matttdi
Well-known member
So as the title states, i’m averaging 22MPG in my 2004. I have an EGR delete, CAI, straight pipe, and an upgraded turbo (VNT17) without a tune, but when I first got it I was averaging 50MPG reliably.
(Sorry in advance for the long post)
I first noticed this change after my dogbone motor mount broke in half, replaced it (without driving it more than 2 miles very gingerly), and now i have a bit of white smoke on startup from under the hood and also out the exhaust. I did an oil change and added Liqui-Moly motor oil saver, but this didn’t really change anything. It runs incredibly smooth other than on a startup, when it studders and smokes for less than 30 seconds and then runs fine. On top of all this, occasionally my veins will stick on a cold start, but if i turn it off and back on while driving it immediately fixes the issue (this has been happening since i bought it). I’m kinda stumped as I can’t really tell where to start here since I was getting fine mileage before the dogbone, but not after, even though I looked around to try to make sure nothing else was broken. If anyone has any suggestions on how to tackle this please let me know, but i don’t want to just throw parts at it without reasonable explanation. Thanks in advance!
(Sorry in advance for the long post)
I first noticed this change after my dogbone motor mount broke in half, replaced it (without driving it more than 2 miles very gingerly), and now i have a bit of white smoke on startup from under the hood and also out the exhaust. I did an oil change and added Liqui-Moly motor oil saver, but this didn’t really change anything. It runs incredibly smooth other than on a startup, when it studders and smokes for less than 30 seconds and then runs fine. On top of all this, occasionally my veins will stick on a cold start, but if i turn it off and back on while driving it immediately fixes the issue (this has been happening since i bought it). I’m kinda stumped as I can’t really tell where to start here since I was getting fine mileage before the dogbone, but not after, even though I looked around to try to make sure nothing else was broken. If anyone has any suggestions on how to tackle this please let me know, but i don’t want to just throw parts at it without reasonable explanation. Thanks in advance!