mar 28, 2008 - 9:04 PM) [snapback]659351[/snapback] For all of you 5s-fe owners, I've done some comparisons with spark plugs. Bosch Platinum +2 plugs work great on the 5s-fe and give great gas mileage. You'd be close to alone on that opinion - I and many others have had bad experiences with bosh plugs on Toyota engines. NGK FTMFW --------------------  ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI] PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYO SUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/ INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper Sports EXT: WRC/TRD/404 QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)  Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them. Slow down Paul Walker. 6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url] |
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Badkarma VERY Dissappointed with the Celica.... Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39 PM
monkey look at ur right foot, theres the culprit
its a f... Mar 26, 2008 - 9:42 PM tankd0g QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39... Mar 26, 2008 - 9:48 PM punkuup5150 lol i get about the same mpg and i have a st >_... Mar 26, 2008 - 9:54 PM ZGear QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 2:39... Mar 26, 2008 - 9:59 PM monkey its all about the style of driving....
drive to u... Mar 26, 2008 - 10:06 PM bccentaur3 Theres no way you are getting only 19.5 mpg. Dude,... Mar 26, 2008 - 10:18 PM ferngt4 i got to agree, its the right foot and the weight ... Mar 26, 2008 - 10:45 PM Batman722 replace your primary 02 sensor. You should be gett... Mar 26, 2008 - 11:25 PM monkey grr ^^^ gota get technical with it dont u^^^^ just... Mar 26, 2008 - 11:47 PM bccentaur3 lol^.... I was going to say O2 sensor too, but jus... Mar 27, 2008 - 12:05 AM joehernandez have you changed your spark plugs, oil, and air fi... Mar 27, 2008 - 12:44 AM SoDo I get about 25-28 mpg. I drive fast and have the ... Mar 27, 2008 - 12:53 AM politicsareevil I drive in houston traffic EVERYDAY.... I got bett... Mar 27, 2008 - 1:25 AM forkee what about your tires and tire pressure? those cou... Mar 27, 2008 - 1:44 AM Insanity-74 I dream of 19.5 mpg Mar 27, 2008 - 1:56 AM
CelicaST_CALI QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Mar 26, 2008 - ... Mar 27, 2008 - 11:29 AM daazndood its hard to admit, but i have to say the 5sfe is p... Mar 27, 2008 - 2:55 AM shaunrichard Okay, there are a couple of things to consider. Fi... Mar 27, 2008 - 3:52 AM djyohimbe one word: Seafoam Mar 27, 2008 - 10:23 AM njccmd2002 i fill it up, use it and fill it up. dont care ho... Mar 27, 2008 - 10:35 AM D-Man get a Full Tune Up your car (plugs, wires, o2 sens... Mar 27, 2008 - 10:41 AM tomazws Yup, this is one and the only thing a ST owner can... Mar 27, 2008 - 11:55 AM cochise QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 2:39... Mar 27, 2008 - 12:20 PM 99Celica QUOTE(D-Man @ Mar 27, 2008 - 10... Mar 27, 2008 - 4:59 PM 6strngs hey, I only get 17-19 mpg... but my car is turbo.
... Mar 27, 2008 - 7:22 PM dabazied QUOTEget a Full Tune Up your car (plugs, wires, o2... Mar 27, 2008 - 7:26 PM Havok1997GT either there is something wrong with your car or s... Mar 27, 2008 - 7:33 PM addictions my 7afe hits 5000 rpm's at least 15 times a da... Mar 27, 2008 - 8:09 PM monkey edit.... nvm didnt notice there were 2 pages Mar 27, 2008 - 8:15 PM Badkarma i really haven't been beating on the car. it... Mar 27, 2008 - 10:40 PM D-Man QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 11:4... Mar 28, 2008 - 9:10 AM hurley97 QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 11:4... Mar 28, 2008 - 10:52 AM alltracman78 QUOTE(hurley97 @ Mar 28, 2008 - 10:5... Mar 28, 2008 - 5:18 PM markjbutler QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 27, 2008 - 10:4... Mar 28, 2008 - 5:19 AM azian_advanced i'm in the same situation.. i'm averaging ... Mar 28, 2008 - 6:19 AM axelrduvirage QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Mar 28, 2008 - 8... Mar 28, 2008 - 6:51 AM azian_advanced sure, i was actually planning to do that. and sho... Mar 28, 2008 - 6:59 AM Rymaster jeez i break 30mpg easily
of course, i coast ATON... Mar 28, 2008 - 1:08 PM 99CelicaGT Me and my buddy took a trip to California last wee... Mar 28, 2008 - 2:23 PM 6G96GT QUOTE(Badkarma @ Mar 26, 2008 - 9:39... Mar 28, 2008 - 7:04 PM Badkarma everyone always tries coming up with a "opera... Mar 28, 2008 - 8:00 PM azian_advanced there are sooo many things that will lead to poor ... Mar 29, 2008 - 12:12 AM Silver94CelicaOwner Yeah, most Bosch plugs on Toyotas don't work ... Mar 29, 2008 - 11:04 AM 99CelicaGT +4 plugs are meant for larger displacement engines... Mar 29, 2008 - 3:59 PM Badkarma where on the exaust manifold is it located?
any di... Mar 29, 2008 - 4:29 PM 99CelicaGT Your exhaust manifold is located where the metal c... Apr 1, 2008 - 7:47 PM 6strngs QUOTE(99CelicaGT @ Apr 1, 2008 - 5:4... Apr 1, 2008 - 7:58 PM Badkarma I know where the exhaust manifold is. im not that ... Apr 1, 2008 - 10:48 PM 6strngs if you're looking at the exhaust manifold and ... Apr 1, 2008 - 11:01 PM GriffGirl Have you replaced your distributor cap and rotor? ... Apr 2, 2008 - 12:00 PM b1gr3d my gt gets around 400 miles on a tank...almost all... Apr 4, 2008 - 6:29 AM Batman722 replace the 02 yet ? Apr 6, 2008 - 11:11 AM daazndood i recently achieved 260 miles off of 11 gallons.
... Apr 6, 2008 - 11:30 PM dnyluong QUOTE(monkey @ Mar 26, 2008 - 10:06 ... Apr 10, 2008 - 2:32 PM Rider I usually shift anywhere between 2,800 - 3,400 rpm... Apr 11, 2008 - 2:10 AM |
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