5k tq battery drain / bad mileage

[jim rose]

i'm hoping that a big tune up will  find a few mpg. but i'm happy (?) to 
hear that your mileage doesnt vary all that much (ymdvatm - new email 
acronym?)

meanwhile, ill keep hunting for the alarm controller. i wish there was an 
easy way to determine if, in fact, it exists in the car and not just the 
bentley.

thanks


>Jim -
>
>I'm not sure about your current draw--I've wondered about that "factory
>alarm" too. As for the mileage, I just did a spreadsheet on the mileage
>I've gotten since buying the car 30k miles ago: 22.7 average. It does a
>better with more highway driving: maybe 25 mpg. I've heard better from
>others, though. I did manage 27 mpg on a few tanks during a
>cross-country drive once.
>
>I did replace the oxygen sensor just recently in hopes of finding better
>mileage, but no big change yet. You can evaluate yours as described at
>www.sjmautotechnik.com. Mine was still oscillating every second or so at
>idle; the new one is closer to 2 Hz. Usual tune-up items like spark
>plugs and distributor cap are worth a check, too.

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