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Old 02-06-2014, 09:21 PM
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how old are your spark plugs? how often are you changing the oil? those little things, while keeping the engine within the wider spec range, may influence the MPG... I remember i improved the MPG on mine when i did the engine flush - went from 12 MPG in january of 2013 to 16 MPG right after an oil change at the end of March, on a trip to Orlando, 95% highway hauling, pulled 17.8 MPG in the beginning of April, at the beginning of May started the engine flush and stayed consistently not less then 17MPG, had couple oil changes with engine flush before october, stayed consistently in 18MPG, with a peak at 19 MPG, and in november dropped back to 17MPG, and now at 16MPG... due for another hot oil change, and it seems that another engine flush might be in the cards... but in the winter the mileage seems to suffer...
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E53 X5 4.6iS
147K mi - Sold May 2013
Tireprints left in:
USA, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Russia

E53 X5 4.8iS built 2005-10-17
66200 mi - June 2012
96000 mi - June 2013
112000 mi - June 2014
OEM fire extinguisher
OE first aid kit
OE tow hitch
OE TV module
OE aspheric mirror
K&N air filter
black/white badges
rear camera
4-channel video recorder

Here is the list of things I have done to the X
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