Good MPG?

[Blue MK2]

i get about 32 in town

[tinman]

after the car was tuned and serviced i'd see around 43-45mpg at 60. around town it never really dropped much under 28mpg.

i do remember seeing it at 1.6mpg, ahem, but then i did have it maxed out on an autobahn.

one thing i do know is that the sensors seem to start breaking down. mine currently says around 8mpg regardless of what i'm doing, and i know its in the high 30s.

if anyone actually knows where the sensor is, drop us a line

[Veedubgt18v]

if i drive really boring ly mine sometimes says 49  

[Veedubgt18v]

after the car was tuned and serviced i'd see around 43-45mpg at 60. around town it never really dropped much under 28mpg.

i do remember seeing it at 1.6mpg, ahem, but then i did have it maxed out on an autobahn.

one thing i do know is that the sensors seem to start breaking down. mine currently says around 8mpg regardless of what i'm doing, and i know its in the high 30s.

if anyone actually knows where the sensor is, drop us a line

tin it works on vacuum, there should be a vacuum line somewhere on the inlet manifold that you can trace to the bulk head, it may have fallen off or something. failing that the mfa could be on the blink ($$$$$$)

[tinman]

interesting you say that. cause it has another problem that we think is either a missing vacuum hose or an air leak.

any idea where this hose is?

[Veedubgt18v]

on an 8v i do its on the right hand side of the inlet manifold, where the brake servo vacuum pipe goes aswell. follw the vacuum pipe from the servo to the inlet manifold and it should be there. hold on let me see if i can find a picture then you can see what im on about

[Veedubgt18v]

here ya go its an 8v but the principal should be the same

You see that bit i have outlined, the yellow valve in that which is inline in a pipe, well the little vacuum line coming off immediately behind it is the bit that the mfa takes its reading from.

[Veedubgt18v]

thats on a left hooker, so the brake servo maybe on the other side,if that little pipe isnt connected it can let unmetered air into the engine a cause  dodgy idle etc

[tinman]

if the rain stops i'll go wake it up and take a picture.

tin

[Veedubgt18v]

yeah ok im not sure what its like on a 16v but its gotta be a similar arrangement, let us know how you get on!
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