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Default NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-07-2008 , 09:16 PM





My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban
driving.

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest replacing that
can have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !

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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-07-2008 , 09:19 PM





Tire pressure.

Here is a long list, grouped by approximate cost:
http://honda.lioness.googlepages.com/gasmileagetips

A lot of this one would do in the course of a normal tuneup.
You do not know exactly where the car is in its maintenance,
so if you have the bucks, you might next want to start with
a tuneup.

<septicman (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com> wrote
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My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent
nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful
suburban
driving.

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest
replacing that
can have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !



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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 06:47 AM


<septicman (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com> wrote

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My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban
driving.

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest replacing that
can have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !
Driver.




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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 06:52 AM


septicman (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com wrote:

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My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban
driving.
I got 35mpg with a 2l4 european accord and 60mpg with a Corolla diesel
1l4...

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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 09:52 AM


On Nov 7, 8:36*pm, jim beam <spamvor... (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote:
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On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:16:26 -0800, septic... (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com wrote:
My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban driving..

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest replacing that can
have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !

apart from all the usual maintenance items, look at the tw sensor. *even
though testing showed mine to be "in limits", replacement took my civic
from 31.8mpg up to 36.2mpg. *

i only really spotted the difference because i have two cars essentially
the same - civic and crx, both automatic, same engine, maintained to the
same standards, even same tires/tire pressures. *crx was in the 36's long
term average, civic as stated. *oil always got dirtier quicker on the
civic too and it had a problem warming up in cold weather, even with two
new thermostats. *finally concluded it had to be the sensor, and hit pay
dirt. *was totally convinced when i went to my local junkyard and
discovered that there was hardly a honda in the place that still had a tw
sensor in it. *someone, somewhere was switched on to this problem some
time ago!
Thanks ! What does "TW" stand for? What is its technical name?


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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 09:53 AM


On Nov 8, 5:47*am, "Sharp Dressed Man" <s... (AT) zzt (DOT) net> wrote:
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My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban
driving.

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest replacing that
can have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !

Driver.
What is a "Driver"?


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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 10:18 AM




septicman (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com wrote:
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On Nov 8, 5:47 am, "Sharp Dressed Man" <s... (AT) zzt (DOT) net> wrote:

septic... (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com> wrote in message

news:3cb719db-091b-4016-b13f-f5ef2132c7a9 (AT) q30g2000prq (DOT) googlegroups.com...


My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban
driving.

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest replacing that
can have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !

Driver.


What is a "Driver"?

AKA nut behind the wheel.


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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 11:04 AM


septicman (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com wrote:
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My 93 EX automatic has over 200K miles on it, I am recent nth. owner,
car runs perfectly but only gets low 30's with careful suburban
driving.

Based on experience, what one item would you suggest replacing that
can have an immediate positive impact on fuel economy?

Thanks in advance !
Hi,
Practise hypermiling.


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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-08-2008 , 11:58 AM


Tony Hwang wrote:

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Hi,
Practise hypermiling.
Which is an huge inconvenience to other drivers, especially those behind
you. Moreover, I'm not convinced it actually works.

A steady acceleration, not too fast and not too slow, helps to achieve
optimum fuel efficiency.


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Default Re: NUMBER ONE ITEM TO REPLACE TO BOOST FUEL ECONOMY 93 EX - 11-09-2008 , 01:18 PM


jim beam <spamvortex (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote in
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On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:52:26 -0800, septicman (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com wrote:

Thanks ! What does "TW" stand for? What is its technical name?

it's a thermistor used to measure the coolant temperature - "tw
sensor" is its honda technical name. it even has "tw-5" stamped into
the brass screw.

Some of them do, some of them don't, I've found.

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