Cana faulty EGR valve cause bad gas mileage?

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Old 03-24-2005, 10:19 AM
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Cana faulty EGR valve cause bad gas mileage?

Im only at almost half a tank and have only recieved 80miles ?! wtf ive been going really lite on the gas too

however ive been noticing at stop lights the revs drop down to about 400 and the whole car shakes .. whats the deal?
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yes it can cause bad mileage and rough idle. but to only get 80 miles to a half tank???
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Originally Posted by Hurleysurf24
Im only at almost half a tank and have only recieved 80miles ?! wtf ive been going really lite on the gas too. however ive been noticing at stop lights the revs drop down to about 400 and the whole car shakes .. whats the deal?
What MPG are you getting?
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i just hit 103 miles and im one click under the half way mark
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Fill the tank up and divide the gallons purchased into the miles traveled.
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Yeah - the TL gas tank is narrower at the top, so the fuel needle pretty well flies through the top half of the tank. The needle at half doesn't mean that you have 50% of your fuel left.
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