#1: What temperature does your car run at? Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:36 am ---- I have 1.4 petrol 206 which the temperature gauge doesn't move above 80 is this normal ?? I am trying to get to the bottom of why it uses so much petrol it does 24 mpg.
Look forward to your replies to this matter.
#2: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Antknee, Location: ManchesterPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:36 am ---- 24mpg sounds about right im afraid
#3: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:39 am ---- My 1.6 runs at 80 deg and does 34 mpg
My gf's 1.4 runs hotter and does about 28mpg
#4: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: JJ0063, Location: NorfolkPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:41 am ---- 1.4 runs JUST under 90 most of the time, was doing 24mpg with a huge exhaust, now ive got a standard one i can get 34mpg if im careful!
#5: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: MrZiggerz, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:55 am ---- 1.6 runs around 80-90 fan kicks in at 100+. And I never do my mpg.
#6: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Nat-T, Location: ReadingPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:56 am ---- My 1.4 runs at 80ish degrees and I get 40mpg in the summer and bout 37mpg through winter. I still get 35mpg even when driven hard
#7: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:57 am ----
MrZiggerz wrote:
1.6 runs around 80-90 fan kicks in at 100+. And I never do my mpg.
As above although I only once got it above 90 which went together with lots of warning lights. MPG is currently under lots of tests....
#8: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Andy_VXR, Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:48 am ---- 83
#9: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: tomd0801754, Location: MoscowPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:50 am ---- 2.0hdi - 70, hit about 76 t'other day, first time its been that high in ages!
#10: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Liam-HuTcH, Location: PeterboroughPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:12 am ---- my 1.4 runs At 80ish and get 232 miles out bottom half of tank, Too lazy to work the mpg out from that lol
#11: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Debbie22, Location: TamworthPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:15 am ---- Mine is 1.4 Quicksilver. Normally it on 90 and i make least 250 miles for 30 pound fuel
#12: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:19 am ---- Thankyou for all your replies I am so disappointed with the car it looks and drives fine but i really thought i would get more mpg than this from it i really can't drive it any more careful than i'm doing sure i could walk faster at times !!! lol
I'm going to get it into the garage some point this week to see if they can find anything wrong with it but it has already been on snap-on tester and its showing no faults at all
#13: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:22 am ---- my old 1.4 was 80-90 depending on weather
and could do around 500-600 miles on a full tank (depending on type of road and driving style)
#14: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: MutilateTheDead, Location: DerbyPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:29 pm ---- why not try driving it a little quicker everywhere and see whats happening then, might still get 28mpg put of it, at least then you won't be bored! .... i get 30mpg outta gti but i do rev quite high
#15: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:52 pm ---- all of them were 90
#16: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Ash, Location: Running from Ant and Lee and Adam...........Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:03 pm ---- Yup... 90 once warm.
#17: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: |øgæn, Location: MexicoPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:00 am ---- 1.6 TU5 (16v, 110hp) runs always between 70 and 90, sometimes closer to 90, unless is pretty hot outside (in summer we have around 45-48°C here in Monterrey) so the needle sticks close to 110.
Best Regards
#18: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: NathanG, Location: Ebbw Vagas (Wales)Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:03 am ---- 2.0 HDI Diesel constantly runs at 78 degrees without fail. As for fuel, i have no idea....
#19: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: bertt, Location: chesterPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:08 am ---- mine runs about 80 only alters when in huge traffic jams ect, think its about normal for a 1.1
#20: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: ma.langan, Location: Leyland, LancashirePosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:07 am ---- my old 1.4 206 ran at about 90-100 degrees with about 30mpg. If ya want to improve mpg stick half a bottle of redex into a full tank and drive changing gear at about 2500 - 3000 rmp. if ya change gear too soon you actually use more fuel because the car is working harder somehow
#21: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Lee180, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:14 am ----
Nat-T wrote:
My 1.4 runs at 80ish degrees and I get 40mpg in the summer and bout 37mpg through winter. I still get 35mpg even when driven hard
exsactly the same as my old 1.4
#22: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:35 am ---- Out of interest (because it goes hand-in-hand with what I am experimenting with), for those seeing poor MPG, what fuel are you using?
#23: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:01 am ---- I have been using Shell's normal unleaded but after reading things on here am going to change to another brand.
As for the fuel economy had the car 11 months now and used to get 35-37 mpg from it running around the town 44 mpg on a good run, so not sure whats the matter with it now to be down to 24mpg ! think i remember it running at 90 before too so its going in to the garage to be looked at.
#24: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:04 am ---- if driving and its cold out, about 80, if sitting in traffic 90
#25: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: gixxerkev, Location: wiltshirePosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:22 am ---- My 1.4 runs around the 80 deg mark. Are you doing long journeys or little trips? In the cold weather the engine doesnt get a chance to warm up properly and will always use more fuel. Mine doesnt do much more than 28mpg in this weather but I am doing short journeys.
#26: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:58 am ---- My 1.6 runs at just over 90 when driving carefully. I get about 33mpg at the moment. But I do live on the Isle of Man. Lots of hills and corners with plenty of gear changes and start and stops....
#27: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:06 am ---- gixxerkev ..... Lots of short journeys i'm afraid
Think i might look into changing the car for the 1.4 hdi cheap as chips to run according to the reviews
#28: Re: What temperature does your car run at? Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:15 am ---- My 2.0 Hdi runs about 70 - 75 ,but sitting in traffic goes up to almost 90.
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