poor fuel economy with Zetec
 

i seem to be getting pretty crap fuel economy and wondered if anyone had any suggestions as to why - at the moment i'm lucky to get 75 miles to £20 (think price of petrol was 111.9p) - this is a mixture of motorway driving, and a few wee spirited blasts.

Its a 1.8 zetec, 130 ps with a cone filter and de-cat and thats it. Engine has just had an oil change and passed its mot recently no prob (emissions were fine) - was thinkin maybe MAF sensor or lambda? Or is that what I should be expecting with the horrific fuel prices the now?

zetecs have never been good on petrol round town no matter how careful you drive. There not too bad on the motorway tho at about 60 70

I never remember my 1.8 zetec escort gti to be bad on fuel, put it this way i never thought "its using alot".

In my 1.8 Zetec with Magnex full system and K&N I can put £25 in it and combined motorway and road driving to and from work I can get 125 or so out of it. Most I have paid for fuel at the minute is 108.9.

see thats what i thought i'd be getting, or round about that! At the moment its working out as about 120 miles to a tank! My s2 was better on fuel!

Anyone got any suggestions what to look at?

120 to a full tank? :shocked::cry:

Christ there must be something up.

Sure its not something silly like a fuel tank leak?

fuel tank is brand new mate!

Did you have any luck fixing this as my Fiesta is using a similar amount

Scott

My escort 1.6 si was shit on fuel, my GTi 6 is better than that old bit of crap :cry: