20 mpg

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

got a speedo cable fitted today and can read all the info from the trip comp unfortunately, it says 19-20 mpg driving in town in 2nd and 3rd gears under 3k rpm ,is this about right or have i got a majorly fecked engine ??????

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

should be getting more than that, i can only just push mine under 20mpg by making a concerted effort to rag the arse off it, slowing down, accelerating hard etc

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

well the engine seem to be running sweet as ferk to be honest ,just been serviced and all as well . can it be a wrong reading from the computer ?

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Doesn't the economy guage work based on averages?

I believe you can reset the ECU to get a more accurate reading.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

it works on a rolling basis so even if it was messed up it would sort itself out after a certain time.

If you twist the little knob it resets all the parameters though, but im sure Schakal has already tried that....

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Neal 19 16v wrote:

it works on a rolling basis so even if it was messed up it would sort itself out after a certain time.

If you twist the little knob it resets all the parameters though, but im sure Schakal has already tried that....

schakal have tried everything mate, and believe it or not schakal does not give a shit about what the computer says .
now the milage is running as well ,i can easily do the calculation myself .the same bloody computer shows the outside heat as 122 degrees celcius as well Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Work it out off the fuel guage , the trip in my old 16v was useless....way out.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

yeah the old 122 temperature is standard - knackered sensor in the wing mirror.

Mine works Very Happy

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i cleaned the sensor before fitting but it doesn ot seem to work ,it must be ferked ,well who cares Laughing

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

my sensor works too Smile

quite rare apparently that they do work and oooo look schaks, 2 BLUE 19's with the sensor that works . . .

muhahaha

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

my Black ph1 had a working sensor! Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

My red one has a working sensor too! My old blue one's did too....so thats 3 Blue 19's with working sensor Wink

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Wicked Neo wrote:

my sensor works too Smile

quite rare apparently that they do work and oooo look schaks, 2 BLUE 19's with the sensor that works . . .

muhahaha

i have 3 spare sensors that i never got around testing ,i will bother someday Laughing

muhahhaaa

on the way to work the mpg reading went up from 20 to 32 in 7 miles ,fecking improvement ehh ????????
i have also seen 55.4 mpg at the point i resetted the computer while driving Laughing

utter shite Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

my white chammy has a working sensor.

Taking the 4 of us (JB, Neal, Alan and me) up to 120 got my clocks reading 19mpg.

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Do`nt forget to check wots going on on the other side of the windscreen when your playing with this shit Rolling Eyes

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

R1916S wrote:

Do`nt forget to check wots going on on the other side of the windscreen when your playing with this shit Rolling Eyes

Why? Is that important? Wink