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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: hawke113a on 03 April 2012, 19:38:15
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im only getting 14.8 mpg out of my 2.5 cdx auto est.i have just replaced the exhaust,cleaned the lambada sensors,taken off the induction kit i had on,now im still stuck with the gas guzzling car. can physically watch the needle go down.im going to east coast on friday(brid/scarborough area)and am really worried it going to cost a fortune to travel there and back.any ideas
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im only getting 14.8 mpg out of my 2.5 cdx auto est.i have just replaced the exhaust,cleaned the lambada sensors,taken off the induction kit i had on,now im still stuck with the gas guzzling car. can physically watch the needle go down.im going to east coast on friday(brid/scarborough area)and am really worried it going to cost a fortune to travel there and back.any ideas
is that a round town figure. still bloomin low though.
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fuel leak??
wheres the jerry cans lol ;D
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im only getting 14.8 mpg out of my 2.5 cdx auto est.i have just replaced the exhaust,cleaned the lambada sensors,taken off the induction kit i had on,now im still stuck with the gas guzzling car. can physically watch the needle go down.im going to east coast on friday(brid/scarborough area)and am really worried it going to cost a fortune to travel there and back.any ideas
I'm not sure but I don't think thats a good move.
For the record swmbo's 2.6 returns 30/32mpg at a steady 55mph and averages 22......and it's f***ed in need of some maintenance.
so you have defo got a problem.
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im only getting 14.8 mpg out of my 2.5 cdx auto est.i have just replaced the exhaust,cleaned the lambada sensors,taken off the induction kit i had on,now im still stuck with the gas guzzling car. can physically watch the needle go down.im going to east coast on friday(brid/scarborough area)and am really worried it going to cost a fortune to travel there and back.any ideas
I'm not sure but I don't think thats a good move.
For the record swmbo's 2.6 returns 30/32mpg at a steady 55mph and averages 22......and it's f***ed in need of some maintenance.
so you have defo got a problem.
My auto elite 2.5 v6 gets 14.6 round town
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4.4 gallons after a reset in the 3.2...... mix of motorway/town work...
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Misc/Photo%2002-04-2012%2019%2016%2012.jpg)
Oh and the trip was on 326 miles :D
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my 2.5 cdx estate is giving me 24.6 around town and country lanes which i think is not bad im not the slowest driver in the world either
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Quick question has the car always done this poor mpg?
Is the car serviced regular? Breathers clear? Multi rams working? Cambelt Timing correct?
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check small rubber pipes on vacuums that go to main brake servo for splits-they split-affecting servo operation and economy.
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ive only had the car a month or so.not sure how regular it was serviced or maintained.this is the round town mpg but i still think it is pooh.i had a manual 2.5 elite and that was nowhere near this.mot due 12/4 so will give it a good service after but in need of any pointers on anything else i might need to look at.
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4.4 gallons after a reset in the 3.2...... mix of motorway/town work...
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Misc/Photo%2002-04-2012%2019%2016%2012.jpg)
Oh and the trip was on 326 miles :D
I'm impressed, tell me how you managed that? ???
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26+ mpg on swmbo on short sharp drives, she does not mess around, I am impressed as I had only similar with a 4 pot..... :D
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I only get 18-22mpg around town out of the 3.2 Elite estate :'(
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4.4 gallons after a reset in the 3.2...... mix of motorway/town work...
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Misc/Photo%2002-04-2012%2019%2016%2012.jpg)
Oh and the trip was on 326 miles :D
I'm impressed, tell me how you managed that? ???
Just planning ahead, avoid braking as much as possible, close sets of lights i only lightly pull away, see some people zoom off then stomp on brakes.
I aim never to touch brake on the motorway, I find 3.2 is much more economical around 70mph ish.
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4.4 gallons after a reset in the 3.2...... mix of motorway/town work...
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Misc/Photo%2002-04-2012%2019%2016%2012.jpg)
Oh and the trip was on 326 miles :D
I'm impressed, tell me how you managed that? ???
Just planning ahead, avoid braking as much as possible, close sets of lights i only lightly pull away, see some people zoom off then stomp on brakes.
I aim never to touch brake on the motorway, I find 3.2 is much more economical around 70mph ish.
This can make a big difference.... :y :y :y
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If you haven't measured the MPG by filling with a known amount (like brimming twice and using the refill quantity) then dividing that into the miles travelled between top-ups, then have you checked that your trip computer is using UK gallons? I think someone else on here had inadvertently switched to US IIRC. :o
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fuel leak??
wheres the jerry cans lol ;D
In the kitchen ::)
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I average 22mpg round town and 26/27 on a run, but I'm not light on the right foot ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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If you haven't measured the MPG by filling with a known amount (like brimming twice and using the refill quantity) then dividing that into the miles travelled between top-ups, then have you checked that your trip computer is using UK gallons? I think someone else on here had inadvertently switched to US IIRC. :o
Its about right, zero'd trip at tanking up. Reading 326 miles :)
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I having been getting around 18mpg from my 3.2 on gas. Factor in around 15% for fact its gas, around 21mpg on petrol as an estimate. Not driven like Miss Daisy Tunnicliffe, obviously...
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I having been getting around 18mpg from my 3.2 on gas. Factor in around 15% for fact its gas, around 21mpg on petrol as an estimate. Not driven like Miss Daisy Tunnicliffe, obviously...
Yeah, but my throttle has more than two settings ;D
Fact your pads last 5k kinda says a lot! ::) :D
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Cheapo Elite, 2.5 auto. 17 around town driving carefully. Max 27 on a run i.e. Whitby.
Interestingly, I still got 27 when I drove normally. (Bit of welly!!) What's that all about? ???
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"CLEANED" the Lambda(s)!?? Ah think that might be your problem....chuck a couple of new ones in.
:y
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The auto isn't as frugal as the manual. Have a look in the handbook and see what the figures are. Depends a lot on where and how you drive and how warm the engine is. If you're only driving 2 miles across town the engine won't get properly warm and you're start stopping so fuel economy will be atrocious. Think someone mentioned lambda sensors? Might be wrong but my understanding is that they only kick in once everything is up to temperature?
My 2.6 auto gets about 25mpg on a 100 mile run with a heavy foot. I have, by dint of not going over 60, managed to ease it over 30mpg on the same run but frakly the boredom was killing me. Around town, give the oil companies a single finger salute and stick to the push-bike!
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just been to east coast and on the a64 (which is a nice quick road) i got upto 30mpg which aint bad.gonna change sensors next week and give car a good service(depending on mot outcome) then ill let you guys know if any better