fuel problems

*007*civic · 01-11-2007, 12:48 AM

why is my car so bad on gas?

i put $10 today usualy gets me 5 bars....i got 6 cuz i already had a bar of gas.. i only drove it 30km and it already dropped 3 bars ..?? wtfs goin on

BATANG CITY JAIL · 01-11-2007, 01:00 AM

R18 dont get what the advertise mpg... i ususlly fill my EX a 300 miles 10.8 gl....

*007*civic · 01-11-2007, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BATANG CITY JAIL

R18 dont get what the advertise mpg... i ususlly fill my EX a 300 miles 10.8 gl....

false advertising.. can i go get my money back? im not very happy with the poor fuel performance on my car. bought it for the fuel economy.. not impressed at all i only had it for 6 weeks and its leased.. would dealer do anytin for me???

targettuning · 01-11-2007, 09:01 AM

Are you kidding??? You want your money back too ? Yes your dealer will do something....laugh you out of the place. I don't own an Si but a standard type Civic and NO it doesn't get what the EPA sticker said and NO I didn't expect it to since that sticker is merely an estimate of expected fuel economy (and a poor one at that) for use as a comparison between similar sized vehicles. Does Canada use a similar system? The U.S. version is notorously optimistic in most cases. Finally, exactly what fuel economy do you get? and what did you expect? Your expectations may be unrealistic and you actual mileage may be normal.

*007*civic · 01-11-2007, 12:51 PM

ok..i dont really want my money back but.. i wana kno why my gas is droppin dramaticly when i only drove so many km? i got exactly 37km on it now went to drop my brother off at skool this mornin...and left with 2 bars.. its like my gas is leaking? but its not.. i doubt ima make it to 50km with my $10 tank.... i kno this honda can do better then that!!

av911 · 01-11-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by *007*civic

why is my car so bad on gas?

i put $10 today usualy gets me 5 bars....i got 6 cuz i already had a bar of gas.. i only drove it 30km and it already dropped 3 bars ..?? wtfs goin on

How much gas are you putting back in? You can't get an accurate amount of gas you're using based on the "bars".

Go get your car checked.

Weather can also be a big factor.

jasongg06 · 01-11-2007, 06:05 PM

Please measure a whole tank and come back to us so we can try to help. I've been getting closer to 23/34 on my tanks, kind of a far cry from the EPA estimates 23% less city and 15% less hwy.

hatchbac_smokin_you · 01-11-2007, 06:10 PM

also remember, that when there is only one bar left there is still 1.9 gallons in the tank..a lot of people go off of it being a 13.2 gallon tank and dont realize that there is almost always 2 gallons just sitting there

***Cybergypsy*** · 01-11-2007, 06:13 PM

Mine is a steady 39.2 overall, was crappy before i hit 10K miles :)

hatchbac_smokin_you · 01-11-2007, 06:15 PM

^^
how are you getting 40mpg? do you neber see over 2krpm? and I know its not just you civic is happy to have you sitting in it! haha

scraggles · 01-11-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybergypsy

Mine is a steady 39.2 overall, was crappy before i hit 10K miles :)

God I hope thats the case. I'm going in for my 2nd oil change and so far I'm only getting about 26mpg.

Took a round trip to Jersey and back and only got 32mpg. wtf.

***Cybergypsy*** · 01-11-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by scraggles

God I hope thats the case. I'm going in for my 2nd oil change and so far I'm only getting about 26mpg.

Took a round trip to Jersey and back and only got 32mpg. wtf.

Do a search, I was getting about 32-34MPG then after 10K miles it sooooo much better 39MPG average....And i am doing the Happy Dance

**truflip** · 01-11-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by *007*civic

i put $10 today usualy gets me 5 bars....i got 6 cuz i already had a bar of gas.. i only drove it 30km and it already dropped 3 bars ..?? wtfs goin on

im kinda in your situation.. i measured my fuel consumption and averaged it to 14l/100km.. pretty lame..

heres what you should do.. fill up your tank.. like.. all the way.. drive 100km.. fill up again n see how much u put in.. that should be ur x liter per 100km.. easy..

also, please do not trust the meter.. its very inaccurate. for example, i drove 80km on my first bar.. then 80 more n 4 just got ticked.. like.. wtf eh?

just fill up and drive till u cant

n get a reading on ur odometer..
so far my best is 500 with 2 bars left.. 16km later, 1 bar.. kinda cheap ...

