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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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I have a 2008 Chevy Impala LT with a 3.5l.
I have 83,000 miles. At about 80,000 miles, the display
went from 26.3 MPG to 20.9. There are no problems and the car runs fine.
The only reason I noticed was went I filled the tank and the mileage till empty went from 425 to 360.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 03:05 PM
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Welcome to the Forum Dan! There are so many factors about MPG to consider.
In general Mpg will vary based on users speed/city or hwy, heavy or light foot driving, mountain or level road conditions, complete state of tune, clean oil, proper tires & inflation, & removing excess weight in trunk or heavy passengers... LOL.
At 80,000 miles new spark plugs and air filter/ full tune up should be considered if one has not been performed. Other things I do to improve mileage are clean or service the throttle body. I also over inflate my tires by 3psi to get better mileage as well, based on door stickers recommendations. I also look for symptoms of brake drag and wheel bearings as possible causes of poor mileage if all the other things are up to speed.
Idle times =0 mpg and cold weather warm up times wont help either. It takes longer for car to warm up as well.
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 08:08 PM
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could have gotten some bad gas. thats about what mine got when i put e85 in it, try getting gas somewhere else and checking the other things art suggested
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