michael5556 247 Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 My fuel economy is pretty bad, as in 18mpg everywhere and it's a n/a engine on 100,000 miles I can get 28 if I drive like a lorry driver, but around town can get as low as 12?Is there anyway I can increase my mpg? And serviceable bits?Any help would be appreciated! Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Give it a proper service, change filters, Inc fuel filter. Plugs oil etcake sure tyres at correct pressure, then ease off the gas peddle a bit..... Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 turn it into a deisel as vw intended lolcould get a tuning company onto it but tune it for economy not performance CRWalker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted November 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 It has a pipercross airfilter that has been oiled? Should I clean it out? CRWalker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
probert993 0 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 somethin not right as i get 30 mpg drivin at 60 to work :/ Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Yeah 20mpg everywhere is hurting my wallet! Link to post Share on other sites
p0u1 14 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 i would say your maf or lamba sensore is making the engine run rich, and i read that you have oil on your fillter so i would look at the maf first Link to post Share on other sites
yakuza racer 16 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 is there anyway to test the lamda sensor?does the ecu pick it up if its off?cause my mileage has been sucking badly, very badly... Link to post Share on other sites
Rsjvr6 1 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Disconnect the MAF for a day or so and see if this makes a difference. Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Temp sensor and lambda....do a vagcom test on it, this will let you know weather there's any permanent or intermittent problems buddy. Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 I don't have vagcom and don't know anyone who does? Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 you can get a garage to do it or purchase 1 from tinternet, they are always handy to have! youl need a laptop tho Link to post Share on other sites
CRWalker 0 Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 On 11/9/2010 at 3:04 PM, editionmatt said: you can get a garage to do it or purchase 1 from tinternet, they are always handy to have! youl need a laptop tho Buy a cable from rosstech, use a laptop. Stop wasting money going to a shop, learn your car and take care of your wallet on the long run. I debated with it for almost two years, figured I could get by with a foxwell scanner. Long story short, I got so fed up dumping money into my car, I bought the vcds cable and found a conclusive solution to my problem...wouldn't have dumped over 10k at the car, would've been a $2,800 bite the bullet fix for two parts instead ~30 parts. Link to post Share on other sites
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