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I need help with some diagnostic advice ... we have a 2005 Fiat Panda 1.2 4x4 which has been a great little car since we've had it. However it has recently been using much more petrol than before - about an extra liter per 100km. There was not a specific event where the car misbehaved and it happened all of a sudden, it just seems to have crept in and be that way now.
I noticed a big hole in the exhaust and replaced it - thinking that might be the source but it does not seem to have changed things much if at all.
I have taken the car to a garage for a engine diagnostic and they seem to think that all the data coming from the ODB port looks normal. The car is not burning oil and the engine sounds and feels its usual underpowered self. The clutch feels a bit 'grabby' in higher gears but I don't think that would have anything to do with the fuel economy?
I'm now scratching my head with where to look next ... could it be:
1. The drivetrain? If the drivetrain got stuck in all wheel drive it would probably be using more fuel? The odd feeling clutch could be linked to this?
2. The MAP sensor? Would the diagnostic tool not see the MAP sensor reading?
3. A break on the fuel line? But I can't smell or see anything?
Any genius ideas or advice where to look would be appreciated.
I noticed a big hole in the exhaust and replaced it - thinking that might be the source but it does not seem to have changed things much if at all.
I have taken the car to a garage for a engine diagnostic and they seem to think that all the data coming from the ODB port looks normal. The car is not burning oil and the engine sounds and feels its usual underpowered self. The clutch feels a bit 'grabby' in higher gears but I don't think that would have anything to do with the fuel economy?
I'm now scratching my head with where to look next ... could it be:
1. The drivetrain? If the drivetrain got stuck in all wheel drive it would probably be using more fuel? The odd feeling clutch could be linked to this?
2. The MAP sensor? Would the diagnostic tool not see the MAP sensor reading?
3. A break on the fuel line? But I can't smell or see anything?
Any genius ideas or advice where to look would be appreciated.