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Re: 2004 Toyota Matrix-loss of mpg's
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 3/6/2013

I agree Dan,

Low coolant temp is the #1 killer of MPGs and usually overlooked by allot of technicians, I look for 95Deg Celsius while cruising, 3,4 or 5 degrees below this kills MPG, all the others checks also. I make sure TCC lock up is solid as well.

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