Ok. That suggests that your A/C clutch bearings are bad. The next thing I would do is to check the A/C pulley bearings by removing the belt and turning the pulley by hand.I ran the car with no A/C yesterday and it seemed to coast significantly better and highway mileage improved to ~25 still not the 30 I used to get but its a step in the right direction.
Yes, but usually only in the Miata I try and drive relaxed in the Cx-5Do you drive with a lead foot? Take off fast from starts, and speed?
Do you go on short trips? The CX-5 gets very bad mpg when it is cold, and if you go on short trips the mpg suffers.
well I dont want to taste it... but ill give it a whiff. it should throw a code but it might just have tuned itself to run rich as a result of the constant throttle usageAren't all modern cars required to throw a code if there's something wrong that affects emissions ( most fuel or ignition problems, etc)?
If the long tow seemed to cause the problem I've heard that transmissions can suffer from towing.
What was the drive like? Does the transmission fluid have a strange smell or taste?
Tire pressure is actually over inflated, by a little ~40psi cause I wanted to make sure that wasn't the first culpritIt's very hard to explain 1/3 mpg drop... how's your tire pressure and alignment?
and the whole car was loaded, and the boat cabin was full... I was moving.