Zetec_mk4_XR3i

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?

craig_southampton

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

BM08

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

XRdodgybird

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.

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

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?

BM08

120 to a full tank?

Christ there must be something up.

Sure its not something silly like a fuel tank leak?

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

fuel tank is brand new mate!

sjoyce666

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

Scott

Ed1

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