I was thinking about this again today. And I was wondering if a leak in the air intake - between the MAF and the throttle body - would cause the engine to run rich enough to blow fuel past the rings. I had several splits in the corrugated intake hose that kicked P0171 codes (system bank too lean). Perhaps that would cause the ECM to compensate the "lean" air with too much fuel? Just another shot in the dark...

1997 Sportage 4x4, auto-trans, Warn manual hubs, 4" UPYOURKIA front lift, TJ 106AA rear springs, 2-5/8" body lift, 31x10.50 treads, SmittyBilt SRC front and XRC rear bumper, swing-out tire mount, OBX LSD front diff, Track Finder rear locker, 5.38 R&Ps and... really crappy gas mileage! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />