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Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:48 pm
by irishkeet
Hi
yesterday I changed the coolant temp sensor for a genuine VW one.
If I leave the car running on the drive the temp goes to the middle fine but when i drove to work this morning it never reached the middle (50mph on an A road)
should it be reaching temp and in turn using less fuel?
cheers
keet
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:27 pm
by alexperkins
How far is it to work? It should heat up pretty quickly. Sounds like either your waterpump isnt working properly, or you have a blocked rad or a malfunctioning thermostat
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:17 am
by irishkeet
alexperkins wrote:How far is it to work? It should heat up pretty quickly. Sounds like either your waterpump isnt working properly, or you have a blocked rad or a malfunctioning thermostat
Hi Alex
30 mins tops
if im stood in traffic or driving slowly the gauge will hit the centre ok
on a faster run it gets just less than a 1/4 of the way up.
I had a new pump fitted with the timing belt, the sensor is a new genuine VW one
and i flushed the rad the first time I installed a sensor
lol seems to be one thing after another, will check for faults with VAG again
cheers
irishkeet
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:10 am
by irishkeet
hi
up to 300 miles a tank at the moment
I guess a motorway tank would be more
happy with that for now
irishkeet
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:51 pm
by J25LY
Hey mate!
£45 for a full tank and do about 60 miles a day! (to uni and back)
so i normally get around 330 - 340 miles just before going into the red
Plus mines a 1.4 8v
Regards
LoNg
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:11 am
by kingsleysaywell
how much you paying for petrol as to fill up my 1.4 8v costs about £30
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:10 pm
by red6n2
hi,
bringing up an old thread here but i reset my mile-o-meter (as i call it) when i last filled up and i have been driving very conservatively all month no over revving noting no fun whatsoever just went to go check it and im on 248.0 miles exactly with about a quarter of a tank left considering its only a 1.4 8v thats not very good is it ?. no problems with the cars temprature it sits in the middle fine and never differs once temp is reached, its done 137355 miles
lol but as far as im aware the car is sound but is there anything i can replace or do to get a better mpg ???
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:05 pm
by red6n2
anyone ???
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:12 pm
by alexperkins
Id get it scanned with vagcom
You could have a dodgy temp sensor, dodgy lambda, or your throttle body may simply need a clean out
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:58 pm
by red6n2
cheers, what roughly should i be getting do you think ?, throttle body is getting done wednesday and if that doesnt do it il get the lambda sensor changed,
Re: 1.4 MPG Question - what do you get>?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:04 pm
by alexperkins
350-380 a tank id say driven sensibly
Have it scanned first mate