Losing Fuel At A Rapid Rate

[JohnyRock]

Hey Guys Does Any 1 Know What Could BE Causing This?? To Give you An Idea I Had 1 Needle Over Half A Tank Yesterday afternoon, Then Last Night I Drove From Nelson Bay To Lambton And Back And Now I Have 1 Needle under A 1/4 Of A Tank.. I Could Usually Get From Maitland To The Bay And BAck Twice Before Using That Amount..

[Smallies]

Could be a couple of things.

The most obvious cause would be driving style - did you drive the car harder than usual? Or you possibly drove in 3rd instead of 4th (assuming this is highway driving)?

Or it might be this:
VN Fuel Tank - Breather hose?!

[JohnyRock]

Was Driving Very Calm As It Was Pooring Rain.. Ill Check That Breather Hose Thing

[Smallies]

Yeah, its worth a try. Im not sure as to how much a breather hose issue effects fuel consumption.

Mine is broken and my car seems to drink a fair bit.

Once I fix that I guess I'll see if efficiency improves at all.

Or if you fix yours before I fix mine you can tell me lol

[JohnyRock]

Yer Will Do Man! Do You Know How To Check the Breather Hose?? i wouldnt have a clue what to look for. what i can gather its behind the drivers side rear wheel??

[Smallies]

Yeah, drivers side rear wheel. You dont need to take the wheel off or anything, I just layed under the car and could see it. Its just a loose hanging bit of hose that shouldnt be loose or hanging. Do you ever smell petrol as soon as you have driven the car and you hop out? Or when you fill the tank up to the brim do you see fuel dripping towards the rear of your rear drivers side wheel? Probably better off replacing all the hoses in the area. Just to be sure. This would require dropping your fuel tank I think.