Tony,
I average 30-32 but it's 20/80 city/hwy. Most of the time I do 70-75 mph
except there's about 4 miles of bumper to bumper on the way home and my A/C
is on all the time. My car is a 1.8 , I don't know what is normal mileage
for a 2.0.
Jorge
Anthony
Pelletier To: [email protected],
<vwnuts@yahoo [email protected]
.com> cc: Fernando valdez
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Driving SU'VW
06/15/2001
01:42 PM
What are you guys doing to get 30 MPG?? I average
around 25 split 50/50 city/hwy. My MPG(1991 GLI)
averages in the low 20s. (I haven't used the a/c till
this week so thats not a factor). I have changed the
o2, plugs, cap, rotor, wires look fairly new
(eurosport), and the car runs very well otherwise. I
have 195-50-15s on the split bbs. I can't figure out
where the gas mileage is going. The car does run
fairly well. I did solder in the universal o2 is it
possible I botched it? I usually travel around 80mph
on the highway. Any ideas.
To the original poster: I'd try a good tune up.
Plugs, wires, cap & rotor, 02 sensor. After that I'd
check the timing and DPR current and that should set
you on the right track. My scirocco 16v gets 30MPG
with the 3.94 R & P no matter how hard I drive. (well
it may dip to 28MPG but is still much better).
Tony
--- [email protected] wrote:
>
> Fernando,
>
> I second Patrick's opinion. My car went from 18-20
> mpg's to 30-32 after
> changing the O2 sensor.
>
> Jorge
>
>
>
>
> Patrick Austin
>
> <[email protected]> To:
> Fernando valdez <[email protected]>,
> Sent by:
> [email protected]
> owner-a2_16v@conne cc:
>
> cticom.com
> Subject: Re: Driving SU'VW
>
>
>
>
> 06/15/2001 11:33
>
> AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> How does the car run? I'm banking on a bad O2
> sensor.
>
>
> At 11:17 AM 6/15/01 -0500, Fernando valdez wrote:
> >I tell people i drive "half a V8" in my car,
> >performance wise, but in fuel consumption it does
> fill
> >im driving a "Full V8", what do i need to do to
> have
> >better MPG right now im beetwen 13 to 18 mpg, and
> i'm
> >not late for work all the time, so i don't drive it
> >that hard.
> >
> >What do i need
> >
> >Plugs (Bosch Platinum, Bosch +4, Other)
> >Plug Wires ( OEM 7mm, Aftermarket, wich ones are
> >better)
> >Oil,Fuel,Air Filter..
> >***Diesel Engine form a rabbit***
> >
> >Anything else i need to check?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Fernando Valdez
> >89' GTI 16V 1.8
> >
> >
>
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