Recently (the last month or so) it's been getting worse and worse, I always reset the tripmeter when I fill up (always 98 RON too) to keep tabs on how much fuel im using. I looked today and it was 1/2 tank, with only 117km's done.
Any ideas?
Fuel economy getting worse (250km's to a tank?)
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Fuel economy getting worse (250km's to a tank?)
OK, when I first got the car, I was getting about 450km's to a tank. I have since put a full exhaust on the car and the AFM off the S5 RX-7. Fuel economy was still around 400-450km's to a tank.
Recently (the last month or so) it's been getting worse and worse, I always reset the tripmeter when I fill up (always 98 RON too) to keep tabs on how much fuel im using. I looked today and it was 1/2 tank, with only 117km's done.
Any ideas?
Recently (the last month or so) it's been getting worse and worse, I always reset the tripmeter when I fill up (always 98 RON too) to keep tabs on how much fuel im using. I looked today and it was 1/2 tank, with only 117km's done.
Any ideas?
'89 JDM NA6 (black)
2" s/s ex., 4-2-1 extractors, high flow cat, RX-7 AFM + pod, lightened fly, h/d clutch, 2 way lsd, slotted rtrs, Racing beat type II front bar, Speedy 17" wheels
2" s/s ex., 4-2-1 extractors, high flow cat, RX-7 AFM + pod, lightened fly, h/d clutch, 2 way lsd, slotted rtrs, Racing beat type II front bar, Speedy 17" wheels
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Daz 27 wrote:here's a good lesson for all those who think it's silly keeping an eye on fuel economy in the MX5.
if maxwolfie didn't track his fuel economy he probably wouldn't know that there was something wrong with his car.
who said it was silly??......i reckon the average clued up driver has a reasonable idea what their car is doing per tank, i know i hit the tripmeter every time i fill up in all my vehicles, as for working out to the 3rd decimal point every time, i don't do that, i can't see the point really
Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often
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Yeh, i wouldnt really care either, 100kms isnt much, but when your talking almost double the fuel consumption, it starts adding up
'89 JDM NA6 (black)
2" s/s ex., 4-2-1 extractors, high flow cat, RX-7 AFM + pod, lightened fly, h/d clutch, 2 way lsd, slotted rtrs, Racing beat type II front bar, Speedy 17" wheels
2" s/s ex., 4-2-1 extractors, high flow cat, RX-7 AFM + pod, lightened fly, h/d clutch, 2 way lsd, slotted rtrs, Racing beat type II front bar, Speedy 17" wheels
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maxwolfie wrote:Yeh, i wouldnt really care either, 100kms isnt much, but when your talking almost double the fuel consumption, it starts adding up
has your timing belt been done recently?
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