really poor fuel consumption
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Re: really poor fuel consumption
Yea serviced it as well and set the idle screw to the stock position, as it was 1mm out
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Re: really poor fuel consumption
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Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:dylan5084 wrote:Could my lambda sensor be causing it?
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Get a CO test done.
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If around 5% you need a new sensor.
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So what was the result to my post of
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Re: really poor fuel consumption
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Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:dylan5084 wrote:Could my lambda sensor be causing it?
Quite possibly.![]()
Get a CO test done.
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If around 5% you need a new sensor.
So what was the result to my post ofMarch 19th
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I've not been in for one yet Peter, going to book it in for an mot later on today, cars been off the road really, fixing other issues that have popped up.
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Edit: mot tomorrow 3pm
Re: really poor fuel consumption
Ok so my co was up at 9%, he managed to get it down to 2.5% using the idle screw on the afm and the co2 was at 11.2% at idle
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Passed an mot too, 2 bulbs out was all it failed on![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Passed an mot too, 2 bulbs out was all it failed on
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Re: really poor fuel consumption
So my mileage is up to 160 miles tank to tank, still no good, but it is better lol
Re: really poor fuel consumption
Just filled up, got 175 miles 44 litres to fill it, just over 18 to the gallon on average, better than the 12 I was getting but still not great