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Hi guys, I was wondering if an exhaust leak would cause me to lose gas mileage. I'm only getting about 20 mpg which is way below what it should be

i was wondering if a leak in the exhaust would also cause gas mileage to drop. I'm pretty sure I'm only getting about 20-25 mpg at most. Thanks guys

holy #%$@ Iono if I were you I would just buy a green highlighter and go from there

so do you guys paint it yourselves? I'd like to try my hand at it. I was trying to look into places to buy paint, any suggestions?

do you guys know if a really bad rotor will cause the spongy stop as well?

OK I think I figured out the problem to all the spongyness. When I went back and took apart my brakes, I hit the rear brakes to see what it did and to my surprise only one of the pistons rose up. Does this mean I gotta redo the calipers and pistons? I guess there's more than meets the eye

I also forgot, do I use grease in back of the brake pads? the clymers manual told me to lightly grease the back of the pad so I used Moly grease to do so, but then another part of the book told me not to get any grease into the braking system. Should I dismantle and degrease the brakes?

awesome, but actually is it the same for the rear brakes? This is the one that I accidently opened up the brake lines. I was thinking of buying the Mityvac 8500, I think it might come in handy for future use. What do you suggest, I definately think there is an air bubble in there. Thanks

I just installed new brake pads yesterday, and I accidently opened the brake line which means I probably introduced some air into the system. No it doesn't catch quite as well, it brakes but it feels rough. does anyone know how to bleed the brake line? I have the Clymers manual but I'm having a hard...