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Horrible fuel economy (15 mpg) with '91 244 200 1991

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posted by  volvoskapunk on  Fri Mar 7 03:38 CST 2003
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When I first purchased my 244 in 1999, it would yeild about 20 mpg in the city and about 23 mpg on the highway.

Currently (winter) it is getting 15 mpg city, about 19 mpg highway.

The car doesn't run any better or worse than it ever has. The timing belt is about a year old now.

115k miles on the clock.

New bosch (normal) plugs in fall of 2002.

New bogicord plug wires in fall 2002.

New 02 sensor in 2000.

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Things I was thinking of checking: Cap/rotor, MAF

I don't really know how to 'check' them persay, but I figure they might be part of my problem. I regularly dump in a jug of injector cleaner when refueling.

I've not really done much detail work on this car in the past year, being busy with my other cars...

So where would you guys start? I was thinking of ordering a new cap/rotor from FCPGroton.

How can I check the MAF's effectiveness?

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Luke Healey






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