Better gas mileage after fuel line recall?
03-18-09 | 12:38 PM
#17
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Hi all, I got all 3 recalls done about 2 months ago and about a month ago, I noticed that my gas mileage increased greatly! I don't know if the fuel line recall has anything to do with it but I'm wondering if anyone out there experienced the same?
I normally avg 330 miles per tank and about a month ago, I started getting 350 consistently. At first, I thought it was a fluke but I've been getting the same numbers at the last 3 fillups.
My driving habits haven't changed at all from before the recall to after. I still do the same mix of highway & city driving and my right foot is still heavy at times.
Btw, I have an IS350.
I normally avg 330 miles per tank and about a month ago, I started getting 350 consistently. At first, I thought it was a fluke but I've been getting the same numbers at the last 3 fillups.
My driving habits haven't changed at all from before the recall to after. I still do the same mix of highway & city driving and my right foot is still heavy at times.
Btw, I have an IS350.
03-18-09 | 02:50 PM
#19
after my recall, i'm gettin about the same...i'm avgin roughly 23-25 mpg and 325-400 a tank dependin on traffic errr...but i never get below 300 per tank...i would say i'm avgin 350ish per tank...not bad for dallas i guess...dam i hate 635!
Last edited by truciet; 03-18-09 at 03:14 PM.
03-19-09 | 10:07 AM
#21
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From: Sunny So Cal
Grandpa driver!
B/c you're a putz and putzes don't get recall letters.
I drive about 65% highway and 35% city but like I said, I've driven this combo in the same manner before the recall and after the recall. I can't pinpoint the better mileage to anything else other than the fuel line recall being done since nothing has changed other than that.
B/c you're a putz and putzes don't get recall letters.
I drive about 65% highway and 35% city but like I said, I've driven this combo in the same manner before the recall and after the recall. I can't pinpoint the better mileage to anything else other than the fuel line recall being done since nothing has changed other than that.
03-21-09 | 03:56 AM
#23
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From: South FLA
Everyone's getting better mileage after the recall because with the new fuel rail, you're gas isn't leaking all over the engine bay!!!
BTW, I just got the letters in the mail from Lexus and I believe the fuel rail one is a recall, the other two (steering linkage and rear brake) are just TSIB's.
I called my local dealer yesterday to have this work done, and they won't take me in until mid-April.
BTW, I just got the letters in the mail from Lexus and I believe the fuel rail one is a recall, the other two (steering linkage and rear brake) are just TSIB's.
I called my local dealer yesterday to have this work done, and they won't take me in until mid-April.
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