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Old 12-09-2012, 04:54 PM   #21 (permalink)
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FYI, the lie-o-meter in my Insight is 3% optimistic (average). That's not bad, though the average hides two tanks where it was off by ~10%.

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Car likes to miss a bit and run rough, if you shift when it wants you to shift it does not appear to be able to maintain speed.
If it's missing/bucking at low RPM and under light/moderate loads, sounds like EGR issues (probably blocked passages). If you fix that, lean burn will be more attainable, and mileage should go up quite a bit.

See my Insight thread for the EGR saga, starting at post #52: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post240350

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