2001 Granny is a very thirsty car, How can I fulfill her thirst?

[njdjh2o]

My 2001 Granny eats up a lot of gas, Is there any fix to that like a mod change.

That is why I brought a four cylinder car, to save gas. I'm a ower of a 1998 V8 5.2 liter Dodge Durango. The Granny eats just as much gas as DD do.

[Gimli]

Start with a good tune-up, new plugs, wires, air+fuel filter, PCV valve, oil change (think about synthetic), oil filter, accessory belt, possibly battery, etc.

[RocketFast321]

1. I found out that the 2.4 get a better mpg with 89 gas
2. The 2.4 only gets around 22mpg in city driving maybe more depends
3. Air filter make sure it clean
4. If it is not skipping i would not worry about spake plugs since the ac-delco one are 5.99 each
5.ok stand behind it, does the Exhaust has a strong gas smell? If does you were in the same boat as me, i took my car to the dealer when i has factory warranty and they update my computer and that fix my problem. But i think they just erase the computer so the car could learn again.

Also the 2.4 does not have wires or a pvc vale :)

[Gimli]

This was just a generic list for a tune-up because I knew the next question would be "what's in a tune-up?".

Like last week...


...and the week before that...

[goldfinger]

I get 18-20MPG on 100% city driving. The 2.4 just doesn't compare to the imports on gas mileage. For 100% highway driving, the numbers are much better. Mixed I get 22-24.

[njdjh2o]

You have to be playing, owners of cars don't know what a tune up is!! Stop playing.

But, being this is my first Grand Am, I didn't know the car didn't have have spark wires. Well I would have found out the weekend when I going to give the car a turn-up.

Then it must be a coil on plug, a distributorless system

That is a good thing, because I don't have to buy spark plugs wires and a PCV, but if one of the coils goes bad. That is some $$$$