bad fuel mileage
After reading through this whole post from page 1 to 13.... I have come up with a couple things I would have asked when talking to the OP.
1. if you replaced anything did you use OE equipment or an aftermarket brand... toyota likes the denso or beck/arnley
2. if you did your own spark plugs, did you make sure your gap was right on the new plugs and tested your coils?
3. have you checked your cats for flow? some places will have bench tests for these nasty little buggers that I hate with a passion. I plan on making my next toyota a 4.0 1uz-fe on propane. no more emissions lol
Personally I think making sure you pick your parts that you use to replace important items around the motor is a big deal. If you replace something in the system... reset the ecu to make sure the change you did is noticed.
I have 4 vehicles right now, the most recent is the 2003 4runner v6 and I am getting 10.7 L/100km on the highway and 12.5L/100km average (driving up and down mountains to go to work) converted to US mpg, 21.98 mpg on the highway and 18.81 mpg average. I drive like a human and this thing is bone stock.
my 1993 4runner v6 auto gets 14/17 L/100km, 1988 supra 7mgte gets 15/18 L/100km and my modified 1992 laser gets ..... I dont even want to say since it makes the toyota's look bad. lets just say... 2200 lbs and 260 hp..... idle on the highway lol
I will be putting E3 Spark Plugs E3.68 for a test run in this 4runner. along with high flow cats and brand new beck/arnley oxygen sensors front and back. if the cats fail the bench tests I am going to high flow aftermarket replacements with a 2 1/2 inch exhaust (friend has a mandral bender in his home shop)
ps. I am only posting this to help other new people understand that you can get great mileage out of these toy's if you put the right stuff in the cab and under the hood. hope this helps someone
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