Hey guys my gf has a 2004 saturn ion that we bought a couple of months ago and it is getting horrible gas milage like under 20. what should i look at maybe an injector is stuck open or what idk? any info would help!

 

Is she doing all her driving in the city stuck in rush hour?

 

not really we drive it around the suburbs. right now she has 175 miles and only about an eighth of a tank left. she doesnt drive fast she has been trying to conserve gas and the mpgs still suck!

 

anyone? please?

 

Its prolly the way she drives, no offense. I went from getting 21 mpg's to 28 by changing the way I drove. I drive all city to. Theirs tons of things it could be though.

 

yeah i dont think its the way she drives idk its getting like 15mpg. Maybe an injector stuck open?

 

Trade cars with her for a tank or 2 of gas and see what happens. We had a car when I was in high school that everybody drove. My mom had it for years and got about 30mpg. I drove it for a few years and got about 30 mpg. My dad drove it for a few years and could get close to 35. We all drove in similar situations (city driving less than 10 miles at a time). Some people are just smoother drivers than others even if the end result is a similar speed. It doesn't seem to matter the car my dad always got better mileage than me or my mom could.

You got a bad O2 sensor or anything? That will kill your mileage but otherwise seem to run just fine.

 

It runs fine, but i have driven it for a tank and it was the same for me I get about 28mpg in my balt so idk what it could be there are no cels or anything.

 

well first, check her air filter, then change the oil to a synthetic, check the spark plugs (how many miles on the car?) plug wires, clean the MAF, and then see what it is at

 

will do!