General Fuel Consumption?

[Lal B3N]

My wife has a multijet sporting and on dual carriageway we have to drive at 60mph to get close to 48mpg.
Surely this isnt right?
Car was serviced back in June with new diesel filter cambelt etc.
Is there anything else like a dodgy maf sensor that might affect the mpg or is this usual for a diesel sporting?

Cheers,

Marc

A dodgy maf would cause poor fuel consumption but I wouldn't class 48mpg as poor. The multijet isnt the best diesel engine out there really for real fuel economy.

Mine averages around 43 on very short runs and on a good distance run such as 50 miles it will average 50mpg. Mine has been remapped though so before the map it wasn't as good on fuel either. On a long motorway cruise I can see it average high 50's but that's trying hard The trip computer average will say around 63ish but when you work it out its never actually that. I usually get bored and my heavy foot ends up taking over so my usual average overall is between 43 and 45mpg.

 

[DinoVTI]

Its average consumption im looking at.
The other half does 20 mile dual carriageway commute each way.
Just doesnt seem as good as i would have thought.
Maybe ill get a new maf sensor and see if that improves it.
I assume i get one from Fiat?

 

[Caravadossi]

My wife has a multijet sporting and on dual carriageway we have to drive at 60mph to get close to 48mpg ...

I trialled mpg when first getting my GP (1.2/8v) & found a `50:50’ spot. Effectively keeping to a 50 to 55 mph envelope the car would return 50 to 55 mpg.

20111013

 

[AgnessGP]

I presume you mean me. Yeah lol, do you drive through often?

Dom

Haha yes mate sorry. Im there nearly every day my dad lives in lodge moor so there on most weekends too.

I think my fuel consumption is okay, got nearly 350 mile on last 'tank'

I may get told off for posting links (not sure) but look at this http://www.green-car-guide.com/313-mpg-volkswagen-xl1.html. They claim 313 mpg

 

[TallTom]

Haha yes mate sorry. Im there nearly every day my dad lives in lodge moor so there on most weekends too.

I think my fuel consumption is okay, got nearly 350 mile on last 'tank'

I may get told off for posting links (not sure) but look at this http://www.green-car-guide.com/313-mpg-volkswagen-xl1.html. They claim 313 mpg

Can change your fuel consumption a lot with just reading the road more, ie coming up to a junction why have your foot on accelerator? Also really slow acceleration helps, it does not take much petrol to keep a car at 30mph, to get it from 0-30 repeatedly through a town is where you lose mpg. Constant 32-34mph on a flatish road in my Abarth instant MPG shows anywhere between 45-62mpg

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Can change your fuel consumption a lot with just reading the road more, ie coming up to a junction why have your foot on accelerator?

Exactly, I always let the car slow itself from 60/70 when approaching roundabouts without breaking, using fuel shuit off and the MPG goes through the roof!

 

[AgnessGP]

Can change your fuel consumption a lot with just reading the road more, ie coming up to a junction why have your foot on accelerator? Also really slow acceleration helps, it does not take much petrol to keep a car at 30mph, to get it from 0-30 repeatedly through a town is where you lose mpg. Constant 32-34mph on a flatish road in my Abarth instant MPG shows anywhere between 45-62mpg

i know mate I learnt it on a ROSPA (royal association for the prevention of accidents) course it does **** some people off though lol. Traffic lights are miles away and youre off the gas and they dont realise until it turns green and you havent stopped.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

i know mate I learnt it on a ROSPA (royal association for the prevention of accidents) course it does **** some people off though lol. Traffic lights are miles away and youre off the gas and they dont realise until it turns green and you havent stopped.

That's also the other fun part of doing it :devil:

 

[dombooth]

Haha yes mate sorry. Im there nearly every day my dad lives in lodge moor so there on most weekends too.

Next time you go through Eckington look for The Cake Booth on your left as you go up mate. Mum's shop and ours is the second drive after it, similar angle to this --- / Seriously lol.

Dom

 

[AgnessGP]

Next time you go through Eckington look for The Cake Booth on your left as you go up mate. Mum's shop and ours is the second drive after it, similar angle to this --- / Seriously lol.

Dom

ill keep an eye out and look for --- /

Could always have a mini meet :slayer:

 

[dombooth]

ill keep an eye out and look for --- /

Could always have a mini meet :slayer:

It the very steep drive lol. Yeah why not mate.:slayer:

Is your car lowered? If so don't come up my driveway lol.

Dom

 

[AgnessGP]

It the very steep drive lol. Yeah why not mate.:slayer:

Is your car lowered? If so don't come up my driveway lol.

Dom

dont even mention it being lowered, iv got the springs but the guy who said he would do it is working nights so not been able to

Will have to let me know one day pal

 

[dombooth]

dont even mention it being lowered, iv got the springs but the guy who said he would do it is working nights so not been able to

Will have to let me know one day pal

If you're lowering it you'll have to park down the road lol. Mine just catches on the flap under the bumper, look in MM mate.

Dom

 

[allarmsandlegs]

My wife has a multijet sporting and on dual carriageway we have to drive at 60mph to get close to 48mpg.
Surely this isnt right?
Car was serviced back in June with new diesel filter cambelt etc.
Is there anything else like a dodgy maf sensor that might affect the mpg or is this usual for a diesel sporting?

Cheers,

Marc

That does seem a bit low, I have a 1.9 MJet Sporting and if I'm doing 60 and cruising a long I will get around 55mpg out of it.

 

[AgnessGP]

If you're lowering it you'll have to park down the road lol. Mine just catches on the flap under the bumper, look in MM mate.

Dom

How/where did you lower yours mate

 

[dombooth]

How/where did you lower yours mate

I haven't. That's on the bottom of my driveway lol.



Dom

 

[AgnessGP]

Got excited then thought i was gonna find somewhere hhaa! tbh i havent done much looking around lol.

 

[dombooth]

Got excited then thought i was gonna find somewhere hhaa! tbh i havent done much looking around lol.

Lol, the driveway is horrible to anyone that can't reverse in a straight line lol.

Dom

 

[AgnessGP]

Haha yeah! gonna have to put my 15" wheels back on soon so car is gonna look even higher than it does now

 

[dombooth]

Haha yeah! gonna have to put my 15" wheels back on soon so car is gonna look even higher than it does now

Lol.

Dom