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vodkaslut85
04-26-2004, 12:38 AM
Hey guys, the other day I parked my car in a slightly uphill spot with a little under a quarter of a tank of gas, not even half an hour after parking it I went to start it up and it did the usual rev, then all of a sudden shut down and my battery light came on. I turned the key again, hit the gas to give it a little more and shifted, after that, all was well, no other problem, what do you think it could have been? low gas pressure?

Annother question is do you guys hear your suspensions creaking when you go over every single ding in the road? I hear it more at lower speads, under 30 miles an hour, but it gets annoying and I keep lifting it up and not finding anything wrong with the struts/braces/springs. I don't cary heavy stuff around in my car, actually my trunk is empty for the most part.

Lastly, would 220 mile mileage on three quarters of a tank be normal highway gas mileage? I can't figure out how much gas exactly our tank holds. Well thanks for helping out guys.

jabartram
04-26-2004, 01:01 AM
I have front and rear struttower braces, and mine creek like crazy, if I take them off they don't I just live with it cause I love the way it handles!

I have the 3.4 and I get anywhere from 200 to 230 per tank in the city, I run superunleaded all the time and drive hard and that is with exhaust and C.A.I. when my car was stock, i normally got around 240 miles per tank.

I think we have 13 gallon tanks.

someone correct me if I'm wrong?

h2opologeek
04-26-2004, 09:45 AM
Originally posted by jabartram@Apr 26 2004, 12:01 AM
I have front and rear struttower braces, and mine creek like crazy, if I take them off they don't I just live with it cause I love the way it handles!

I have the 3.4 and I get anywhere from 200 to 230 per tank in the city, I run superunleaded all the time and drive hard and that is with exhaust and C.A.I. when my car was stock, i normally got around 240 miles per tank.

I think we have 13 gallon tanks.

someone correct me if I'm wrong?
14.4 Gallon tank, I thought I read in the owners manual

dadirtybulldog
04-26-2004, 12:16 PM
my alero did the same thing before... now all i do is turn my key to "on", let my fuel injector prime and it starts right up every time... :thumbsup:

j-work
04-26-2004, 12:22 PM
I have a 2.4 and I can get that kind of mileage.

GLSalero99
04-26-2004, 01:00 PM
I get over 400 on the interstate w/no ac on with the 3.4, about 215-250 in the city with no a/c, all those drop by about 10% with a/c on.