#1: Excessive fuel usage Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:31 am ---- Hello I have a peugeot 206 1.4 8v petrol 53 plate it had to have a new centre and box box exhaust last October since then it is using fuel badly i have an app on ipod to keep record of mpg etc and it is coming out as 25 mpg but use to be up in the 35-40 ish . This week it has cost me £15.00 to do 64 miles !!!!
Have had car plugged into Snap-on computer reader and it is showing no faults codes at all.
It is idling erratically when cold but it fine when it warms up. car has full service history when i bought it 10 months ago i have had new spark plugs fitted and oil and filter change in August car drives like a dream, it has done 87,000 miles.
I would be so grateful for any advice on what could be the matter with it as not got loads of money to throw at it, but need to put it right if i can find out what is it.
.Thankyou Kerry
#2: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: jamiea69, Location: bristolPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:52 am ---- it idles higher when its cold to warm engine up quicker, not reali sure y your using more fuel, what sort of driving you do?
#3: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:16 am ---- I do quite a lot of short journeys but taking it on a run ie 50 miles makes no difference to the amount of fuel it uses, ipod still saying 25 mpg and before anyone asks i'm not heavy footed !! lol
It dles bewteem 800 and 1200 when cold.
#4: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: bashyy1, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:18 am ---- same situation with me....£10.00 puts my fuel gauge up 1 line...thats an 1/8 of a full tank
#5: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: Kersh, Location: Bridgnorth, Nr WolverhamptonPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:05 am ---- try running some redex cleaner through your system, might shift some of the crap
#6: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:16 am ---- ipod? How does that tell you what mpg you are doing its not connected to the ecu is it?
#7: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:40 pm ---- Its had a wurth fuel cleaner in september made no difference to it.
Ipod has an app that you put in the milage, fill the car up then keep it full and every time to go to the garage you put milage, how many litres cost per litre and it keeps a graph and chart of mpg for you and works out how much a mile the car cost to run. Its called "gas log".
#8: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:41 pm ---- Use shell by any chance?
I thought they got rid of standard shell fuel for only fuel saver?
#14: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: kerry, Location: SomersetPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:01 pm ---- I just use the standard shell fuel !!
#15: Re: Excessive fuel usage Author: no_offences, Location: LeedsPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:34 pm ---- who honestly gives a flying f***???? if your so botherd about mpg go a by 800cc daewoo matiz
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