st170 bad mpg
#1
Virgin
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: torquay
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
st170 bad mpg
my first full month with the car, filled it up and zero'd the clock. at the end of the month now and clocked up 150 mile and its about to go onto the reserve. i havent been thrashing it. i admit occaisionally i have give the car boot. working out the mpg its done about 15-18mpg which is terrible
brakes are fine
tyre pressures are fine
its just had new plugs and a new pipercross panel filter
no other mods
any ideas ?
brakes are fine
tyre pressures are fine
its just had new plugs and a new pipercross panel filter
no other mods
any ideas ?
#5
15K+ Super Poster!!
iTrader: (2)
st170 bad mpg
Sounds about right, I used to get 21mpg out of mine with normal mixed driving. They are utterly shockingly shite on fuel and has to be the worst performing car to mpg I have ever known. I then bought a mk2 st, even with it tuned to a little over 300bhp it was still more economical than the st170 was.
You could always check the air flow meter and lambda sensors are reading correctly, they are known weak points and can lead to poor mpg if not right.
You could always check the air flow meter and lambda sensors are reading correctly, they are known weak points and can lead to poor mpg if not right.
Last edited by RichieST; 24-11-2015 at 03:18 PM.
#7
Advanced PassionFord User
Second gear is very addictive
I tend to get around 16-22mpg out of mine.
I tend to get around 16-22mpg out of mine.
Trending Topics
#9
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
Pretty much the norm. My Mrs could only get 21/22 mixed driving.
The odd long run helps improve it, just pottering around chokes them up. I've had about 11mpg from it. My st24 was more economical and my L200 sees 32+ so they're piss poor, one of the main factors for us getting rid. We could afford to run it like that but didn't see the point when the Mrs sat in traffic most of her journey. Can run her fart box fiat nearly a month on a weeks fuel in the st170. While it's not quick the chassis is great on the little fiats.
The odd long run helps improve it, just pottering around chokes them up. I've had about 11mpg from it. My st24 was more economical and my L200 sees 32+ so they're piss poor, one of the main factors for us getting rid. We could afford to run it like that but didn't see the point when the Mrs sat in traffic most of her journey. Can run her fart box fiat nearly a month on a weeks fuel in the st170. While it's not quick the chassis is great on the little fiats.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
James Porter
General Car Related Discussion.
5
20-11-2015 08:41 AM
Ebonycossie4x4
General Car Related Discussion.
1
18-11-2015 08:14 PM