Help: poor mileage - Familia 323 Glxi A/T

**Virgin Bulate** · July 10th, 2003 04:20 PM

i assume this is old issue to you dudes, but as for myself...ah love my car, but 6km/li (even less) is just too tough for me.

...i've already done the ff:

- tune-up
- replaced plugs, filters (air, fuel, oil?)
- proper tire pressure (30psi on a 15"x55x195?)
- correct driving habits
- removed excess baggage

...sadly though, improvement hardly significant...is this normal with this car?

i'd appreciate any more suggestions!

**1D4LV** · July 10th, 2003 05:06 PM

i think its still in the average consumption sa mazda familia na glxi na at.

pero baka may paraan pa. try using havoline energy. might give a "slight" fuel savings pa.

tapos pwede mo ring palitan pa ng aftermarket air filters, gaya nung isang thread dito.

http://www.tsikot.com/forums/showthr...&threadid=5684

http://www.havoline.com/products/aa/...il_energy.html

FrankDrebin · July 10th, 2003 05:17 PM

Carbon Clean?

**caloyski5** · July 10th, 2003 05:46 PM

www.protegetech.org

**Virgin Bulate** · July 10th, 2003 06:05 PM

happy gilmore:
yep, i've read the thread about AFs, nagpalit nga ka'gad ako ng simota e, i think veeery slight increase in power and mileage. about havoline, kaka-patuneup ko lang but i'm considering trying that oil, baka nga mag-improve like you say (anybody care to second this?)...

FrankDrebin:
carbon? not familiar eh, drive lang alam ko nasanay kasi sa bnew. enlighten me please!

thanks for all the info dudes!

**1D4LV** · July 10th, 2003 06:17 PM

virgin (i like your handle pre). magkano nagastos mo sa simota mo?

**mbt** · July 10th, 2003 07:12 PM

virgin,

1.6 yung familia diba? mababa nga iyang 6 km/L...

if you're travelling along routes clogged heavily with traffic, you really can't do anything. even a 1.0 L engine gets zero km/L idling in traffic... in case traffic nga yung problema, you might be better off using alternate routes or scheduling trips during non-peak hours

**sauman** · July 10th, 2003 10:27 PM

virgin, minsan nasa traffic talaga ang problema, yung sa akin naglalaro ang mileage ko ng 6.5 kms/liter to as low as 4.92km/liter (civic 1.6 SiR), lahat na rin kasi ginawa ko pero grabe talaga kasi ang traffic sa daily route ko( sampaloc - binondo) halos di na nga ako nakakagamit ng kahit 4th gear sa isang linggo e, bihira naman kasi ako mag drive sa highway at halos gapang ang andar ng mga dinadaanan ko. Pero driving the same route using a corolla xe(1.3) e 6.7 to 5.5 kms per liter din lang mileage ko kahit pa ano gawin ko. Bad trip talaga kasi ang traffic dito sa metropolis.

**ssaloon** · July 10th, 2003 11:07 PM

i dont mean to be a smartass or anything, but i think the more appropriate term would be fuel economy

**sequoia** · July 11th, 2003 01:13 AM

try mo maglagay ng k&N o simota, then lagyan mo ng turbo stormy, then post mo yung result. medyo tumipid yung sakin 12-13km/L (H-way), city drive 6-7km/L. 9years old car nga pala. 2.0 na A/T. pero importante rin driving style mo.