# Shit Gas Mileage **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 2, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172 "2009-04-02T11:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/1 "2009-04-02T11:19:17Z")
Hey guys, ive been getting shitty fuel mileage on my s13, i put in 20$ and get 140km. was just over 200 with 20$ i have searched and read other posts but got no useful information, except what common parts to change. i have changed plugs, all fluids,o2 sensor, cat seems to be ok not clogged, always run 91 vpower, i havent changed the distributor cap and rotor i dont know if it plays a big role in fuel mileage. Should i look into timing or the coolant sensor? sorry for making the post long thanks. ---
**Author:** ![BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bra_ganzaaaaaa/32/5673_2.png) [@BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BRA_GANZAAAAAA)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/2 "2009-04-02T11:25:04Z")
what engine do u have, u don’t need premium in a ka ---
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/3 "2009-04-02T11:34:25Z")
its a KA, i dont like using shitty gas lol ---
**Author:** ![kollo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kollo/32/5661_2.png) [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/4 "2009-04-02T11:48:49Z")
i just changed my rotor and cap for 32 bucks at part source gave me some more power and gas mileage ---
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/5 "2009-04-02T11:55:17Z")
but i just went down a drastic 50-60 km just on 20 liters of fuel, i dont think a new cap and rotor give that much mileage ^^ ---
**Author:** ![kollo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kollo/32/5661_2.png) [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/6 "2009-04-02T12:22:56Z")
wanna bet i got an extra 25km on 10 bucks ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/7 "2009-04-02T12:34:22Z")
last time i remember I was getting about 200ish km on 87 regular in my KAE, you can always do a fuel injector clean, or try changing gas stations. I always use Sunoco, and will continue once I go KA-T this april or early may. ---
**Author:** ![DYSEKT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DYSEKT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DYSEKT)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/8 "2009-04-02T13:21:54Z")
KA-T :o ---
**Author:** ![R33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/R33)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/9 "2009-04-02T16:21:28Z")
check ur timing and change the o2 sensor ---
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/10 "2009-04-02T16:53:23Z")
ive cleaned injectors as well. where are the super smart guys to lead me to this problem lol ? ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/11 "2009-04-02T16:58:42Z")
KA’s get shit gas mileage, I used to get 400km to a full tank on mine. Throw in an SR or something. ---
**Author:** ![KA24Power](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ka24power/32/5595_2.png) [@KA24Power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KA24Power)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/12 "2009-04-02T17:05:12Z")
check your ecu for codes, good place to start. its behind the passenger footwell kick panel, pull it out and you’ll see a little dial on the back and 2 led’s. turn the dial all the way clockwise until the led’s flash 3 times, then turn it all the way back. after you do this it will flash back a code at you. the red led indicates the first number of the code, the green one the second number. if you get 5 flashes from red and 5 flashes from green you have code 55 - this is means there are no codes present. Give this a shot and post up what you find. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bra_ganzaaaaaa/32/5673_2.png) [@BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BRA_GANZAAAAAA)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/13 "2009-04-02T17:06:17Z")
lol i just 11L/100km just now that’s pretty dam good imo ---
**Author:** ![Conquerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Conquerer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Conquerer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/14 "2009-04-02T17:25:50Z")
Damn, that’s amazing. I’ve been getting around 500 km or less per tank as of late. ---
**Author:** ![polak240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polak240sx/32/5683_2.png) [@polak240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polak240sx)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/15 "2009-04-02T17:49:07Z")
drive like a grandma ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/16 "2009-04-02T17:53:27Z")
I usually get like 7km/L, about 350-400km per full tank. If I go all out ONLY highway driving, I get like 9km/L, about 450km per tank. This is with new O2 sensor, new cap & rotor, new plugs, new wires, 1 year old cat & manual transmission. wtf? KA’s should get like 12+km/L on the highway (600ish km per tank), and about 10km/L in the city with efficient driving (500ish per tank) There’s a KA-T dude getting like 12km/L, and I can barely get 8km/L with efficient mostly highway driving. My calculations show about 19mpg, mostly highway, FAIL. I can’t seem to figure it out. I even used a multimeter to test my coolant temp sensor, it was fine. I cleaned my MAF with brake cleaner, and I commonly run injector cleaner as well. ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/17 "2009-04-02T18:46:55Z")
tune it if you want better mileage guys, it’s all about the AFR’s in the end. that would explain the KA-T dude getting better mileage 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/18 "2009-04-03T06:25:45Z")
AhmadG - Stop using the reverse of what everyone else does 😛 It’s either mpg or L/100km ---
**Author:** ![spanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@spanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spanks)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/19 "2009-04-03T06:46:35Z")
> [@How do u adjust a Clutch](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-u-adjust-a-clutch/21113/71): > > what engine do u have, u don’t need premium in a ka you dont need us premium you say??? i lose nearly 200 km per tank running regular gas ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172/20 "2009-04-03T08:38:33Z")
FULL tune up. Fuel/air filter, wires, plugs, cap and rotor. Just DO IT! Injector flush (fuel system service). Check your coolant temp switch as well as your thermostat. I can almost guarantee your having a temperature problem… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shit-gas-mileage/123172.md?page=2)