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T25 high top 1.9 fuel consumption
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:06
by davesarge
Hi,
Got a 1.9 petrol high top transporter autosleeper conversion which seems to drink fuel quicker than Oliver Reed sank the good stuff. I appreciate on occasion I only travel 5 miles in to work and obviously the return home. From this it delivers 75 miles to 23ltrs which would appear to be 15 -17 mpg?? the plugs are a little black (before I changed them) I am happy to take it to be tuned etc but thought I would ask if anyone has an idea what I should be seeing round town or on a run? not used to the flat 4 engine so cannot tell if its idling high or not? i.e whether the choke is staying on too long. New to the VW game but loving it
thanks
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:22
by _wendy_
our 1.9 petrol seems to do around 20mpg
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:25
by davesarge
Cheers feel better now
Dave
T25 high top 1.9 fuel consumption
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:47
by Bowton Lad
If you only doing 5 miles each way to work you shouldn't expect much bettet than 20mpg. For the first couple of miles each way the engine will be running on choke.
A tune up will obviously help a little. I would say that you will be lucky to ever get more than 25mpg & if you travel at more than about 65mph on the motorway make sure that you are towing your own personal fuel bowser!
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:48
by kevtherev
mine does about 50mpg....oops that's on gas
yes on petrolium around 20 to 25 on a run and much less for cold short hops
T25 high top 1.9 fuel consumption
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:51
by Bowton Lad
kevtherev wrote:mine does about 50mpg....oops that's on gas
Stop gloating Reverend!
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:54
by kevtherev
sorry.....
but at 32p a litre who cares about consumption eh?
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 20:56
by _wendy_
kevtherev wrote:sorry.....
but at 32p a litre who cares about consumption eh?
where have u found it that cheap? everywhere we have seen has been over 40p/litre and some up towards 50
Including your 2 closest stations: Tcs Awsworth (Total), and Morrisons Eastwood (notts) (Morrisons).
Unleaded Diesel LRP Super LPG
The Highest price in this area: 94.9p 100p n/a 100.9p 49.9p
The Average price in this area: 89.8p 92.8p n/a 95.9p 49.2p
The Lowest price in this area: 86.9p 89.9p n/a 88.9p 47.9p
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:00
by kevtherev
local gas supplier in Wolverhampton called Carvers...taxi drivers only pay 30p
there's three round here that sell it for under 40p
I guess we're just lucky
wholesale gas price is 19p then add the road fuel tax and VAT + profit
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:02
by kevtherev
The van actually does around 18 mpg on gas to be on topic
T25 high top 1.9 fuel consumption
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:10
by Bowton Lad
kevtherev wrote:sorry.....
but at 32p a litre who cares about consumption eh?
Good point he replies (crying over the keyboard)
Doesn't our friend Mr.Spread pay 47p per litre for lpg? (but that is darn sarf).
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:27
by kevtherev
He does and if he sees this I'm for it
I've seen petrol differ by 10p to be fair...
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 21:40
by "WEAZLECHIN"
45-50 mpg "diesel" all day long...
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 22:38
by HarryMann
45-50 mpg "diesel" all day long...
Blimey that's good, Diesel Golfs struggle to get that
Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 22:55
by Ivor Brownun
if mine wasn't lpg'd i would be a pauper