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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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No I dont keep above 5000 rpm when city driving
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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I suggest you bring the car to the dealer to see whats up. It should still be under warranty... I think. You might be losing compression, or clogged plugs, or maybe bad catalytic converter, or who knows. Also make sure you have enough engine oil.

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be sure that the car is up to date on the "tsb's", including the re-flash.
The newest flash will actually give you slightly worse gas mileage.
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ferg
thats bull that it takes 5 miles to wormup ,like 2 miles if anything
Who said it takes 5 miles to warm up?

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Old May 7, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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just an update on the situation well I ordered sparkplugs and when i went to replace my plugs. Guess what I noticed one of the wires was off the spark plug this must have been the reason for such bad mileage and loss of power I was only running on three plugs.

Any ways I replaced the plugs and reconnected the wires and now the car is flying what a difference in power. I dont know about the mileage yet because havent filled the tank yet since replacing today. Hopefully mileage will improve dramatically.
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