Bad fuel mileage 2000 protege

NScrilla

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Mazda Protege 2000 1.6L
Hey guys,

My 2000 1.6L standard protege used to get good mileage. I remember it was about 11.6 KM/L and 12 KM/L which is almost 30 MPG. That's what it is supposed to get. Now i seem to only be getting 8.75 KM/L which is around 20 MPG.... Now it is supposed to get 31 on highway and 25 in the city. Most of my driving is in the city now where it used to be highway but it still seems low to me.

The tires have tread on them. The alignment was done recently. It does not smoke and i think the engine is making good compression. No check engine light is on. Sometimes the brake light comes on but not often and i think it is just a faulty sensor or something. It runs good and there are no noticeable issues with the engine when driving.

Any ideas on why i'm not getting the mileage i should be getting? Car has 190,000 KM on it so far. I do drive it kind of hard but nothing too bad.

Thanks!
 
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