Hello,
New to the forum. I searched around 5 pages and didn't find my answer, so I thought I would post a question.
I have a 99 Jeep Cherokee Sport and my gas mileage has been poor lately. Admittedly, I haven't kept up on checking my mileage until gas price hikes recently. But, before I would get 16-17 MPG in town now I'm barely making 13 MPG. I put in new Bosch 4+ Platinum plugs, K&N Air Filter, New Spark Plug Wires, and also got a Fuel Injection System Cleaning at a local lube shop. All of these seem to have little or no effect on my end result. I have noticed a metal on metal sound coming from my front end, a friend thought it sounded like my brakes were "dragging." Further inspection leads me to believe that is why my MPG are so low. Does anyone know how to adjust for this, or is it something a brake shop would have to tackle?
Second question related to same Jeep. I just put on new tires, new shocks (and Steering Stabilizer), and had the tires rebalanced and watched for out of round rims/tires (Which were all perfect) and had my alignment checked. Now, between 55MPH and 75MPH I get a vibration in the front end (feel it in the steering wheel, not seat). It somewhat goes away if I am coasting, but while accelerating or maintaining speed is when I feel it most prominent. Anyone have any ideas what would cause this?
Thanks,
Matt (NUKE)
New to the forum. I searched around 5 pages and didn't find my answer, so I thought I would post a question.
I have a 99 Jeep Cherokee Sport and my gas mileage has been poor lately. Admittedly, I haven't kept up on checking my mileage until gas price hikes recently. But, before I would get 16-17 MPG in town now I'm barely making 13 MPG. I put in new Bosch 4+ Platinum plugs, K&N Air Filter, New Spark Plug Wires, and also got a Fuel Injection System Cleaning at a local lube shop. All of these seem to have little or no effect on my end result. I have noticed a metal on metal sound coming from my front end, a friend thought it sounded like my brakes were "dragging." Further inspection leads me to believe that is why my MPG are so low. Does anyone know how to adjust for this, or is it something a brake shop would have to tackle?
Second question related to same Jeep. I just put on new tires, new shocks (and Steering Stabilizer), and had the tires rebalanced and watched for out of round rims/tires (Which were all perfect) and had my alignment checked. Now, between 55MPH and 75MPH I get a vibration in the front end (feel it in the steering wheel, not seat). It somewhat goes away if I am coasting, but while accelerating or maintaining speed is when I feel it most prominent. Anyone have any ideas what would cause this?
Thanks,
Matt (NUKE)