Horrible Gas Mileage - 02 WRX

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11-23-2008 | 06:06 PM

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04caliwrx

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you still sucking up gas?

11-23-2008 | 07:27 PM

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[QUOTE=wrxisthebest;2420112]clean the MAF sensor, and also change ur fuel filter...

i just cleaned the MAF it was full of black stuff and it seems to be runnin better well c when i fiill up the tank

cuz mine is pretty bad also

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11-29-2008 | 02:06 PM

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Dans Rex

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Car Info: 2002 WRX (RIP) // 2007 STi "OMGASTI"

sticky valves possibly. mine was getting pretty bad gas mileage and the codes it was producing was misfires consistently in 1 and 3. it was also very intermittent. i would get it back from the dealer, code would be erased, it would run smooth, then cel light comes on and it runs a bit more rough. idle was fine it just didnt run smooth (mostly acceleration was a bit crappy). turns out valve was sticking open and an adj was needed (but they found a crack in the head, so replacing that instead...)
so get the code checked at least

11-30-2008 | 10:45 AM

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Car Info: 02 Subaru WRX w/ JDM Spec C

Well I am not throwing any codes so thanks for the above suggestion. I just filled up with 8 gallons and got around 215, which is 26mpg. I have yet to clean the MAF, but i did buy MAF cleaner just need to get around doing that. Thanks for all your help guys. I will keep you posted when I do my maintenance.