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get an alarm system with a sensor hooked up to the gas cap.
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I just changed my fuel filter, but I think I'll do the spark plug thing.
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Wires too while youre at it. And make sure you throw in a bottle of injector cleaner at every oil change.
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in city driving i usually end up around 220-240 before gassing up again and i drive like a mad man most of the time til i get tired of beating on my car
my girlfriends 2k1 altima get horrendous gas mileage...i haven't figured it out but it gets maybe 18mpg im guessing...she doesnt' get to put it on the freeway very often though while mine is on the freeway at least every other week sometimes more often
change your oil, spark plugs, wires fuel filter...check your tires...throw salt over your left shoulder, etc....
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plugs and wires are less than 2 months old (motorcraft plugs) fuel filter is less than 3 months old. i change my oil every 3k miles, anthough i just switched to synthetic.
i also use fuel injector cleaner every 1000-1500 miles. and i was using 93 gas, but now that i dont have a job,ive been using 87 (was getting shitty milage on 93 also)
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Originally posted by fatmike:
I've never changed my plugs, assuming those are spark plugs....You mean I can get more than 250 miles per tank???
Start by switcing You plugs/ Wires and Fule Filter.. All those could be causing alot of these concerns...
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how do you clean your uim and egr system?
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abyone got any ideas as to what i can do?
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theres' a how-to on cleaning upper and lower intakes under the parts/mods section *i think*
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Take the new 02 sensor back out and check it, you may have messed something up... Switch to 89 or 87 oct gas, that will improve gas mileage also... I noticed a 2 mpg gain just from switching from 93 oct to 89 oct... Replace the plugs,wires, and fuel filter... If that still doesn't help, there's one more thing you can replace.......the car 
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