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Replying to: tidester (Dec 22, 2006 4:58 pm)  Btw, for consistency, I try to call it full when the automatic pump first clicks off (although it hard to resist the temptation to cram another quarter's worth of gas in there). That'll help avoid check engine lights too since there's less risk of getting gas or vapors into the evaporative system.
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 22, 2006 5:15 pm) And I tried so hard to protect your anonymity!  tidester, host |
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 22, 2006 5:15 pm) But, I do usually round it to the nearest tenth.. I'm not anal about it.. 
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Replying to: thestormer (Dec 22, 2006 4:36 pm) I agree, the more gas it takes for a fill up, the less the errors will affect that particular fill up. Over a period of several fill ups the errors sort/average themselves out. As you have somewhat acknowledged, driving habits can be a real killer of MPG. Tailgating, accelerating right up to traffic signals and signs, Rapid acceleration, excessive speed, etc., short trips involving cold engines, heavy traffic, lots of idling, all contribute to poor mileage. I get 2-3 MPG better across the board than my wife. She drives from here to there. I enjoy the "GET the best mileage you can" game. Someone sipping a little gas for their car, motorcycle, lawn mower or just to "razz" you??? Particular type/brand of gas. (Don't burn premium. 87 works just fine) If both cars came from the same dealer, their "GET READY" folks may not be tending to business as they should. Quick story! Our 03 Pilot had always gotten good mileage. Equal and usually better than advertised. 17-18 local and 25-28 highway. One day I noticed the overall was down about 3-4 MPG. And had been down for several weeks. Some detective worked disclosed the drop took place after having the battery disconnected. As pointed out by someone on the Pilot forum, Part of the "GET READY" for Hondas involves something called the IDLE LEARN PROCEDURE (ILP). It is supposed to be done at the dealership as part of preparing the car for delivery to the customer. It is also supposed to be done whenever, the battery is replaced, goes dead, is disconnected, or one of a couple of fuses is pulled. I did the ILP, filled the tank and the mileage returned. Actually got near a +1 over the previous "GOOD" mileage. Others have had similar results. Others have seen no difference. If it was done at the dealer, doing it again probably won't do anything. But it won't hurt anything either. IT IS PART OF GET READY! One guy said his dealer told him it would not affect mileage. It only affected Idle quality. Yet when he did it himself, he got an improvement. Coincidence? Maybe... We got our CR-V shortly after getting the Pilot back on track. Within the 1st week I did ILP on the CR-V just in case the dealer had not! Kip |
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Replying to: greenteacrv (Dec 22, 2006 4:04 pm) Gotta agree with ya also. Here is why! Our Pilot is roughly a thousand pounds heavier than our CR-V. 3.5LTR vs 2.4LTR..240 HP vs 160 HP..Pilot has larger frontal and overall area to move through the air. Yet under similar driving conditions, for us, there is a 3-4 MPG CR-V advantage local, and 2+/- CR-V advantage Highway at posted limits. Seems the RAV-4 V6 and I4 mileage ratings are pretty close. Saturn VUE 2.2 LTR 4 is rated 22-27. With the Pilot 3.5 V6, it is 20-28....  Are ya listening HONDA!!!!! Kip |
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Your experience is intriguing, especially since we are getting such bad mileage on our 07 CRV (18-19). How do you perform the ILP and do you need special equipment for doing so? Tx. 
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I just filled up. 321 miles total, about 225 was highway 70 mph with a big skibox on top. The rest was errands around the suburbs over the course of 2 weeks. Mileage was 24.97. I'd say that's right on the EPA numbers of 21/26. By the way, had the car service today (10,000) miles and had the iPOD connector installed. I asked the service tech about the ILP. He said it should reset itself when the battery is disconnected, but on occasion it doesn't. He also said that if you it doesn't there would be other issues liket he auto up window feature wouldn't work. He seemed like he knew what he was saying, but who knows. Mark
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Replying to: harvey44 (Dec 23, 2006 5:48 pm) MNF
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Replying to: mnf (Dec 23, 2006 6:52 pm) Hey MNF - can you point me to info that will help operate the ipod? I can adjust volume and go to the next song, but are the other functions I don't know about? M
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Replying to: lawros (Dec 23, 2006 6:52 am) Here ya go! http://www.hondalac.com/service/Bulletins/x02-029e.pdf It is on the left side of page 3. The Idle Learn Procedure may not help you at all. However, It only takes a few minutes to do and and can't hurt anything as it is part of the Honda new car get ready. A 10mm wrench or adjustable works good. Easy version: Start with a cold engine. Turn on ignition switch and make sure that every accessory is turned OFF. AC,radio,all lights, everything. Turn off ignition switch. Disconnect the negative (Black) battery cable for 5 minutes. Re connect battery cable. (**) DO NOT TOUCH THROTTLE. Turn ignition switch on for 2 seconds,................ then start car. DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. Let it idle with all accessories turned off. DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. In about 10-15 minutes,in 70-80 degree weather, the radiator cooling fans will cycle. (It will take longer in colder weather.) DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. After the second cycle let it idle an additional 10 minutes. (The fans will probably cycle some more during this additional 10 minutes.) Here is a TIP: No reason to stand around waiting for those 1st 2 fan cycles. After re connecting the battery cable (**) above. DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE. and start the car. Go back in the house and do something for a half hour or so. Give it a chance to warm up. Then go back out and listen or watch for the fans to cycle twice. Then go back in the house and let it idle that additional ten minutes. It doesn't matter if you missed "SEEING" the very first two cycles. The important thing is that it got AT LEAST 2 fan cycles and the additional 10 minutes, and any cycles that may have occurred during that additional 10 minutes. Then: Switch off engine. Reset radio and driver AUTO window. To reset driver window: Turn on ignition switch. Get the window to the top. Push down and hold driver window button including that extra little "AUTO" click Continue to hold an additional 2 seconds after window stops at the bottom. Pull up the switch including the "AUTO" click and hold up an additional 2 seconds after window reaches top and stops moving. Release the switch. Now "auto window" should be working. Kip
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