Quote Originally Posted by userfriendly View Post
try mo change oil, tune up and clean carb with carb cleaner baka makatulong sa FC.

Bakit ka magchange engine? FC lang ba o palitin na ang makina?
CHanged oil, tuned up, carb cleaned (last year ata). Why change? Kasi nababagalan ako. Meron naman matulin na matipid diba. Hehe.

Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
Kagaya ng sinabi ni Asus700, it's probably mostly the thermostat. As long as your engine is running cold, it's not running efficiently. If you're the original owner and you haven't removed the thermostat, it's possible that it's rusted open. Change it, and your consumption should improve dramatically. Also, cleaning your carb won't hurt.
Yes orig owner. Haven't checked the thermostat yet. Pero pagsira yun diba dapat parating sarado? Anyway, still with or without thermostart yun temp gauge should be halfway around 5-10mins. Dati ganun yun.

Quote Originally Posted by j_avonni View Post
Ano consumption mo?
I had a Toyota XE for 9 years. It's 96 model and I sold it last year.
The consumption was Ok, 9-10 km/li - city driving.
Consumption ko - 9-10 km/L city, ++ for highway. Mas luma pa yun Civic ko matipid.

Quote Originally Posted by Asus700 View Post
pede ko lang po malaman kung ano ang basis mo at nasabi mong malakas sa gas? do you measure from full tank (to the brim)? kasi kung fuel gauge lang ang basehan natin, it will be inaccurate as all fuel gauges are.

How many kilometers are you getting? when i was using one, normal sa xe ang 8 to 9 kms/lit sa city driving (metro manila) and around 14 to 15 sa highway.

if you are getting less than this, try the following:

1. have a compression test. kung may butas na ang makina, natural na lalakas sa gas.
2. as the previous poster said, have a tune up, change oil, carb clean

regarding your temp problem, hindi nga normal ang tagal ng pagtaas ng temp gauge mo. it's possible na you have a busted thermostat or baka wala ka ng thermostat. that will also contribute to your having high gas consumption. dahil ang makina hindi nya nare reach ang optimal operating temp, kaya hindi nya nabu burn efficiently ang gas. happened to me also. when i put in a thermostat on my ride, tumipid sa gas.
Haven't tried compression test, san ba meron nun? How do i check if the engine has 'butas'? "Butas" in what way?