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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Kingt_mk2 on 22 August 2008, 10:15
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just a quick question for mk2 16v owners, what mpg r u all getting, i average 26 and granny shift i get 30 but unsure if thats bad or good in the world of mk2's
spose you couldnt beat this whist i was stuck in major traffic: 0.0 mpg :laugh:
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this is covered loads in the Mk2 section :laugh:
I just got 200 niles to half a tank coming down motorway / a roads at a spirited pace
yet i can empty the tank in 300 miles if playing :cool:
would ignore the MFA and use the old miles per fill up calculation way :wink:
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i empty a tank in 250 miles, and that bout 55 quid worth of v power...hmmmm
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well i never been that low even when just using it to run around in
and i only use the cheapo tesco NORMAL unleaded :shocked:
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:shocked: :shocked: you shouldnt b using lower then 98 octane!!!
read the lil sticker inside your petrol flap and u will be enlightened :P
tesco normal unleaded is 95 octane where as v power is 98
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read the lil sticker inside your petrol flap and u will be enlightened :P
read the handbook and you will find that they can be run on 95 and lower, even 91 iirc. com-puh-ters make up for it. obviously running 98 will yield the best performance.
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Sorry for hi-jacking you'r post.
mine dose't even give me a reading.
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And MPH is the same.
(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8129/image128xu4.jpg)
(Miles) just reads 0, every thing else works, oil temp starts to give out reading form about 55*c then fluctuates between 100-102*c with out going for a drive is that normal.
But MPG, MPH is not working at all and i would like to fix it, any one know how or link my to a How To Page.
I would really apreachate any help.
Once agen sorry bud.
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Sorry for hi-jacking you'r post.
mine dose't even give me a reading.
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4351/image129nl3.jpg)
And MPH is the same.
(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8129/image128xu4.jpg)
(Miles) just reads 0, every thing else works, oil temp starts to give out reading form about 55*c then fluctuates between 100-102*c with out going for a drive is that normal.
But MPG, MPH is not working at all and i would like to fix it, any one know how or link my to a How To Page.
I would really apreachate any help.
Once agen sorry bud.
Sounds like either a vacum leak or your speedo sensor has gone. Check the clear plastic tubing running to the back of your clocks for any holes/leaks. The speedo sensor is the little black thing on the back of the clocks - change that for another one if you find no vacum leaks. (What I would do anyway)
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i know wot it says - but it runs a dream on 95 - so 95 it is :kiss:
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read the lil sticker inside your petrol flap and u will be enlightened :P
read the handbook and you will find that they can be run on 95 and lower, even 91 iirc. com-puh-ters make up for it. obviously running 98 will yield the best performance.
I'm 99% sure computers don't make up for it, as there is no knock sensor or lambda probe in the K-Jet system to tell a "puter" what to do with the ignition timing. The ECU in the 16v I think just adjusts the ignition slightly depending on engine temperature. :undecided:
With the lower octane fuels you basically get...
a) more chance of engine pinking, especially if you cane it.
b) Less miles per gallon.
With my 16v, the cost per mile was only a few pence different between normal unleaded and v-power, as you get more miles per tank with the higher octane fuel.
As for comparisons, I get 350 miles out of a brimmed tank of v-power, prob up to 380 if I risked draining the tank completely.
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so y am i only getting 250 miles to a brimmed tank of v power, and thats driving sensibly!! any ideas??
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yeah -get a new car :grin:
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so y am i only getting 250 miles to a brimmed tank of v power, and thats driving sensibly!! any ideas??
Could be loads of things. Easiest things to look at first I can think of are:
1) Chuck a big bottle of redex through it. I heartily reccommend "redex advanced" as it increased the mpg of my Mk4 by 15%.
2) Get your C02 setting checked out - you might be running too rich.
3) Check for fuel leaks, particularly around the pump and filter.
4) Check your tyre pressures.
5) Check your fuel cap is fitting properly.
Rather than worry too much about the range per tank (for example, maybe your tank doesn't "brim" as much as mine ?!?), I would work out your "real" mpg by filling the car up as much as possible, resetting your mileage, then drive for a week or so and then re-fill your tank at the same petrol station (to get the same pump nozzle length). Take the exact litres used, turn it into gallons (1 gallon = 4.55 litres), check your mileometer and divide the two.
On that basis I get between 35 and 40 mpg depending on how much motorway driving I've done.
Hope that helps,
Dave