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Old 01-06-2009, 12:42 PM   #15 (permalink)
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The air filter wont affect fuel economy like that, especially not a idle. I've put over 30k miles between air filter changes on my previous TDI without impact on fuel economy.

The oil change might have helped, but a >10% improvement in FE from switching oil is unheard of. Have you measured a difference in steady state driving under load?
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