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Replying to: naomi223 (Aug 06, 2008 11:34 pm) To find out more about yours, have you tried a local dealership that also does work on these? Some of their mechanics know the little tweaks to get your mileage up. I know that little differences in driving styles seem to have a profound effect on these little cruisers. Good luck and I hope you find a solution. Do you accelerate it strongly, and do you gently ease it up to speed? Those have quite an effect in my experience. Later, Willie D "the cat in the PT Cruiser" Welch |
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Replying to: naomi223 (Aug 06, 2008 11:34 pm)  aol.com for further info-It may help, from all the other postings- seems like it has been the luck of the draw- of course the assumption is you are driving conservatively and that may mean it is a manufacturing issue of all the parts and this what you got, Charles |
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Replying to: naomi223 (Aug 06, 2008 11:34 pm)
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Replying to: ladyblue14 (Aug 07, 2008 9:24 am) Disconnect the negative battery cable for 15 minutes or longer (overnight if you want). After you reconnect it start the car and let it idle for 2-3 minutes while the computer "relearns". Drive it at varying speeds for the first hour after that. My wife gets 19-20 mpg in the city on her 03 GT Turbo Cruiser, even with her herky-jerky driving style. She uses regular gas but only from a Top Tier certified retailer. It was specified in my owner's manual on my new Chrysler and I suggested that she use it as well. Of course, there are common things to check that can improve gas mileage such as a clean air filter, fresh spark plugs and good plug wires.
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Replying to: ladyblue14 (Aug 07, 2008 9:24 am) |
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I have a 2005 PT Cruiser, 5 spd manual transmission, std. 4 cyl. with approx. 130K miles. I drive approx. 180 miles/day, almost all highway and fill up every day. Until about 6 mos. ago, I was buying whatever gas was cheapest. When gas reached the point where there was only a penny or two difference between the cheap gas (Clark, Citgo, Casey's, Thornton's, Speedway, etc.) and BP, I switched to BP. There was no other change (no tuneup, same oil, same air filter, same driving habits, same route, etc.), but after about 3 fillups, there was suddenly a significant increase in MPG. I went from 24-26 MPG to 28-30 MPG for my 180 mile/day trip. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced an increase like this.
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Replying to: resh23 (Oct 15, 2008 1:31 am) I have a 2001 PT automatic, was getting about 19-21 mpg, using any gas, I began using Ethos and my milage averages 24-26 MPG unless I use the air then it drops down to 22-23MPG. I go about 5000 plus miles between oil changes, used to change at 3000 miles, when I change, the oils is still not as dark as it was at 3000 miles. If interested, go to my web site for further information- forearthonline.com/arizona I will see if there is a BP gas and try that as well. Thanks and good luck. Charles |
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Replying to: tedebear (Aug 07, 2008 11:12 am) There are many reasons for poor MPG. Such as dirty air filter, dragging brake calipers, underinflated tires, defective sensors, such as MAF and oxygen sensors, Improper ignition spark advance, low fuel pressure, etc. |
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Replying to: ladyblue14 (Jun 30, 2008 5:21 pm)
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Replying to: onelazydog (Apr 05, 2009 6:39 pm) I have concluded that mileage is a luck of the draw type thing, I have heard of Cruiser owners getting 28 mpg and doing nothing and like you in the low teens and doing lots of stuff. I also agree the car looks great, does have a variety of issues. In terms of mpg, I have used EthosFR, a fuel reformulator and actually increased my mpg from 18-19 to 22-24mpg on average. I was amazed at the results from this product, add it to the crank case and the engine runs quieter and smoother- used to change oil every 3000 miles, now every 5000-6000 miles and the oil is still cleaner than when I used to change every 3000 miles without the EthosFR. I ended up becoming a distributor for the product and continue to use it myself- Company is going through a reorganization so product not available at this time other than from distributor stock- should be back again in the next month. And to add insult to injury, my teen age daughter says the car looks like a hearse and Chrysler says they will stop making them this year. MY oh my how the world is truly changing... Charles schasaz aol.com
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