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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #10 on: 22 March 2008, 12:22 »
my mfa worked until i got new clocks. god daym car!!  :grin:
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Offline Essexvalver

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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #11 on: 23 March 2008, 18:14 »
my motor is a 16v by the way and it seems to be fairly frugal when i'm not rorsting it. If I cruise it does very well.
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Offline tinman

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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #12 on: 23 March 2008, 20:35 »
Quote from: Essexvalver on 20 March 2008, 23:27
'ello.

The 'trip comp' is working fine on all of the settings, but it has been generally indicating mpg around and above 40mpg. The car has only just come back from a major service and MOT and the engine was polished and ported by the previous owner, but this sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? The driving has been mixed, motorway, town and giving some welly. Any other valvers getting this sort of mpg?

If this is fairly accurate then result, but I have this sense that it is overcompensating by 5-10 mpg.

Could be running a bit lean. I've seen 40mpg+ on my 16v before. But not since its major rebuild in 2003.
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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #13 on: 23 March 2008, 23:47 »
I'll have to get it to the garage next month to see if it is running lean, along with the dent in the passenger door and the sunroof which won't close properly. :rolleyes:
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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #14 on: 24 March 2008, 15:19 »
i was getting 45-48mpg without tonking it and when i did the maths conversion it was about right, but it was pinking as i forgot it needs super unleaded and not just normal - thankfully someone on here put me right! :embarassed:
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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #15 on: 24 March 2008, 22:15 »
I have yet to put a full tank of high octane petrol in it yet, so will be interesting to see what the difference in economy and performance will be. It has about £20s worth of 95 ron at the mo, drives smoothly on this tho and it doesn't appear to be pinking.
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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #16 on: 25 March 2008, 08:07 »
Mine said 60.1 mpg the other day!!!!  :smiley: If only!
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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #17 on: 29 March 2008, 10:58 »
Update - twas 3am coming home from work (late shift) cruising at 70 mph on A12, following wind, no traffic and tank filled with £30's worth of V-Power earlier on in the day and I spotted a new record on the MFA - 51.4 mpg!!!! Surely the first 16v Diesel in the world  :grin:
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #18 on: 29 March 2008, 11:02 »
I'm lucky if mine reads above 12mpg or 30mph. Only thing I use my MFA for is oil temp.
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Re: 89 Valver Trip Comp Lying?
« Reply #19 on: 29 March 2008, 11:06 »
 :grin: fill up to the brim - reset ya trip - drive til empty - fill up - then do the maths . 

My MFA is about as reliable as Great Western Trains when it comes to MPG  :grin: :laugh:
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