On Jun 29, 6:55 pm, Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote:
> Keep in mind you need to keep ACCURATE track of mileage over the course
> of two years or so in order to see what your car is *really* like. Then
> you see if that changes, which alerts you to problems. ACCURATE is the
> keyword here! Don't just go by how many miles you get out of a "tank".
>
> Modern fuels contain copious amounts of detergents. Injector problems
> will arise if the car sits for extended periods, or is used almost
> exclusively for short-hop city driving. Anything other than that and the
> detergents will clear off the crud.

Except unusual situations, I always fill the tank up after 320-350
miles and carefully mark the odometer, tripmeter and gas amount.
Therefore, I have the whole mileage picture starting back from when
the odometer was reading single digit figures :-)