Cavalier poor mpg

Tiny
JRSSAC
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 83,000 MILES
My cavalier has a pcv hose conected from the valve cover to the intake tube. I replaced stock intake w/k&n typhoon intake system. At the pcv hose connection w/the valve cover oil seaps out and the hose sometimes slips off. There is also oil evident in the intake tube itself. Could the pcv system cause excesive fuel comsumption? The haynes repair manuel says there might be blow by or too much crankcase pressure.
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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PCV simply vents crankcase fumes to intake, if there is excessive blowby, it can cause fuel mixture problems.
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
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SKITTLEYOU12
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  • 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 170,608 MILES
I have a 98 chevy caviler and the gas milage has gone way down. Im down to about 10 MPG, when I used to get about 23. Do you think it has gone down like this because of bad compression? Do you have any ideas for the reason why my gas milage is declining?
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Is the engine running ok? Is there a check engine light on? When was the last time you checked your air filter? Check and see if it is plugged.
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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The engine seems to be running fine but the check engine soon light is on. I scanned the car and it said to check the mass air flow sensor. I checked that and everything was fine. And I just changed my oil, air filter, tranny fluid, and tranny filter.
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
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Does the engine seem like it has plenty of power
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Yes.
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
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RHALL77
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What was the reading on the data stream when you checked it with the code scanner
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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It said there was a problem with the mass flow intake senor. It didnt make much sense on the location of which one it was because its not a V6. But it doent matter anymore because my trnny is going to blow up soon. Thank you for your time
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