12-14 MPG Average?????

overtureZ

So I had a bad misfire issue and what not for about a week (p0300) and other codes saying my bank 2 was running lean. Had it diagnosed and changed out the bank 2 side MAF sensor. Ever since then I can't get higher than 12-13 Mpg on average??

Can anyone please help or share some advice on the matter? I'd like my 20-23 MPG back lol.

SouthArk370Z

I'd check the oxygen sensors.

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overtureZ

How would one check the o2 sensors without having to buy new ones?

SouthArk370Z

Get an OBD/CAN monitor and watch the O2 values.

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overtureZ

Will do!

jchammond

I'd freak out w/that fuel mileage....still 24 & up consistently/ after mods....down about 1-1.5 from stock.

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jchammond

May need a fresh set of plugs; as the lean condition created a lot of extra heat,,, bank 2 (being the drivers side) gets air from the passenger side throttle body,,,you must have had a vacuum leak or dirty air entering to KO maf?
Also don't rule out a weak or failing fuel pump.

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overtureZ

Only have about 45k miles on the car. Ill change out the plugs and see what happens.

And thats odd, I changed out the driver side MAF sensor. Also the codes were telling me bank 2 was lean. Thats the same side?

SouthArk370Z

Bank 1 is the right side (passenger side on US models). Bank 2 is the left.

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overtureZ

I know the bank 2 is driver side, but I also changed the MAF sensor on the driver side intake. He is saying they are backwords, so how did that fix my issue if the MAFs are opposite of the banks?

jchammond

I wasn't considering a right handed steering car when i said "Driver's side was bank 2"

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jchammond

Cross-Ram intake manifold.

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SouthArk370Z

Ah. It sounds to me like he's saying that the Bank 1 MAF is measuring air going to Bank 2 cylinders, so a bad B1 MAF would lead to an improper mixture (and corresponding O2 readings) in B2 cylinders. I'm not sure if that is true or not (or how it would affect your engine), but jchammond is pretty reliable.

Unless you have run terribly rich in the past, spark plugs shouldn't be a problem at 45k miles. I'd check a few of them before deciding to replace.

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jchammond

Have you had the upper plenum off, or installed a CAI recently? the po300 random cylinder misfire could be any different one.....or did it say cylinders 2,4 & 6 only (bank 2 cylinders) ?

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overtureZ

Anyways, Yes ill buy 6 new plugs and the Z1 fuel port to check my pressure and go from there. Also check my o2 sensor values. (Not sure what they are supposed to read though)