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Hi

i have a 1.4 MKv and my MPG seems a bit low, just wondering what others think and what others get.

ive done two fill ups and i get about 260 miles (last fill up cost £45)
I let it run down to the petrol light before filling up.

I do about 50 miles a day round trip to work, half at around 50 mph on an A Road and the other half stuck in traffic

cheers
irishkeet

hmm i thought mine was high but im still getting 65mile for £10 i but that since i put the standard air filter back on was getting 90miles for £10 when i had the BMC on it

I could do with getting that mileage,
I should have mentioned that my car has done 98.000
just had a full service & cam belt done
garage said the filter was fine but I might check it now.

cheers
irishkeet

yeh ive got to get all my filters changed and am going to put a pipercross panel filter in

is yours a 6N2

your milage is low compared to mine which is just under 136000

kingsleysaywell wrote:yeh ive got to get all my filters changed and am going to put a pipercross panel filter in

is yours a 6N2

your milage is low compared to mine which is just under 136000

Hi
yes 6n2, will a pipercross panel filter make much difference to the mileage? I notice they are not cheap
whats on your list of filters to change, sorry bit new to polos

thanks
irishkeet

oil and oil filter, fuel filter, spark plugs, HT leads well im not sure on the pipercross filter lol but will give it a try until i get my exhaust

Mines a 1.4 16v 6n2 the 75bhp model and if i fill up around £40-45 i get around 300miles before my light comes on, then after the light comes on you've stil got another 70-80mile left

Bepe wrote:Mines a 1.4 16v 6n2 the 75bhp model and if i fill up around £40-45 i get around 300miles before my light comes on, then after the light comes on you've stil got another 70-80mile left

thats good, mine is an 8v

can a change in air filter make a big difference to the MPG?

I normally get about 340 on average out of my 1.4 16v 75bhp, but i filled up with shell v power the other day after hearing some things, and got that just before the petrol light even came on still going so will see what I get this time and that's all standard, air filters a bit grubby though and it clocked 88,000 yesterday

Check the air pressure in ure tyres, it makes a difference if ure running a bit low. I run at roughly 32-34psi

Rockin big, wide rims hammers ure mpg, all more resistance and weight

In my BMW Z4M, the change to BMC filter added about 10% to the mileage on a tank, so better filters do improve MPG. Not tried it on the Polo though.

many thanks
just bought air & fuel filters & plugs, hopefully this will help

irishkeet

let us know how it goes

will do
as soon as it stops bloody raining ill get cracking

Ok, well I have done the following...

Refited the EVAP solenoid
changed air filter - (when i got the car it went into the garage my partner uses near her work, they charged me £70 for a look over & oil change and told me the air filter was fine, both parts were grey and one had abit of oil - we wont be using them again!)
changed pollen filter - (this was disgusting and i doubt it has ever been changed, it was black)
changed the spark plugs for NGK PZFR5D-11
changed the fuel filter - also looked like it has never been changed
removed & cleaned throttle body - there was a build up of gunk & grease. When I replaced it the car started fine, from reading the polo forums I was expecting problems
cleaned battery terminals & connectors

TO DO
Transmission fluid - nothing to do with mileage but I doubt its ever been changed, when I chenged it in my camper there was a noticeable difference.
Coolant temp sensor to get from VW - the one I bought from ebay (not genuine) is throwing up errors

On my last tank I got 264 miles, will see what happens when I fill up again


irishkeet