Well it appears that my ODO is correct.
For the last 3 years i have thought my drive to work was 23 miles and i verified today that it is 27.4 on the ODO as well as on Mapquest.

 

My initial OBC mileage is already showing over 37 mpg with filling up again with BP Ultimate. Now I see the weather is getting colder for the upcoming days, stupid midwest weather At $4.49 I need the most I can get out of every gallon I'm pumping in there!

 

I was surprised after filling up with Bp. My ultra gauge says 42 mpg and if I redo the math by miles driven and use the fuel level percent on the gauge it works out to 55 mpg. I think it will work out some where in the middle.

Tomorrow will be warm but rain this weekend. Gas should be cheaper by Monday. The price per barrel came down 12 dollar the last 2 days.

 

I pay attention to the news and didn't even notice this It needs to come down to about $50-75 a barrel, one can hope and pray, right!

 

If the taxes weren't so high. It should drop 30 cents or more if the price doesn't go back up. 12 dollars is about 30cents plus taxes so around 35 cents right now but it could go back up by Monday. Prices go up same day but dont go back down until they settle on Monday unless they over priced the gas.

 

35.0 mpg again, very consistent once again. I put in a half a tank of mid-grade tonight and I start my new job this Monday where my drive is shorter and will have a couple more lights but lower speeds, so we'll see how that goes.

I really hope the gas prices start coming back down, this talk of $5.00 is wacked

 

Good luck at the new job. Gas went up even more after the price fell for a barrel of oil. I think its a sign that the dollar value dropped again.

 

My regular BP station (have to find a new one) had gas for $4.14 this morning but it went back down to $4.09 on my way home. I paid $4.29 for mid-grade. Not sure what the price is going to be on the other side of town, but I've gotta find a BP station though

 

I have a few BP stations that I go to but I thought that the prices would go down. Car traffic has almost disappeared in most places and the demand for gas is a lot lower. I am getting 38.7 at 70mph plus highway speeds according to the ultra gauge and can almost go 2 weeks now on a full tank. I still have a few gallons of the cheap gas in there and expect the next tank to be higher with conventional oil at 8000 miles.

 

Why better with conventional

 

Ive use M1 for the last 3 cars and had no problems. This last year with all the info and fact checking, I found out that in a Honda its not that important and most conventional oils is semi synthetic anyways. If I had a turbo or oval track race I would use synthetics. Right now I am not using full synthetics due to money and really seen no difference in mpg. I think running premium gas is more important and has friction modifiers that go into the oil.


Honda uses moly and it is important to leave the break in oil so it forms a coating on the parts. Moly,zddp, and detergents are polar and are attracted to metal from heat. I am still trying to understand shearing from mr. manout but I am not sure its an issue because of overhead cam is different than a flat tappets hydraulic from the past. Shearing is when the oil breaks down due to heat and the lifter would collapse.

I had a meeting with the manager today and have to talk to the chief mechanic and some one from corporate. They dont want me to idle and the truck shuts down after 3 minutes and in the owner manual it states 3-5 minutes. Adding a few gallons of oil costs more than the fuel being burned to cool the engine and let the turbo cool off. With all the costs of turbos and starters and batteries and oil, I dont see where the savings are. I see a penny maybe saved at the cost of safety. The problem is when the turbo is hot the oil thins out and no oil at the bearings, it still takes time for the oil to get back to the turbo. Cooling the oil before shut down cool the metal and more oil stays in the bearing.

Synthetics are good in extreme cold but heat is still needed for proper flow. Just like gasoline needs to vaporize before it ignites.

 

I'll be sticking with Mobil 1 due to years of experience with it and the fact that I may end up owning this Fit for many years to come putting on many more miles. I do know that regular oil nowadays is better by far than it used to be but I enjoy knowing that my Fit is bathing in some of the best stuff sold out there....Mobil 1. If its good enough to come from the factory in many of today's performance cars, its certainly good enough for my Fit, a car that's a DD and is wrung out once a year on the Dragon

Speaking of that, its 170 days away!

 

I like M1 and probably use it later. I am curious if my mpg goes up but having problems. I got 35 last tank but there was a lot of idling just before filling up. I bought Iso heet and threw half a bottle in. Its still has a hard time starting but the weather is changing so fast lately I think thats my problem. It runs great after it warms up and mpg says 37 on gauge now even in the rain and hail. I thought the hard starting was cause by the oil but its the gas and weather change.

 

Since you are probably already running E10, what advantage would Iso Heet provide?

 

At season changes especially up north, they start adding toluene back into the gas. Toluene can hold 4 times the water ethanol can and with the extra moisture and heat changes it falls out even if ethanol is in the tank. Iso heet is similar to acetone but holds up to 5 times the water as ethanol. With the temperatures changing from the 30s to 50s around here you can have fuel separation at different temps if the amount of water is above .30 to .50 . When it gets above 60 the chances for fuel separation is gone. Gasoline - encyclopedia article - Citizendium

 

IsoHeet SB, you've been holding out on me

 

They are talking about 6.50/7 dollars a gallon. There is something wrong even at at 112 dollars a barrel gas should be cheaper than 4.39 for regular . Just a little south of you regular is 3.79 and still with Illinois taxes. We havnt even seen Summer blends yet.

 

Not holding out just bought it on clearance at Walmart. Iso heet is in the red bottle and contains isopropanal. I stay away from heet in the yellow bottle, it methanol and hold water at the bottom of the tank compared to IPA. My car runs better now so there was a water problem. I have a better brake pedal too and the fuel trims are pulling fuel again compared to before. If you use it dont use a lot more is not better. 1 bottle is for a 20 gallon tank. As soon as the temps get above 60 there should not be a problem. Thats what I get for trying to save money using a generic gas. I never had that problem with BP ultimate.

 

Well, I just filled the tank w/ Ultra93 [$4.29!!] and will be heading north in the morning. The mpgs are running just shy of 38 and it'll be interesting to see how it does on a seven hour drive. Last trip didn't show much improvement, but the weather was colder then. Will be surprised if the highway MPG beats my local 38...

Regarding the gas additive stuff, I never use any of it w/ the FIT. I used to consider it w/ other cars in other times but don't feel the need since the 10%ethanol came on line. Silver, the reason you're using heet is to deal with a moisure/water issue with the fuel coming off the pump or condensation in the fuel tank? Not sure I understand why and if you consider it might improve MPG.

It's still hitting below freezing at night around here. 60d nights are a ways off.

 

You are correct, Its from when I stopped using BP and used a few tanks of generic premium to save money and with all the moisture outside there was a little phase separation and season change of the gasoline. My mpg is actually less than a few tanks ago and I just got an oil change too. I blame it on water in the tank, but glad its not enough to stop the motor. I was not using it for a mpg gain but my next tank should be higher because of water free tank. I might have to change the fuel filter now.

I bought a four back of iso heet and now have 3 and half bottles I dont need. I also talked to one of my customers that race high end cars and they use Joe Gibbs oils for their race cars and they use M1 0w40 for there street cars. I am going to try to save money for M1 on my next oil change.