Is my car eating gas, or is it normal??

[suks_2b_stock]

So I have an automatic 91 lx. Just yesterday I put 12l (3 gallons I think...?) My needle was in the red, then went up about 1/4 tank. Did about 60kms(40ish miles) and my needle is juuuussst touching the red again. This is 110% city stop and go 90% of it driven like a granny. Do those numbers make sense? If not, what can be eating my gas? I just changed wires//pulgs//filters (bascially a tune-up). And if it's normal...oh well..

[Shadow1]

your gas meter(or the thing in the tank that sends the reading to the meter) might be messed up.

if you only go 40 miles and your in the red again you have some type of leak if your gas meter isnt messed up.

check how miles you get to the tank 1st. if you only get like 300 or less, then you have something else wrong.

[kjfarley]

I'm going to run some more tanks, and I'm using fuel injector cleaner, but I think I may be getting terrible mileage. What should I look at to see?

[Shadow1]

dont use fuel injector cleaner. ive used them all before and then it make your car dependent on it.

i recently used some and now my car misses when it 1st starts up and at idle. so forget that stuff. im not sure if its just me or im just being paranoid but it has happened in both of my cb7s.

[Shadow1]

I'm going to run some more tanks, and I'm using fuel injector cleaner, but I think I may be getting terrible mileage. What should I look at to see?

go under your car and in your engine bay to see if you see any gas leaks. check the fuel lines and fuel filter and fuel pump to see if their good. most likely if you havent changed either of those then that might be contributing to your bad mileage.

if at all possible, clean out your tank. i plan on doing that in a couple of weekes b.c i brought my car from a private owner. im not sure if theres stuff thats settled in the bottom of the tank and i dont want it in the engine

[quickangel93]

my car eats gas alot to, ohh wait im flooring it 90% of the time. lol

[Accord R33]

you should fill the tank and tell us how many miles you get before its empty again. that will be a better indicator than trying to figure out how far 3 gallons should get you

[Leung]

it's getting towards winter time so i wouldn't be driving around with less than 3/4th a tank of gas anyways.

[Stealthman80]

60km for 12 litres is 2 litres per 10 km which is 11 us mpg or 14 imperial definatly somthing wrong if thats the case

[hondaccordgrl]

60km for 12 litres is 2 litres per 10 km which is 11 us mpg or 14 imperial definatly somthing wrong if thats the case

wow that confused me lol. i dont know what i would do if i went to canada. i think i would keep my gas tank full all the time, to make sure everything was ok hahaha

[suks_2b_stock]

ok

#1 - The gas tank doesn't leak. Car went into the impound lot for 30 days ie - sat still and wasn't touched for 30 days. Tank was 3/4 when it went it, 3/4 when it came out

#2 - I can't check how many miles//km I get from a full tank because my speedo//odometer doesn't work lol

#3 - I asked my teacher (ex mechanic) he said it could be my 02 sensor. Because I also told him that the check engine comes on after about 10 mins of driving (all the time) He said it makes sense because a reading from the 02 can only be sent once everything is warm (or someshit like that) Possible?

[Accord R33]

#3 - I asked my teacher (ex mechanic) he said it could be my 02 sensor. Because I also told him that the check engine comes on after about 10 mins of driving (all the time) He said it makes sense because a reading from the 02 can only be sent once everything is warm (or someshit like that) Possible?

see...these are things you should tell people when asking for help...that tells me there is definitely something wrong..

[Stealthman80]

lol yeah you probably shoulda mentioned your cel is on, im betting o2 senser

[Shadow1]

see...these are things you should tell people when asking for help...that tells me there is definitely something wrong..

and for the 2nd time in life history me and accord r33 agree. lol. i forgot about the O2 sensor

[Jeh'son]

the converter could be all clogged with carbon to, run your car for 10 mins and see if theres a lot of radiant heat coming off the converter.