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Overfueling....
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:44 pm
by MrP
My car has been really drinking petrol for the past month..
220 miles to a full tank using V-Power, that works out about 25mpg... Now that's with an unreal amount of driving like a grandma. I've previously seen high 30's with driving like that before so I know something is wrong.
I've just had the coolant sensor changed for a genuine VW one. VAGCOM isn't showing any errors.
I need help! Is there anyway I can check the MAP sensor and/or lambda to see if they are working to their optimum?
Or are there any other things I should be testing/looking out for?
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:03 pm
by Dom_
I'm in the same boat ATM, got about 250 from a tank and a half of that was Motorway miles...
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:43 pm
by S.Kayani
Iv always had about 220 off my tank - around city!
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:41 am
by MrP
S.Kayani wrote:Iv always had about 220 off my tank - around city!
Really?
Thats poor, I've never had it this low!
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:35 am
by lowfoon
S.Kayani wrote:Iv always had about 220 off my tank - around city!
Same here aswell..
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:04 am
by bradley1983
I just hit my most miles on a tank. 335!!! That was sitting at 70 on the motorway for 200 miles.
This drinks like my old coupe turbo. that was a 2.0 215bhp. These cars are mad!
How much oil do you lot use? I'm doing a litre every 1000 miles (2 weeks)
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:16 am
by MrP
Guys, lets not turn this into my car gets this MPG please
My issue is that my fuel consumption has become noticeably worse and I want to fix it...
But it doesn't really drink oil, I have noticed that loads comes out of the breather at the back of the engine, it's probably blocked and I can't be arsed to remove it to clean it.
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:40 pm
by alexperkins
Clean the breather you lazy bugger
Oil pressure can effect economy
Did you not get the lambda test guide i sent?
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:04 am
by lowfoon
alexperkins wrote:Clean the breather you lazy bugger
Oil pressure can effect economy
Did you not get the lambda test guide i sent?
Can I have a copy too?
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:15 am
by MrP
alexperkins wrote:Clean the breather you lazy bugger
Oil pressure can effect economy
Did you not get the lambda test guide i sent?
Nope?? I never got it.
Cleaning the breather will be a nightmare.. Getting to it will involve removing the inlet manni etc, will it not?
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:24 am
by alexperkins
it can be done without, but access isnt what you call easy
ill send it over again later on - strange it never arrived!
Re: Overfueling....
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:21 am
by MrP
alexperkins wrote:it can be done without, but access isnt what you call easy
ill send it over again later on - strange it never arrived!
Very..
Well, I have two weeks off over xmas so I will be spending a few hardcore days on the car checking all the little things.
Love you bro! x