superglen

i dont have any mods or anything, but my petrol seems to go down awful quick. ive just done a 12 mile journey and its gone down from 3/4 of a tank to nearly 1/2. does anyone have any ideas?or possibly what i should look for?

thanks

ps sorry for the numerous posts looking for help, im a total no0b

RichieST

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what the gauge actually reads is pretty irrelevant. How many miles are you getting to a tank of fuel? And how much does the tank cost to fill? What car is it?

superglen

its a 98 fiesta z-teck s and i get about 200miles for a full tank. but its like £40 to fill these days

tabetha

Jesus that is thirsty for one of these.
I did a bit of work on one a few months back, was running chronic CO etc, but everything else ok engine wise.
Did the usual stuff, then it went from 170 miles a tank to nearer 300 miles, from just a LAMBDA change.
It started perfect, ran perfect,(was gutless though) changed this and it flew through the previous failed MOT on retest.
We(tester and I) suspect it had been killed by TESCO dodgy fuel as he has seen a fair few, as not too far from tesco's, but was sold cheap because of sensor fault.
I got the sensor as a direct fit from ECO LAMBDA.
tabetha

superglen

kool thanks

SassyRS

I wish i could fill my tank for £40!

Nick D

26mpg @ £1.15 litre

Luca

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Its the weight of the needle falling and forcing your car to burn more petrol...

nilrem

ever thought of just taking your foot of fthe accellerator and using the next gear??? what kinda driving you doing? if its heavy city driving, like stop start stuff, then you aint gonna be seeing much more, the same if you thrash it everywhere...

Turbosystems

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if you drive it like a typical teenager you will be getting worse than cossie mpg
do you only change gear when the valves bounce

Benni

You could if you bought a Fiesta.

superglen

there is no next gear. the trip i did today was on the motorway, clear road so i was doing 70(ish) in 5th all the way
but yes il admit i do have a tendancy to thrash it a bit. if i stop will it not be as bad on the fuel?

nilrem

yeh... it might be a mechanical problem, but taking it easy on the engine will help. i know that if i thrash my 1.6 esort it can drink fuel like an alcoholic behind a bar, but if i take it easy it will use half as much fuel on the same trip...

Dan16v

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get it on a basic emissions tester and see what CO level its producing, my cab failed its mot on emissions at 4.86% CO level so had a play with a screw on the bulkhead which i was told adjusts the fueling and thus the CO levels (couldnt tell you if theres on a Zetec engine) and we managed to bring the CO levels donw to 1.86% which will make my fuel last loads longer

hope that helps

superglen

kool thanks people
you guys are always helpful

Lee Ivatt

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are you young with a chip on ur shoulder, trying to make your 1.4 keep up with the big boys? haeavy right foot maby?

£40 for 200 miles you must be getting around 25mpg? thats not good!

superglen

its a 1.25 lol i wish it could keep up with the big boys :P

BM08

me too, it takes about 60-65 to fill my golf from empty

Lee Ivatt

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buy my cossie then

My landrover is £112 to fill and that gives me 415 miles

which will last week and a half maby

snOOpy86

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same, £60-£65 depending on where i go.. sad thing is it only lasts 220ish miles in my classic impreza

FasterFords

Hego sensor on Puma's and Fiesta's is a common fault

RichieST

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superglen

i would if i could afford the insurance

SassyRS

The focus takes £65 from empty,

Benni


& as for the fiesta been there done that

foreigneRS

probably a combination of lambda sensor fault (possibly caused by a leaking and overfuelling injector) and a youngsters right foot.

alan12112

Nope mine cost £52 the other day

And that was for the return journey from the £48 I had just spent

andre_k

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sounds like your old with a chip on your shoulder, cause you are not young anymore!

Lee Ivatt

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oi... im only 24 u bugger!!!

theres a big difference tho, at 17 you think your colin mcrae, you think your shitter of a car looks the dogs dangliees. you think ur invincible.

you soon realise, your driving skills are more like impulsive and erratic, and your car does look a pils of , and you also realise when you were carrieng a bit too much speed in ur 1 litre shopping tin, it wasnt gna keep up with that diesel focus which over took you

superglen

my fiesta isnt a tin. il admit im not colin mcrae and i do think my car is the dogs, however its the best i could afford what with my insurance being nearly twice the price of the car. but im sure il learn to drive (hopefully with hints and tips off older more experienced people ie. you lot) then when i can afford it get a proper car and show that diesel focus what i have learned

g1234

200 miles on 40 quid mint i wish i got that out of my car lol

foreigneRS

i also have a 1.25 fiesta and get 45 mpg, so you are doing something wrong

to check your actual economy, use this online calculator and get back to us as you seem to be only getting half of that

superglen

thanks Nick il be back on in a bit with news!!

superglen

used that and im getting 35.16 mpg something wrong there.

foreigneRS

35 mpg is not impossible if you do not drive economically - i.e. plan ahead, keep your distance, don't accelerate or brake severely, change gear at moderate rpm etc

what figures did you put in to the calculator?

superglen

using my book i keep of how much i fill up (geek) i put fuel price at 119.9ppl total spend at 20 and miles at 129

foreigneRS

that does indeed work out at 35mpg

£20 at 119.9 is 16.68 litres which is 3.67 gallons

divide 129 miles by 3.67 gallons and you get 35 mpg

if you know anyone that works at an mot centre, get them to check the emmissions and read any fault codes. might save you a few quid in the long run.

superglen

i do have a mate in my local mot centre so i think il be straight down there tomoro
thanks Nick big help

andre_k

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true!!! when you see them at macdonalds it makes you wonder why you used to do it!

Mr Orange

£40 to fill it up!
£55 quid for 47.45 litres on a clio yesterday, good job i got over 400miles from it with sensible driving

i also guessing the landrover that someone here uses is a 110 defender on a td5 or new puma engine, they are thirsty cars!

Good to see that you now have something to check on that may be the problem

R5FORD

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200 miles to 40quid.. must have a foot made of fukin metal mate..

my cossie is over 400bhp and i get 300miles to a tank and it costs around 35-40 quid to fill that up.. fairplay peterol is cheaper here but fuck me 200miles to a tank