Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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Only managed just under 200 miles out of a tank , at £30 .
What could the problem(s) be ??
It's a 1.2 8v with magnex back box and jetex air filter .
Cheers
Gregor
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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booting it all the time and doing short journeys. i had this when i first passed my test as it was a novelty but now im a bit more careful about about driving well short trips and booting it all the time
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Gregor
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Cant just be because of booting it ?
Most people on here see 300 miles out of a tank ??
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Jezus and I thought I was bad getting 230 miles out of £30 worth a couple of weeks ago... with my 2.0 16V engine!!
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
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in my 1.4 16v i got 349 miles to 30 quid
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Gregor
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c14nhl
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I have the same problem.
Any info is appreciated!
CJ
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Gregor
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Might take the air filter off , and put the standard one back on ?
Could that help ?
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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I have the same problem.
60-70miles to 12litres of petrol (£10)
140miles to 25litres (£20)
But today i just filled up another 10£, and managed to get 102miles from the previous £10! I'm so happy, cos thats with fairly short journeys, and 2 trips to the airport with very heavy load. 3 big passengers with so much luggage!
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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oh i think i know what solved my poor fuel consumption.
do you guys have induction kits right?
what did u do to the thin red vacuum pipe?
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
Might take the air filter off , and put the standard one back on ?
Could that help ?
No. Unless having the air filter makes you drive it harder.
Do you have a bootful of ICE?
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Joff
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What colour are your spark plugs? Have you had your car serviced recently?
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Gregor
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff
quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
Might take the air filter off , and put the standard one back on ?
Could that help ?
No. Unless having the air filter makes you drive it harder.
Do you have a bootful of ICE?
No ice .
Not had service recently , last one was in june .
Not sure on colour of spark plugs .
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Gregor
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Ive also been told my dad that its sounds like its running rich , but this isnt something I have noticed
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pavorotti
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Every vehicle's engine wears out as a result of friction during normal operation. This friction causes wear of the cylinder walls which leads to compression loss. Lost compression results in your engine having less power --- it runs poorly and has sluggish acceleration. It also can cause increased oil burning, exhaust smoking, and poor fuel economy
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Gregor
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Car has only done 30000 miles !
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White_1.2
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Location: Grimsby
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alot of the time the economy is due to people methods of gear change while increasing decresing speed.
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Gregor
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bump
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Andy
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Registered: 28th Dec 99
Location: Cumbria, UK
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Check your lambda sensor. If it's faulty, it could making the engine run rich. If this is the case, you might be able to see a black sooty deposit on the exhaust tailpipe (powdery, not oily)
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Andy, is this black sooty deposit on exhaust not the norm? Mines drinking a bit too much and has this sooty shit but I though the soot was norm. Im changing the Lamba soon anyhow but just though i'd check...
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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Is the lambda sensor easy to replace ? How much does one cost ?
Cheers
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RKS
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Location: Gloucestershire UK
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the lambda sensor is the one in the exhaust manifold, make sure the car has been sat still for a while before changing cuz it gets rather hot 
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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Easy to replace ? Expensive ?
The temperature gauge in my dash isn't working - could this be a part of my problem ?
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Gregor
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K2 GTi
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i got the ame prob. my temp gauge aitn working either
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