Fuel economy went down after changing gasket. VW golf 1996cl

[Jasikasisback]

hi i checked the fuel pump and that is not the problem...

car is acting up though...driver's window stopped working and the rear brake bulb blew out..

probably the electrics are shorting somewhere..

i cleaned the air box and put in a new filter,  but it has not made any difference to the fuel economy..

i cleaned up some of the connectors...there is one beside the air box (no idea what it does, but tried to clean it anyways) made not difference....

I guess I will just have to live with the now new and improved fuel economy..

I will change the tranny filter and oil..maybe that will make some kind of difference..

Oh the joys of being a Golf owner...

well still better probably than a vauxhaull

[golf-sib]

I have watched an 8v engine with a bunned up breather pissing oil out off the dipstick like a fountain and work fine afterwards and return the same MPG after  Yet you somehow managed to ruin MPG by changing a gasket? 

Sure you are not leaking somewhere plumbing wise?

[Jasikasisback]

my friend will have a look sometime soon...maybe he will find something...just a  real mystery..fuel economy is staying stable not worsening..but crap as hell....

well see what he says...!

[Jasikasisback]

Cannot finf much wrong with it, oh welk may be due to the mysterious gremlin thst lives in the driveshaft.

[Jasikasisback]

friend found a split breather hose..this has been replaced but it still idles rough in drive, but no longer idles rough in neutral.

thanks for finding that rich! Will see if fuel economy improves at all...

guess i will be replacing all the hoses periodically..hope this solves the problem!