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> Other than the wires, plugs & air filter what do most do to maintain decent mileage?
I hope I'm not making a bad assumption [US-based ?] but most of it should apply regardless.
In delicately attempting to "not" to start any debate over octane...
- will the car run on "regular" [it should, just fine, with better mileage]
- if your V70 won't run properly with US 87 (R+M/2), this would normally be suggestive of a failed component[s].
- "premium" gas does not mean "premium" mileage/performance/quality, it is merely a way to tell the consumer that the octane rating is higher for those engines that "require" [that's another debate] the use of higher octane fuels [and getting ripped off IMHO]. For the type of driving that most of us do [and I'm not trying to represent any one or any group], we will never experience the reported benefit[s] of burning "premium" gasoline. Save you money Mark, burn regular.
and FWIW,
- More important, [I think anyway] than plugs/wires [which you'll KNOW/FEEL when they fail] are components that you don't "feel" when there bad. One component [there are others] that immediately comes to mind is your thermostat. The dash mounted temp gauge should be fairly steady at the 1/2 way Α o'clock] position at all times after warming up...if up/down transient gauge movement is consistent with city/hwy driving, probably time to replace it. I've seen/heard/read many times [myself included] a, what I think, was a drastic ⎠+%] drop in mileage because the thermostat failed open and the engine ran "cool" causing a rich condition pretty much most of the time. To put it in perspective on my '94 850 wagon:
mileage [normal]: 22 town - 30 hwy
mileage [failed t-stat]: 18 town - 25 hwy
Regards, Alan '94 850 US 110K mi
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