*007*civic · 01-11-2007, 08:20 PM

i guess my bars are inacurate.. i put in another $10 with 2 bars left and it jumped to over half a tank? my bars are fuked

bobbo · 01-13-2007, 05:37 AM

I dont rely on the bars. To calculate mpg I clear my odometer everytime I fill up and divide milage traveled at the next fill up by the amount of gas I pump into the car. Don't try to top off because that will slightly affect your calculated mpg unless you top off everytime.

I have a 1000 miles on the car now and so far I have filled up 3 times. I do a mix of hwy and hwy stop and go, as result my mpgs have been 34, 36, 35.5. Tomorrow I am going to change the oil to synthetic because I put on 25,000 miles a year and I feel better with more portection. I am looking forward to hit that 40mph mark and I will report back if I do. I think the max range on the civic is around 400-425miles with the efficiency I am getting.

I do not know how you guys drive but to give you a better picture I rarely rev over 3krpm from a stop and I travel around 71-75mph on the freeway. Hope this will help to figure out if your engine is busted.

01-11-2007, 12:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
007civic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver Bc Posts: 235 iTrader: 0 / 0%	fuel problems why is my car so bad on gas? i put $10 today usualy gets me 5 bars....i got 6 cuz i already had a bar of gas.. i only drove it 30km and it already dropped 3 bars ..?? wtfs goin on

01-11-2007, 09:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
targettuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: south central Pa Posts: 161 iTrader: 0 / 0%	False advertising ?? Are you kidding??? You want your money back too ? Yes your dealer will do something....laugh you out of the place. I don't own an Si but a standard type Civic and NO it doesn't get what the EPA sticker said and NO I didn't expect it to since that sticker is merely an estimate of expected fuel economy (and a poor one at that) for use as a comparison between similar sized vehicles. Does Canada use a similar system? The U.S. version is notorously optimistic in most cases. Finally, exactly what fuel economy do you get? and what did you expect? Your expectations may be unrealistic and you actual mileage may be normal.

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007civic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver Bc Posts: 235 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ok..i dont really want my money back but.. i wana kno why my gas is droppin dramaticly when i only drove so many km? i got exactly 37km on it now went to drop my brother off at skool this mornin...and left with 2 bars.. its like my gas is leaking? but its not.. i doubt ima make it to 50km with my $10 tank.... i kno this honda can do better then that!!

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jasongg06 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 626 So Cal Posts: 1,263 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Please measure a whole tank and come back to us so we can try to help. I've been getting closer to 23/34 on my tanks, kind of a far cry from the EPA estimates 23% less city and 15% less hwy.

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hatchbac_smokin_you Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	also remember, that when there is only one bar left there is still 1.9 gallons in the tank..a lot of people go off of it being a 13.2 gallon tank and dont realize that there is almost always 2 gallons just sitting there

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*Cybergypsy* Resident Caraholic Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 48 Posts: 8,274 iTrader: 3 / 100%	Mine is a steady 39.2 overall, was crappy before i hit 10K miles :)

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hatchbac_smokin_you Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	^^ how are you getting 40mpg? do you neber see over 2krpm? and I know its not just you civic is happy to have you sitting in it! haha

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007civic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver Bc Posts: 235 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i guess my bars are inacurate.. i put in another $10 with 2 bars left and it jumped to over half a tank? my bars are fuked

01-13-2007, 05:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
bobbo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OC, CA Posts: 109 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I dont rely on the bars. To calculate mpg I clear my odometer everytime I fill up and divide milage traveled at the next fill up by the amount of gas I pump into the car. Don't try to top off because that will slightly affect your calculated mpg unless you top off everytime. I have a 1000 miles on the car now and so far I have filled up 3 times. I do a mix of hwy and hwy stop and go, as result my mpgs have been 34, 36, 35.5. Tomorrow I am going to change the oil to synthetic because I put on 25,000 miles a year and I feel better with more portection. I am looking forward to hit that 40mph mark and I will report back if I do. I think the max range on the civic is around 400-425miles with the efficiency I am getting. I do not know how you guys drive but to give you a better picture I rarely rev over 3krpm from a stop and I travel around 71-75mph on the freeway. Hope this will help to figure out if your engine is busted.