

| Subject: | mileage decrease after tuneup? |
| From: | Mark McCulley |
| Date: | Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:47:22 -0700 |
Following a recent tuneup (plugs, rotor, cap) and O2 sensor change my mileage has dropped almost 3mpg (from ~18 to ~15). I just replaced parts and did not change the timing or CO settings. I'm using the same plugs as before (W7DTC) and the engine seems to run just fine. The new O2 sensor was the generic Bosch 3-wire sensor that I spliced onto the old connector. I'm at a loss to explain this--I've been through 3 tanks of gas so it's not just an anomoly in measuring mpg. Could the new O2 sensor be causing the FI to run richer somehow? Should I have the CO readjusted? Any other ideas? Mark McCulley 87 syncro Westfalia
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