1987 528e poor gas mileage

I recently bought this car and the mileage I get out of it is just
awful. Im at 1/4 full after being at full and have only driven about
200km. What the heck is going on?


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> I recently bought this car and the mileage I get out of it is just
> awful. Im at 1/4 full after being at full and have only driven about
> 200km. What the heck is going on?
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Have you actually checked the mileage by refilling the tank and using the
gallons shown on the pump? If not, my first guess would be a bad fuel
gauge.

Frank

Yea I did check it by filling. The car is a damn pig.


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malfunctioning 02 sensor?

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> awful. Im at 1/4 full after being at full and have only driven about
> 200km. What the heck is going on?
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> I recently bought this car and the mileage I get out of it is just
> awful. Im at 1/4 full after being at full and have only driven about
> 200km. What the heck is going on?

It could be stuck in cold start mode due to a bad temp sensor (or
wiring) and running rich.

Morronic equiped cars do not like badly worn distributor caps / rotor
arms. Replacing them could result in much better mpg and high end
performance.

It's also not impossible you have a stuck fuel pressure regulator. Stick
a glass bottle on it's output and see if you get any fuel coming
through.

You ought to be getting at LEAST high 20 or low 30s mpg.

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> I recently bought this car and the mileage I get out of it is just
> awful. Im at 1/4 full after being at full and have only driven about
> 200km. What the heck is going on?
> what size is the tank?
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My stepdad was on vacation, hes a mechanic. He'll take a look at it
tomorrow. I dont know anything about cars.


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