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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: hayl1984 on 26 May 2013, 22:44

Title: fuel problems
Post by: hayl1984 on 26 May 2013, 22:44

hi all i think my car has a fuel problem  :angry:

its absolutely drinking fuel!!!!!!!! - i havnt filled it yet but i put £20 in and am only getting about 60mpg which is terrible  :sad:

does anyone have any clues on what it could be??????  :huh:

any ideas welcome as getting very desperate as cant afford to run it for much longer!!!!!!!

thanks  :smiley:

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: jamie16v on 26 May 2013, 22:49

if my car did 60mpg i would be very, and i mean VERY happy!
what engine do you have, get it scanned for faults would be your first step. that`ll lead to clues to if you have a problem!

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: Nino on 26 May 2013, 22:53

60mpg!!!  :shocked: :shocked:

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 26 May 2013, 22:55

my diesel mg dosnt even do 60mpg! my golf does 37 in the city not taken on a run yet

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: dom on 27 May 2013, 08:30

I hope that is a typo because any mk4 engine would be doing well to get 60mpg!

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: Wayne on 27 May 2013, 20:24

More info needed, year, engine and spec would all help :smiley:

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: navmk4gti on 27 May 2013, 20:31

If your getting 60mpg ill buy your mk4 now  :grin:

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: hayl1984 on 27 May 2013, 22:51

hi thanks for the replies sorry i have just read my post as it was misleading it does 60 miles to £20.00 which is just under half a tank!!!! so not very good at all

its a 2.0l gti 8v on a 2000 plate, its been on the diagnostic iv had the lambda sensor replaced so my fuel is now slightly better

iv only had the car for 2 weeks and looking through the paperwork i found an invoice for a super chip so now im not sure what bhp it is???? which im sure is not helping with my fuel

thanks all

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: jamie16v on 27 May 2013, 23:35

super chip on a 2.0l 8v seems a bit pointless, i would see if you could obtain a second hand ecu from somewhere and see if someone is kind enough on here to code it in for you.
I reckon the "superchip" may be causing it to use excessive fuel for not alot of gain.
i could be totally wrong in saying that mind you. also i think the 2L8v engines are not the most economical of the bunch.

Title: Re: fuel problems
Post by: Wayne on 27 May 2013, 23:50

I would get it scanned for fault codes as a 1st step, then look to replace the temp sender also as Jamie said it may be worth going back to a standard ecu.