Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Zetec Performance What kind of gas milage do you get wit your zetec?

I have been gettin real [censored] millage latley. I fill up almost 2x a week now. Im just curious what others numbers are (i havnt taken the time to look at the actual milage. Thanks

I usually get about 27city, it would be slighty higher but I got 16s.

25 if i rally it, 29 if i dont (city)
29 if i rally it, 33 if i dont (highway)

been getting around 30 mpg, but that is mostly highway

26mph city driving it as hard as possible. That's the only time I measured it. I don't get so good on highway (still not horrible though), but not many cars do at cruise speeds of 90mph+.

i get usually 200 miles per tank but lately i have been getting about 150-170 miles per tank. what should i do to fix this? i used to get around 220 and it has been going down little by little. and i did get new spark plugs.

You should be getting atleast 300 miles per full tank. Something really really isn't right with your car,, try a lotta maintenance.

what is the "Formula" to get how many MPG i get per tank and how many gallons are in a 99 'Tours tank? I want to know how many mpg i get. What kind of maintenance work could it be? if anything it could be the air filter is dirty (havent cleaned it yet) and dirty MAF (have never cleaned that either) but before i even put the CTA Intake i got around 200 MPT! tell me so tommorrow right after school i can go buy what i need to do the maintenance work.

You have to restart your odometer when you get gas. Next time you get gas, record the gallons you put into and record the mileage on the odometer trip thing. Use those to figure it out. Gas mileage is affected by everything. Check tire pressure, clean or replace anything that could be dirty. Air filter, oil, oil filter, clean injectors, replace pcv valve, check for air/vacuum leaks, replace fuel filter, don't drive the car hard.

I bought the Valvoline Complete Fuel System Treatment and it didnt help me for SH!T. What other liquid could/should i buy to fix this (that is proven to work).

"You have to restart your odometer when you get gas. Next time you get gas, record the gallons you put into and record the mileage on the odometer trip thing. Use those to figure it out. Gas mileage is affected by everything. Check tire pressure, clean or replace anything that could be dirty. Air filter, oil, oil filter, clean injectors, replace pcv valve, check for air/vacuum leaks, replace fuel filter, don't drive the car hard."

1. i dont know ho to check tire pressure (whats average?)
2. I cleaned the injectors with the injector cleaner (did that with the complete fuel system treatment)
3. where do i get it and how do i replace pcv valve?
4. where could the air/vacuum leaks be coming from?