[2way]

You spend way2 much time with maintenance of your car

Too bad it didn't prevent failure. But, was definitely good for fuel economy.

 

[lamboceliGTS]

So i cleaned my maf today and took the negative battery terminal off to reset the ecu.

Put it back on and tried to start the car, would lose power and not start. Terminal was on tight. I put the terminal on at an angle and the car started right up, wtf?

 

[dizzycel]

Threadjack?

Mess with it. Best solution when working with batteries and terminals and wires is just to play around ad try random things until the car works again

 

[lamboceliGTS]

Yes newb.

Get ur code checked, its on and that's what's wrong with your car.

 

[dizzycel]

What's on? I don't know what getting my code checked means (yes I am a newb). Also this morning I started it walked back inside and did notice a slight scent of unburned gasoline while the car was warming up. Didn't check after it warmed up bc I had to drive to work

 

[dizzycel]

Gas light just came on after 190 miles

 

[lamboceliGTS]

Yeah that is not normal one bit. Are you sure its not somehow giving you a false reading?

 

[00gtsshocker]

Do you have a gas leak?

 

[dizzycel]

No not that I can tell. Today after work after warming my car up for fifteen minutes a little bit of unburnt gas was dripping out muffler and it sounded just a wee bit gurgly or bubbly

 

[dizzycel]

And I'm sure because every time I fill it up al the way and its like 14.4-14.7 gallons each time

 

[blinding-gts]

Besides all that was mentioned above, one thing often overlooked is that an injector(s) could be stuck open. You can check this quickly by checking the engine oil. If it looks "watery" or smells strongly like gas get your injectors checked.

 

[2way]

today after work after warming my car up for fifteen minutes

=0 mpg

little bit of unburnt gas was dripping out muffler

More likely to just be condensation than unburnt fuel.

 

[lamboceliGTS]

=0 mpg
More likely to just be condensation than unburnt fuel.

I agree odds are it's condensation and that is normal as well.

Check the oil, ecu and that should be a good start.

 

[dizzycel]

Thanks and I know warming it up burns gas I'm not that clueless. And yea doing that right now

 

[dizzycel]

UPDATE: so mechanic says he checked everything and it all checks out. After 6 hours he can't find a single thing wrong. No codes nothing. Says spark plugs and stuff won't have an effect of over a few mpg

 

[2way]

Stuck caliper?

Manual or automatic?

 

[dizzycel]

Manual. Already said its not a stuck caliper

 

[2zzge-Demon]

Is the fuel tank leaking maybe? I had something similar before on a different car and it turned out the fuel tank had cracked near the fuel filler tube toward the top of the tank and it would leak out while driving, but not when parked. Never got any CELs or anything.

 

[yodaddyguido]

All city stop and go driving? 20mpg is about right for that situation.

^thats nuts, fyi... i got 25+ city with a fairly heavy foot.

maybe you have a stuck caliper?

i still say take a good look at your calipers. if you're not throwing codes, your idling and running fine, then you NEED to look at your brakes (or find the hole in your gas tank lol). sometimes its not that obvious at first glance. jack the car up at each corner and spin the wheels. see if you've got a sticky one.

rollin on flat tires? :wiggle:

 

[Soo__Fuego]

Change the front O2 sensor