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crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:07 am
by lozz
46miles on £20 of diesel im averaging at present, (Round town),
this all happend since ichanged the oil,
couid having wrong type engine oil cause poor mpg@?
fuel filter as been changed too, :(

anyideas ?

Re: crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:46 am
by steve_earwig
Sorry, I'm a bit out of touch here - what does that equate to in miles per gallon?

Around town mine's pretty crap, I'm only getting about 6.5 (43 mpg)

Re: crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:46 pm
by Doggy
lozz wrote:46miles on £20 of diesel im averaging at present, (Round town),
this all happend since ichanged the oil,
couid having wrong type engine oil cause poor mpg@?
fuel filter as been changed too, :(

anyideas ?
Well, maybe...
lozz wrote:...on the Motorway iwas Touching 115 mph

Re: crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:16 pm
by lozz
Thanks for pointing that one out Doggy :lol:

no what imean is the Mpg as gone realy poor driven round town Even at Sunday driver speeds,

Re: crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:19 pm
by grasmere59
I would have thought at that mpg it would be smoking like a pig?

Re: crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:20 pm
by Doggy
Oh, I see what you mean - that's about 15 mpg :frown:

Can't imagine the oil doing that - is it possible you've dislodged a vacuum pipe or something similar?

You aren't losing diesel from the leak-off pipes / return fuel line, are you?

Re: crap Mpg,

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:51 pm
by lozz
Seems to be Behaving its self now, 8)
ive Been Running it on Sainsburys Derv (Shity deisel ) for a few week seems it dont like it,
it prefares the Cheapo asda stuff, getting alot more miles out of it, :?