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gtrotta
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We run Amsoil 10-30 in ours and change every 7500 miles. As other folks have noted, the dipstick reads the same between changes. gt in
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Folks, I agree...my Pathy's lines were full of carbon granules there; suspect the previous owners must have done the top off things. Again WITTIHS: Why isn't this taught in High School? If the automakers would spend one percent of one percent of the money pushing useful info as they did churning out feel-good fluff in their ads, we'd be better off! Or is the a job for the Shell Answer Man? Anyone seen/heard from him lately? Best, GT
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88 Pathy and cohen, Which setup would you recommend for optimal gas mileage? I'm in the same boat as a SnakeS with a rusty exhaust. best, G t
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MadManMike, don't feel bad. Last year I sold my trusty Dodge Raider and bought a '97 Pathy with 132k from my neighbor. In short order: Check enging light came on Knock sensor and ECU unit went (it was clogged with carbon granules). Check engine light went off Then it started getting 8 mpg and our best efforts couldn't figure out why. We eventually figured the fan clutch was frozen, and when we replace it it was back up to 15 mpg. Cruise control didn't work -- light lit but set button didn't engage. Traced it out to bad relay, so caught a break there. CD player turned out to have a CD stuck in it...can't get it out with tweezers or needlenose, so I'll have to replace it. Replaced the worn tires (some knockoff brand I'd never heard of) with Dayton Timberline HT's. No sooner was all this done, the some woman talking on a cell phone rear-ended my wife while she was stopped at the traffic light. The person took off and my wife was so shocked she didn't get make/model although we think it's an early-model teal saturn, since the airbags didn't deploy despite it being a knock hard enough to bend the Pathy's bumper down. So does anyone have a black rear bumper out there. Best, Gian
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My mechanic says another possible culprit could be the fan clutch -- if it doesn't disengage, it will keep engine needlessly working hard. Quote was $200 to replace; might be worth it in gas. Best, GT