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Old 04-04-2007, 01:38 PM   #61
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hi im posting here cause i am concerned about my car, im filling a full tank and i do alot of stop start driving around metropolitan east melbourne. I get around 320km if im lucky. Is this okay?
Should i get a tune?
Try doing what I did, clean/change air filter, plugs and leads, oxygen sensor, and it should do it the world of good.
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Old 04-04-2007, 04:56 PM   #62
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I am currently getting 240 km out of a tank currently mixed freeway and normal driving
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Old 04-04-2007, 05:33 PM   #63
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Id be using three tanks a week in your car Stav, lol. $210 a week, thats more than rent!!!
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Old 04-04-2007, 06:30 PM   #64
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I just got 800km out of a tank on the highway got to Port McQuarie and back to Sydney on same tank with some driving round town.
at 105km/h my revs are 2100rpm
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Old 04-04-2007, 08:11 PM   #65
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this tank my sr wagon will get me over 800ks if i go off the dte, its done 525ks with 288ks to go which im very happy with ,thats just driving to and from work and fairly consistant,the wagon is up to 208000ks,and seems to be going strong .brilliant car :
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Old 04-04-2007, 08:49 PM   #66
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AU3 V8 I get:

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13.2lt/km Highway
15.5lt/km City

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16.5lt/km Highway
18lt/km City
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Old 14-05-2008, 05:34 PM   #67
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g'day guys

my car:

2001 xr6 auto ute
164000km's

fuel consumption:
18-20lt's 100kms

on the high way (on the way home from buying it) it said that i would be getting around 600 + out of the tank.

my thoughts are that it is running rich. will change thermostat, coolent temp sensor adn oxy sensor.

the ute temp is sitting RHS of the 'N' in the temp gauge. is that too cold??

thank mike
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Old 31-05-2008, 03:51 PM   #68
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Ive got an AU2 Forte and get under 400km from a full tank. Why is it so crap? I rarely thrash it.
Do you think it needs a new fuel filter? How else can I improve the fuel consumption?
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Old 31-05-2008, 04:06 PM   #69
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o2 sensor is a good cause of bad economy.. but ive changed that too and mines still atrocious :((i get sub 400 to a tank)
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Old 31-05-2008, 08:01 PM   #70
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AU Series III Fairmont Auto/6cyl.
Highway 8.0/100. 900kms
City 11/100 550kms

But i am a feather foot.
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Old 31-05-2008, 11:02 PM   #71
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For my 220kw XR8
about 18-20L per 100km around town

12-14L per 100km highway

AND NOT BLOODY HAPPY WITH IT.

WTF does it use so much fuel
That's about where the TS is. And I'm super happy, with it. You can't have it all. I don't have to drive it to work these days. So I have made the ultimate sacrifice, a Commodore work car.

It's best on one tank of fuel was 520km, all country running, and worst was 220 with traffic.

i think the TS does 2100 @ 100kph but it's the std 3.42 diffs with an auto.
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Old 03-06-2008, 05:50 PM   #72
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17L per 100Kms, LPG. City driving.
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Old 04-06-2008, 08:47 AM   #73
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Filled up with 68L and got just over 750k's from a tank in the XR (probably 1/3 in town, 2/3 highway, with a lot of spirited driving :evil3: )

Works out to be just over 9L/100Km

The flash tune did it wonders. Thats on the performance 98 tune. Next time I fill up I'm gonna flash in the economy one.
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