Re: Sudden drop of MPG in 2000 Altima GXE. Please help.

some research shows that the fuel gauges in these cars are known to be
inaccurate.  I find that it is very difficult to fill the tank all the way
at
certain gas stations too.

And it has a huge tank, 65 liters!

ymg200 wrote:
>loewent,
>Last weekend I filled gas at a different gas station, and MPGs seem to
>get back to normal. I did not do any change besides changing the air
>filter to the old one in the middle of the previous tank, which did
>not have any effect on MPG: half tank for 90 miles before changing air
>filter back, another half for 90 miles after changing filter back.
>Since I filled up last weekend the car made 260 miles and fuel guage
>shows about 1/8 tank left. I expect the tank to last for at least 300
>miles (previous tank was gone at 180 miles).
>I will re****t the mileage when this tank is gone.
>
>Thank you.
>Yan.
>
>> how about my hole in the gas tank theory?  I just noticed this week my
93
>> altima has a leak in the filler neck....
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