Two weeks ago I noticed that my car was having problems while in idle. It sounded like it was trying to die. My check engine light went on, I started to ask around, took and got it scanned and everyone told me that my oxygen sensor had gone bad (inluding the guy who performed the scan). I took my car to a friend, and we found that the PCV pipes had started going bad. We replaced them and cleaned out my PCV Valve with carb cleaner. My car works great now, no more problems with it in idle or while driving, however, I've noticed that my gas mileage has gone down by about 90 miles per tank. Could it be the air filter? I just put a new one in only 4,000 miles ago. Maybe it needs to be cleaned? Is it my PCV Valve? Should I replace the entire thing? Or was it my oxygen sensor? I didn't think they could affect how well the engine runs.
Going through a little under a quarter tank a day has shot my checkbook.
2006-07-22
03:46:07
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