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disclaimer *I do not know that car at all.*
Has power declined as well as mileage?
Have you ever changed EGR or PCV valves?
How about the O2 sensor?
How does the air filter look? Don't worry if it's within 20K of new, but if it's full of mud it could cause problems.
Smell the oil. Any hint of gasoline? You could have a leaky injector which would lead to other bad things.
You could have a bad temp sensor or other leading to a rich fuel mixture. (it would always be in "warmup" mode)
Can you stop by an Autozone or other for a free diagnostic? They plug into the OBD system and dump codes. '96 means OBD I but it can still tell you about important things like emissions (mixture, exhaust content) depending on the car.
(duck - I'm throwing darts blindfolded)
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