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I just bought a 97 Mazda Lantis 323 1.8L DOHC 16 Valve BP and I was amazed that it went through 1/4 tank gas ( about 12.5 liters or 3.3 gallons ) in one day after about 60 kilometers / 37 miles of city driving. That seems extremely bad. According to Fuelly it should be getting around 26 mpg.

I noticed that the idle seems excessively fast, about typically between 1700 to 2000 rmp when I would expect it to be closer to 800 to 1k rpm. It's like I'm cruising down the highway while sitting at a stop light in neutral. It's a manual transmission and the previous owner said they had recently had the throttle replaced and it was replaced with a second hand throttle from an automatic.

Is the idle the likely culprit or could it be some other problem?

I just bought a Manual 97 Mazda Lantis 323 1.8L DOHC 16 Valve BP and I was amazed that it went through 1/4 tank gas ( about 12.5 liters or 3.3 gallons ) in one day after about 60 kilometers / 37 miles of city driving. That seems extremely bad. According to Fuelly it should be getting around 26 mpg.

I noticed that the idle seems excessively fast, about typically between 1700 to 2000 rmp when I would expect it to be closer to 800 to 1k rpm. It's like I'm cruising down the highway while sitting at a stop light in neutral. It's a manual transmission and the previous owner said they had recently had the throttle replaced and it was replaced with a second hand throttle from an automatic.

Is the idle the likely culprit or could it be some other problem?

I just bought a 97 Mazda Lantis 323 1.8L and I was amazed that it went through 1/4 tank gas ( about 12.5 liters or 3.3 gallons ) in one day after about 60 kilometers / 37 miles of city driving. That seems extremely bad. According to Fuelly it should be getting around 26 mpg.

I noticed that the idle seems excessively fast, about typically between 1700 to 2000 rmp when I would expect it to be closer to 800 to 1k rpm. It's like I'm cruising down the highway while sitting at a stop light in neutral. It's a manual transmission and the previous owner said they had recently had the throttle replaced and it was replaced with a second hand throttle from an automatic.

Is the idle the likely culprit or could it be some other problem?

I just bought a 97 Mazda Lantis 323 1.8L DOHC 16 Valve BP and I was amazed that it went through 1/4 tank gas ( about 12.5 liters or 3.3 gallons ) in one day after about 60 kilometers / 37 miles of city driving. That seems extremely bad. According to Fuelly it should be getting around 26 mpg.

I noticed that the idle seems excessively fast, about typically between 1700 to 2000 rmp when I would expect it to be closer to 800 to 1k rpm. It's like I'm cruising down the highway while sitting at a stop light in neutral. It's a manual transmission and the previous owner said they had recently had the throttle replaced and it was replaced with a second hand throttle from an automatic.

Is the idle the likely culprit or could it be some other problem?

I just bought a 97 Mazda Lantis 323 1.8L and I was amazed that it went through 1/4 tank gas ( about 12.5 liters or 3.3 gallons ) in one day after about 60 kilometers / 37 miles of city driving. That seems extremely bad.

I noticed that the idle seems excessively fast, about typically between 1700 to 2000 rmp when I would expect it to be closer to 800 to 1k rpm. It's like I'm cruising down the highway while sitting at a stop light in neutral. It's a manual transmission and the previous owner said they had recently had the throttle replaced and it was replaced with a second hand throttle from an automatic.

Is the idle the likely culprit or could it be some other problem?

I just bought a 97 Mazda Lantis 323 1.8L and I was amazed that it went through 1/4 tank gas ( about 12.5 liters or 3.3 gallons ) in one day after about 60 kilometers / 37 miles of city driving. That seems extremely bad. According to Fuelly it should be getting around 26 mpg.

I noticed that the idle seems excessively fast, about typically between 1700 to 2000 rmp when I would expect it to be closer to 800 to 1k rpm. It's like I'm cruising down the highway while sitting at a stop light in neutral. It's a manual transmission and the previous owner said they had recently had the throttle replaced and it was replaced with a second hand throttle from an automatic.

Is the idle the likely culprit or could it be some other problem?