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Where are you driving? City, highway?

 

I get like 15mpg driving to work, cause it's a short drive (not even 2miles), it's all stop and go and my car is barely warmed up by the time I'm there. I get at least 30mpg on the highway though, and about 22mpg city/highway if it's a good mix.

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i am driving all around town and i do have a lead foot.... its a 3100.... Yeah i work less than a mile and a half away and it dosent warm up at all by the time i get there. So u guys think its normal?

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i am driving all around town and i do have a lead foot.... its a 3100.... Yeah i work less than a mile and a half away and it dosent warm up at all by the time i get there. So u guys think its normal?

 

yes.

 

 

Take if for a longer drive, as long as you are getting like ~30mpg highway then you are okay.

 

3100 is a great highway engine... I could probably get like 400miles/tank but in the city I'm lucky to get 250miles :(

 

Winter gas sucks too!!!

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ok Thats what i thought but i was just wondering. Btw On another Thread i posted that i was going to do the LIM. i took it to the dealer where my dad bought it new and they said it was just condesation from driving it a mile and putting it in a warm garage.

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yeah that's what they told me too...

 

Check around the engine where the lower intake meets the block, and see if it looks wet (indication of external leak).

 

When the engine is completely cold check the coolant level and make sure it is exactly on the "cool" line. Then run it on the spot (probably 20min) until it gets hot and the fan kicks in, it should go up to the "hot" line on the reservoir. Check it for a couple days like that and you'll know if you are losing coolant....

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i have done that and i have no external leaks and the coolent is not being lost nor is the oil level going up...

 

Then you got nothing to worry about. But as always with the 3100, keep an eye on the coolant level! ;)

 

If its warm one day then cold the next I also sometimes get a little bit of foamy stuff on the oil cap/PVC... but I check my coolant level like every 2 days (I'm fucking paranoid.. lol) and I've change the oil like 3 times now so I'm pretty sure I got most of the old coolant cleaned out...

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I've never gapped a spark plug and have never had any problems whatsoever :shrug:

You probably have the pre-gapped ones. Even if they aren't properly gapped, it will still run. It may even run right.

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I always gap my spark plugs, and when I check the condition, I always check the gaps as well.

 

Oh, and I track my MPG on an excel spreadsheet. Try an average of 13 mpg mixed city and highway driving.

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highway i almost get 400 miles

 

I get almost 400 around town :shock:

thats with my winter tires on and stepping in the gas quite often.

 

Does your town have stop lights or stop signs? :lol: Sorry.... :bs: I just can't believe that at all...

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