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Fuel problems

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  • 02-12-2007 8:22pm
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    philiy
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭


    bought a second hand car recently, a 96 seat ibiza. It passed its NCT the day before i bought it and has a full servise history and a brand new set of tires. Only thing is im getting sh1t millage regarding fuel. I put €10 into it the other day and only got bout 50 miles out of it. Any ideas as what it could be? I dont want to go to a garage yet and possibly end up spending money if its something i can sort out myself. Any help would be great.


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    what price was the petrol?


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    philiy
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭philiy


    €1.20 a liter, im working it out at about 20 miles/gallon


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    philiy
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭philiy


    any suggestions?


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    louie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭louie


    Give it a full service (air filter and spark plugs especially)


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    lafors
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭lafors


    philiy wrote: »
    bought a second hand car recently, a 96 seat ibiza. It passed its NCT the day before i bought it and has a full servise history and a brand new set of tires. Only thing is im getting sh1t millage regarding fuel. I put €10 into it the other day and only got bout 50 miles out of it. Any ideas as what it could be? I dont want to go to a garage yet and possibly end up spending money if its something i can sort out myself. Any help would be great.

    Thats approx 8.33 litres (going by your €1.20pl).
    I know my wifes Ibiza gets about 8l/100km when I'm in it, so by my calculations, I'd do 104km (65miles).

    Your 50miles would give you 10.4l/100km.
    Are you driving with a lead foot?
    You couldn't base it off a €10 of petrol though.
    Maybe a few tank fulls then see what you're getting?


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    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    philiy wrote: »
    bought a second hand car recently, a 96 seat ibiza. It passed its NCT the day before i bought it and has a full servise history and a brand new set of tires. Only thing is im getting sh1t millage regarding fuel. I put €10 into it the other day and only got bout 50 miles out of it. Any ideas as what it could be? I dont want to go to a garage yet and possibly end up spending money if its something i can sort out myself. Any help would be great.

    Get a full service, its also possible that the airflow meter is shot, it gets filthy and doesn't give a plausable reading to the ECU, hence you burn more fuel.

    Any mechanic with a Diagnostics kit should be able to check it out. Don't think you can hook it up to Vag-Com has it has the older type connector on it.


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