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: my mileage is dropping fast


silverstreak04
06-17-2007, 10:54 PM
ok, i knew i needed to change my fuel filter, so i did when i got home from work on thurs morning. but i went back to houston, and my hwy mileage was still 15-16.5. that is bad for me. i am used to running them hwy miles at around 19-21mpg. does anybody know what might be my problem. i have 265/70/17's on it, but it was doing fine 2 months ago. all of a sudden within the last month, my mileage has dropped. i am driving the same, and using the same fuel at all the same places. what is going on? do you think it is the injectors? i know that my diablo will do diagnostics on them, but i dont know exactly how to read all of that. it is still under warranty, 91,200miles.

minytrker
06-17-2007, 11:27 PM
My guess would be the injectors, is it smoking at all? Mine started smoking and using more fuel when the injectors started going bad.

Black Max
06-17-2007, 11:45 PM
Is it time for an air filter change?

silverstreak04
06-18-2007, 11:35 AM
no smoking, unless of course i give it the pedal, and i get my normal black smoke. and air filter is a true flow. i might need to clean it, but i wouldnt think that would cause it to drop that bad would it?

Been everywhere
06-18-2007, 11:52 AM
I'd clean the air filter first.

silverstreak04
06-18-2007, 02:02 PM
will do, thanks