91 Honda Civic erratic gas mileage
04-21-2005 | 10:36 AM
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Re: 91 Honda Civic erratic gas mileage
Fill a Honda with Prestone? I know of no faster way to kill off the water
pump.
On 4/15/05 11:01 PM, in article
z608e.6254$bc2.2240@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com, "hondaman"
<jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> with that high of milage on that car you are blessed you haven't had to swap
> the whole engine out yet. you should maybe if not done for awhile flush out
> thoroughly and fill your radiator with prestone brand only antifreeze mixed
> with good water. have the thermostat replaced to.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Richard Santmier via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in message
> news:cb556e014f8c4205bc708d15e83b094d@CarKB.com...
>> I figure anyone who can answer this is hard core Honda.
>>
>> I have a 91 Civic LX, 1.5 liter, manual 5 speed, AC, power steering,
>> windows and door locks. It has an erratic gas mileage and idle problem.
>> Anytime it sits in the heat after being run, when it is first turned on,
>> engine already warm, will idle at 2k until it runs a distance. It seems
>> like something overheats and then cools down once air starts moving.
>> Strictly a warm weather problem. Also, after idling in the heat for a
>> while the AC just cuts off AND the cooling fans quit too. The only thing
>> I
>> can do in traffic is turn the heater on wide open until the fans decide to
>> come on.
>>
>> Next, maybe related, the gas mileage is all over the place. I commute 168
>> miles a day, same traffic patterns, same roads. Yet on Monday it may be
>> 37
>> mpg and the next 30 mpg and on Wednesday back up to 35. I?d say the
>> average is around 34.
>>
>> Background: Car owned since new, 309k miles, replaced alternator,
>> distributor, primary fuel injector and EACV. The O2 sensor replaced
>> several times and the ECU was swapped just to see if it makes a
>> difference,
>> no it didn?t. If you need further details or history please let me know.
>
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04-22-2005 | 10:31 AM
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Re: 91 Honda Civic erratic gas mileage
What do you use? Autozone brand? Prestone is the best.
"E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in message
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>
> Fill a Honda with Prestone? I know of no faster way to kill off the water
> pump.
>
> On 4/15/05 11:01 PM, in article
> z608e.6254$bc2.2240@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com, "hondaman"
> <jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> with that high of milage on that car you are blessed you haven't had to
>> swap
>> the whole engine out yet. you should maybe if not done for awhile flush
>> out
>> thoroughly and fill your radiator with prestone brand only antifreeze
>> mixed
>> with good water. have the thermostat replaced to.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Richard Santmier via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:cb556e014f8c4205bc708d15e83b094d@CarKB.com...
>>> I figure anyone who can answer this is hard core Honda.
>>>
>>> I have a 91 Civic LX, 1.5 liter, manual 5 speed, AC, power steering,
>>> windows and door locks. It has an erratic gas mileage and idle problem.
>>> Anytime it sits in the heat after being run, when it is first turned on,
>>> engine already warm, will idle at 2k until it runs a distance. It seems
>>> like something overheats and then cools down once air starts moving.
>>> Strictly a warm weather problem. Also, after idling in the heat for a
>>> while the AC just cuts off AND the cooling fans quit too. The only
>>> thing
>>> I
>>> can do in traffic is turn the heater on wide open until the fans decide
>>> to
>>> come on.
>>>
>>> Next, maybe related, the gas mileage is all over the place. I commute
>>> 168
>>> miles a day, same traffic patterns, same roads. Yet on Monday it may be
>>> 37
>>> mpg and the next 30 mpg and on Wednesday back up to 35. I?d say the
>>> average is around 34.
>>>
>>> Background: Car owned since new, 309k miles, replaced alternator,
>>> distributor, primary fuel injector and EACV. The O2 sensor replaced
>>> several times and the ECU was swapped just to see if it makes a
>>> difference,
>>> no it didn?t. If you need further details or history please let me
>>> know.
>>
>>
>
"E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in message
news:BE8D24B4.CBCCD%e52.meyer@ieee.org...
>
> Fill a Honda with Prestone? I know of no faster way to kill off the water
> pump.
>
> On 4/15/05 11:01 PM, in article
> z608e.6254$bc2.2240@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com, "hondaman"
> <jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> with that high of milage on that car you are blessed you haven't had to
>> swap
>> the whole engine out yet. you should maybe if not done for awhile flush
>> out
>> thoroughly and fill your radiator with prestone brand only antifreeze
>> mixed
>> with good water. have the thermostat replaced to.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Richard Santmier via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:cb556e014f8c4205bc708d15e83b094d@CarKB.com...
>>> I figure anyone who can answer this is hard core Honda.
>>>
>>> I have a 91 Civic LX, 1.5 liter, manual 5 speed, AC, power steering,
>>> windows and door locks. It has an erratic gas mileage and idle problem.
>>> Anytime it sits in the heat after being run, when it is first turned on,
>>> engine already warm, will idle at 2k until it runs a distance. It seems
>>> like something overheats and then cools down once air starts moving.
>>> Strictly a warm weather problem. Also, after idling in the heat for a
>>> while the AC just cuts off AND the cooling fans quit too. The only
>>> thing
>>> I
>>> can do in traffic is turn the heater on wide open until the fans decide
>>> to
>>> come on.
>>>
>>> Next, maybe related, the gas mileage is all over the place. I commute
>>> 168
>>> miles a day, same traffic patterns, same roads. Yet on Monday it may be
>>> 37
>>> mpg and the next 30 mpg and on Wednesday back up to 35. I?d say the
>>> average is around 34.
>>>
>>> Background: Car owned since new, 309k miles, replaced alternator,
>>> distributor, primary fuel injector and EACV. The O2 sensor replaced
>>> several times and the ECU was swapped just to see if it makes a
>>> difference,
>>> no it didn?t. If you need further details or history please let me
>>> know.
>>
>>
>
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