Got the belly pan installed last week. Added an inner liner of foil lined Styrofoam under the engine as well. Did a minor tune up (new plugs, pcv valve and swapped out the O2 sensor). Seems to run a little better now but still not sure if it fixed the lean burn code. Hasn't come back yet but haven't been on the highway either. Been thinking about ways to further insulate the engine. Turned cold this week so I've started driving it now. Had snow most of the weekend so winter's not far off. I built a little guard over the alternator pulley and threw a bat of insulation over the engine as a start but need to find something more permanent. Helps a little but engine still cools off way to fast on short stops. I'd like to get a reflective cover made for the underside of the hood.
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Almost all my driving is done 1-5 miles at a time.
Best short trip: 2.4 l/100 km, 3.9 km
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