95 6M Fuel milage
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Melting Slicks
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95 6M Fuel milage
Couldn’t help but take a few pictures of my MPG this morning..
These were taken at 4:30 AM, and about 29 miles on a mostly full tank, and reset fuel milage counter.
You can clearly "see" how it begins to drop back down at speeds above 70 mph...
And yes...My change oil light has been on for a week now. When I finish putting the Accord back together I will change the oil
These were taken at 4:30 AM, and about 29 miles on a mostly full tank, and reset fuel milage counter.
You can clearly "see" how it begins to drop back down at speeds above 70 mph...
And yes...My change oil light has been on for a week now. When I finish putting the Accord back together I will change the oil
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The more miles you drive without resetting, the more accurate that display will be.
It's really easy to make it display an average in the 40's and above, with only a few miles into the drive.
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sounds good....this morning was the first time I broke 30, Usaully runs about 28 and change highway, and 23-24 city. Driving easy of course.
If I refuel without resetting the counter, will I get accurate data?
If I refuel without resetting the counter, will I get accurate data?
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The computer is just doing basic math (total miles driven divided by fuel used) to calculate your average.
Averages are more accurate, the more data they have to calculate with.
Think of it like batting averages in baseball.
Through one or two games, there are plenty of batters hitting over .400
But as the season goes on, the "true" batting average gets more accurate.
Every time you reset the computer, it will start the calculations over again.
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For example, if your going on a trip of 300-400 miles.
Reset before leaving, and see what it lists when you pull in the driveway once home.
That will tell you your avg. for that trip.
