[s-cars] Poor gas mileage

[Graham Hicks]

Tell me more about the thermostat. 
  I live in Canada but my '97 S6 (we Canadians got the C4 chassis until  1997) is getting about the same mileage (~430kms/60litres).  
  I am hoping to change the O2 sensor in the spring but my car has over  170,xxxmiles on the original one so I thinks it's due.  The timing  belt and wate pump were changed last month but no mention of the  t'stat. Is it burried down in there too?
  Thanks,
  Graham

Mark Strangways <Strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:  What's the temp gauge say ?

Bad T/Stat has fouled many's fuel economy.
Ask me how I know :-)

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alvin Labonite" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:07 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Poor gas mileage


>I am only averaging between 260-270 miles per fill up of about 16 gallons. 
>My commute going to and from work is pretty much a crawl for about 45 
>minutes or more. I'm thinking that's where the problem is. The car hardly 
>get to see 4th gear on the freeway but I used to see higher numbers than 
>that a while back. I wonder where the culprit is. Oxygen sensor maybe? But 
>that was replaced by the PO a year or two ago. hmmm..
>
> Other than that, the car is running strong. Suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> Alvin
> 95 Avant
>
>
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Graham Hicks
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