Fuel Waster

6th May 2009, 00:48

My Cars Drinking about £15 pound petrol a day, not raggin it, cant see any fluid on the road, any thoughts why this might be happening?

I think it's an petroloholic personally..

6th May 2009, 00:50

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Originally Posted by DannoWilko

My Cars Drinking about £15 pound petrol a day, not raggin it, cant see any fluid on the road, any thoughts why this might be happening?

I think it's an petroloholic personally..

how far do you travel a day?

6th May 2009, 00:50

sorry didnt noticd the previous thread

6th May 2009, 00:51

not far really, probs about 30mile tops

6th May 2009, 00:55

So your cars using £15 to get 30 miles?
Something is seriously wrong if so.

6th May 2009, 00:59

yeah i know, my mechanic told me to quick check under hood, if there was any pipes off or summat, said if theres air getting into fuel, car wuld be quicker.... because of increased combustion or summat.... but obviously draining petrol... is there anything i should be looking for?

6th May 2009, 01:00

Thats bad for a 1.1i imo, does it overfuel? mine was bad for that.

6th May 2009, 01:02

I dont know how to tell if it over fuels??? Im no good with the mechanical side of cars imo any hints??

6th May 2009, 01:08

mines ran rich as fuck for a while and it turned out that the plug that went from the lambda sensor to the loom wasnt attached and it was running very rich.. if you open your bonnet and look to the right of the engine under where you air intake is, you should see a green and red plug thing, make sure its plugged in.. you'll notice if its not right

6th May 2009, 01:08

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Originally Posted by DannoWilko

I dont know how to tell if it over fuels??? Im no good with the mechanical side of cars imo any hints??

Well it pops going down gears?

Apprently i was told it could be the lambda sensor affecting the fuel or even the cat?

If not id check for leaks or even take it to the garage and explain. £15 for 30 miles jesus.

6th May 2009, 01:15

directly under the engine, on this big plate thing theres loads of fluid,doesnt smell like petrol, just checkd lol, whats the lambda sensor, is tht the little plug yu was talkin about??

6th May 2009, 01:16

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Originally Posted by John_1.1i

Well it pops going down gears?

Apprently i was told it could be the lambda sensor affecting the fuel or even the cat?

If not id check for leaks or even take it to the garage and explain. £15 for 30 miles jesus.

dont matter if it pops when going down gears, and the cat being fucked wouldnt cause it to use that much fuel.. in my experience of this happening, it was the lambda sensor and im sure it will probably be the same with yours, unless you've got a serious leak somewhere underneath.. i used roughly a fiver of fuel by driving about 8 miles or so...

6th May 2009, 01:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by DannoWilko

directly under the engine, on this big plate thing theres loads of fluid,doesnt smell like petrol, just checkd lol, whats the lambda sensor, is tht the little plug yu was talkin about??

if you look for a wire coming out from the exhaust.. follow it all the way til you see a green and red thing which is the plug for the lambda sensor, make sure thats actually attached to another half.. if not then plug it in

6th May 2009, 01:22

people can beso helpfull.. lmao... it wasnt even close to the place it was ment to be in... cheers guys.. il tell you what its like tomorrow

6th May 2009, 01:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by DannoWilko

people can beso helpfull.. lmao... it wasnt even close to the place it was ment to be in... cheers guys.. il tell you what its like tomorrow

nice one mate...

6th May 2009, 01:29

did everybody get thankyou?

6th May 2009, 01:34

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Originally Posted by DannoWilko

did everybody get thankyou?

i got 2

6th May 2009, 01:38

fair enough lmao.. Im very thankfull lol

7th May 2009, 01:36

turns out it wasnt the lambde sensor, it air filter was clogge so car was running rich or summat, new KnN, car sorted