fuel cap

by **5842solara** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:41 pm

hey, im new here. well i been on this forums for about a month, but just signed up.

i was looking on some pages and read that changing the fuel cap might save some gas.
my question is, does it have to be the locking one? cause i bought a regular one and no difference.
thanks
nate

by **NeFaRiOuS_SLE** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:48 pm

The locking one is just one that deters little punks from stealing your gas or sugaring your gas tank (urban legend BTW)... Besides, unless your fuel cap is leaking (which should trigger your check engine light), there's no significant difference.

Nevertheless, Welcome to SolaraGuy!

by **5842solara** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:05 am

hmm well my gas sucks. its at 20-22ish. lol hopefully this k and n air filter will help.

by **lilm** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:26 am

take the whole intake off and clean the throttle body while your at it. That should free up some mpg.

by **GreenSolara01** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:52 am

Don't change cap. Save money just relace the gasket

by **5842solara** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:26 pm

clean intake? what.... just shoot it with some cleaner or wash with soap. haha i never had a stock one with my previous car.. lol

whats the gasket and how much. do you have a pic or something

by **NeFaRiOuS_SLE** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:50 pm

No, he meant to clean your throttle body.
http://www.solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?t=9553

by **Mr_Chunkz** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:36 pm

hate to break it to you but 22 is about what i got with intake/exhaust on my v6SLE so id say thats about right
unless the whole time i was wasting gas somehow...?

by **5842solara** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:13 am

ah... well i been looking at threads and many people are getting 24-26 so i hopefully want to be there to. i will try to clean the intake. probably tomorrow.
thanks for all the imputs

by **Mr_Chunkz** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:22 am

5842solara wrote:ah... well i been looking at threads and many people are getting 24-26 so i hopefully want to be there to. i will try to clean the intake. probably tomorrow.
thanks for all the imputs

hmmm
come to think of it my mileage is probably shi.tty cause i drive my car hard.

:drinking:

by **bassthrive** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:55 pm

GreenSolara01 wrote:Don't change cap. Save money just relace the gasket

x2

by **(K)** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:22 pm

I don't think changing your fuel cap is going to make a noticeable/measurable significance.

Go through the checklist, tire pressure, good oil, change your filters (fuel filter too), and make sure there's no unnecessary weight in the car.
Standard or automatic transmission? Where are you filling up? I use Mobil.

All that stuff adds up to a mile or two here and there. To clean your K&N air filter just buy the filter recharge kit. Basically it's just a cleaning solution that you spray all over the filter. Then flush the filter with cold water. Let it air dry, then re-oil it using the supplied oil. Looks brand new if you do it right. Those K&N filters are really sturdy.

Did you calculate your mpg or are you going from feel?

by **5842solara** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:39 am

i calculate my mileage.
standard trans
fill at costco

well i just bought my K n N filter so i shouldnt have to clean it yet. um im going to try and clean the throttle body? the one with the intake on it.
then the maf sensor. but i dont know how to clean that sensor. the can says to spray the hot wires. but i dunno.

did you guys ever clean the sensor? what part do you spray.. any pics thanks

by **rt9101** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:29 pm

Are you sure you have a MAF? I thought all 1st gen solaras use speed density with an intake air temp and a MAP...

by **lilm** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:52 pm

^^ You were misinformed.

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