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    Tune up

    So I bought a 1990 4 door auto EX, and for the most part I like the car. I had an Eagle Talon before it and it was the biggest pile of crap ever.

    Anyway, this car gets terrible gas mileage. I'm averaging about 12 now. I've checked the air filter, it's brand new, and the fuel filter looked new also. I checked the pcv valve and it appeared ok. So I'm gonna do the ignition crap. My question is, what do I need to buy? I know plugs and wires, but what else? My talon just had a coil pack and that was it, so now I'm lost.

    Oh, and if it matters, I put Lucas fuel system cleaner in it and got about 90 miles off a quarter of a tank, but then proceeded to get about 90 off the last of the gas, which was half a tank. I put more Lucas in this tank, and it did nothing.

    I've only "gotten on it" once just to see if it missed in the higher rpm's, and it doesn't. The car runs amazing, and everytime I had bad plugs/wires, the car had a miss. Maybe it was just me...

    So pretty much what do I need for an ignition tune up?

    Thanks alot,
    Corey
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    Additives really dont do crap. Some people feel the difference and stuff but I stay away from using any additives.

    Tune up parts:
    1. Spark plugs/wires
    2. Cap/Rotor
    3. Fuel Filter but thats new as you said
    4. Check belts for wear

    Another thing are you throwing a CEL? Also might want to try cleaning out your EGR and the EGR ports. They get clogged with carbon over time and hinders gas mileage and performance.

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      #3
      Would the cap/rotor be the same thing or two different things? My serp. belt looks decent, so I didn't think much into it. And there are no CEL's.

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        #4
        cap and rotor are usually sold separately

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          #5
          Anything else worth looking into?

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            #6
            How are you sensors and cat?

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              #7
              Not sure about sensors. There is no cel and I made sure the light worked on it, lol. I was actually gonna pull my cat off but I forgot about since I had to work all weekend. I'll do that, too.

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