Author Topic: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?  (Read 5707 times)

Offline Jimbo Mc

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #10 on: 23 December 2005, 00:31 »
I had a 2.0 GTI and found that the fuel economy could go a bit poor sometimes, this was usually followed by the ECU light coming on and the stealer telling me that the lambda probe or maf was knackered. When fixed it returned to doing about 290-340 ish on a tank with 50/50 urban/m way driving, with a slightly heavy foot.

I found that I could 'reset' it and it would turn to normal without any garage work. This was done by getting in the car and trying turning the key to start it really fast. I know it sounds wierd but if I did this it wouldnt start as it was as if I had tryed to start b4 either the fuel pump or immobiliser where ready. I would then start it as normal and the ecu light would go out and the car would be back to normal. Does this make any sense.....probably not!!

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MK4 2.0 GTI!, MK4 1.8T GTI, MK5 GT TDI 140, MK6 GTD.....loved em all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #11 on: 23 December 2005, 10:33 »
slightly off topic but does anyone else with a 2.0 feel sometimes there car feels lazy, and then other times is extremely quick??
if ive done alot of miles in a day, by the end of the day my car feels lazy as if its tired, the powers there but you can just tell that its happy just to plod along.
then other times i can pull away hard say at a junction, and it can throw me back in my seat and the whole front lifts off and it accelerates so quickly, feels more like 200bhp than just 115bhp sometimes...
i think my car has mood swings  lol  :grin:

Offline Pobby2005

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #12 on: 23 December 2005, 10:40 »
Yep! I know what you mean... I sometimes get little busts of power and it feels like I'm back in the FTO, well almost! 

Offline Pobby2005

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #13 on: 04 January 2006, 17:57 »
Hello all, Thanks for the advise, here's the results... I've tried 'Super Unleaded' and on two £40 fills and I've managed 270 and 280 miles which is a huge improvement. I still can't work out why, it's more expensive so you get less fuel for your money but the car goes further on tank.  :laugh:


Offline shabba_uk

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #14 on: 09 January 2006, 21:12 »
i just got 280 in my 1999 v reg 2.0 with 90k. just hit 90k so needs seriving. thats out of a £40 fill. with 80% driving around town

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #15 on: 10 January 2006, 16:17 »
if anyone knows the M20 in kent, my car just drank the whole reserve tank climbing up a hill at 70mph near wrotham  :angry: left me with no fuel to get to the next exit, had to coast down hills and every thing just so i could try save the last fumes to get me to the next exit and petrol station  :sad:

Offline D4veo MK4

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Re: MK4 2.0 GTI - fuel Comsumption?
« Reply #16 on: 11 January 2006, 12:11 »
Out of my last tank full on my 2003 2.0 GTI, i got 325 miles which is good i think.

I was coasting a bit at the end though,  :grin:!