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High Fuel Consumption since I fixed the heat sensor
Hi!
Would like to have some feedback of people who had the heat sensor on their civic's changed (have a 98 civic hatch)... Ever since, I've noticed that my car guzzles up the gaz!!I'm getting around 11 liters/100km. It's nuts! Any help or advice would be appreciated. p.s.: even though I've replaced the heat sensor no.1, sometimes I still smell the 'rotten eggs'. Not sure if the sensor is working properly. I don't get the 'check engine' light... Thanks!! Jason |
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Jason wrote: > > Hi! > > Would like to have some feedback of people who had the heat sensor on their > civic's changed (have a 98 civic hatch)... Ever since, I've noticed that my > car guzzles up the gaz!!I'm getting around 11 liters/100km. It's nuts! Any > help or advice would be appreciated. > > p.s.: even though I've replaced the heat sensor no.1, sometimes I still > smell the 'rotten eggs'. Not sure if the sensor is working properly. I don't > get the 'check engine' light... Pardon my ignorance, but what is a "heat sensor"? |
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Jason wrote: > > Hi! > > Would like to have some feedback of people who had the heat sensor on their > civic's changed (have a 98 civic hatch)... Ever since, I've noticed that my > car guzzles up the gaz!!I'm getting around 11 liters/100km. It's nuts! Any > help or advice would be appreciated. > > p.s.: even though I've replaced the heat sensor no.1, sometimes I still > smell the 'rotten eggs'. Not sure if the sensor is working properly. I don't > get the 'check engine' light... Pardon my ignorance, but what is a "heat sensor"? |
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My 98 Civic Hatch gives poor mileage until the engine warms up. If your
Thermostat is broken and does not allow the engine to work at an optimum temperature, the engine will return poor mileage. Also, exhaust emission will be poor until the engine decides that the car is warm enough to go into a more efficient burn (proper air/fuel mixture). Since there's more pollutant coming out of the engine (because it's running too cold), it's going to put more of strain on the catalytic converter which has to process all the extra pollutant. Catalytic converter replacement can be expensive. Pars > Hi! > > Would like to have some feedback of people who had the heat sensor on their > civic's changed (have a 98 civic hatch)... Ever since, I've noticed that my > car guzzles up the gaz!!I'm getting around 11 liters/100km. It's nuts! Any > help or advice would be appreciated. > > p.s.: even though I've replaced the heat sensor no.1, sometimes I still > smell the 'rotten eggs'. Not sure if the sensor is working properly. I don't > get the 'check engine' light... > > Thanks!! > > Jason > > |
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My 98 Civic Hatch gives poor mileage until the engine warms up. If your
Thermostat is broken and does not allow the engine to work at an optimum temperature, the engine will return poor mileage. Also, exhaust emission will be poor until the engine decides that the car is warm enough to go into a more efficient burn (proper air/fuel mixture). Since there's more pollutant coming out of the engine (because it's running too cold), it's going to put more of strain on the catalytic converter which has to process all the extra pollutant. Catalytic converter replacement can be expensive. Pars > Hi! > > Would like to have some feedback of people who had the heat sensor on their > civic's changed (have a 98 civic hatch)... Ever since, I've noticed that my > car guzzles up the gaz!!I'm getting around 11 liters/100km. It's nuts! Any > help or advice would be appreciated. > > p.s.: even though I've replaced the heat sensor no.1, sometimes I still > smell the 'rotten eggs'. Not sure if the sensor is working properly. I don't > get the 'check engine' light... > > Thanks!! > > Jason > > |
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