quattro Digest, Vol 180, Issue 7

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Doesn’t winter formulated fuel lower mpg?

- Scott by BOSTON:
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>   1. ‘91 coupe poor fuel mileage (Christopher Gharibo)
>   2. RE: ‘91 coupe poor fuel mileage (Scott Phillips)
>   3. RE: ‘91 coupe poor fuel mileage (theringmeister)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:07:57 -0500
> From: Christopher Gharibo <cgharibo at usa.net>
> To: quattro at audifans.com, 20v at lists.20v.org
> Subject: ‘91 coupe poor fuel mileage
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> I would like to thank the list in helping me solve the start up, idle and driveability problems of my CQ. The culprits were a bad MAF gasket, dirty MAF, dirty ISV and a bad reference sensor. The car drives extremely well now. I just love this car. 
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> What I am still experiencing is crappy mileage. I used to get 350 miles per tank which is now down to 280 - 300 miles. 
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> There is no fuel smell or leak of any kind. There are no codes. The spark plugs look dry and normal. Exhaust is barely visible. The injectors are almost new. 
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> What can cause such a drastic drop in mpg and where is the fuel going?
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> Thank you for all the advice. 
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> CG