Brief loss of acceleration at morning start... - Page 2

07-02-2004, 02:24 AM

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Mr M

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Great news!
Oh, and a faulty trailing coil would definitely cause fuel consumption problems, so you weren't imagining it.

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07-02-2004, 11:08 AM

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Yup... went from 11-13mpg (without AC) to 16.5 (WITH AC!), and thats with spirited driving :-)

..not bad..
-- Aaron

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07-02-2004, 03:22 PM

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So.. are you supposed to warm these up before you drive them also?

And does this happen with automatics too?

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