samueljm
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Hi All,
I recently bought a 93 VR wagon executive, auto, 3.8. It's sitting outside my place, not starting , and it sounds like it's run out of fuel as I can hear the pump. Now, it's done exactly 405km since last full fill, which, if my calculations are correct (no guarantee!), puts its consumption at around 16.9/100km, if the tank is 68L. This seems awful high, even for city driving (which it is). Apparently it is supposed to do 10-13L/100km, or give me at least 520km from a full tank. Anyway, I was expecting to get at least another 100km out of the tank, which explains how I got caught out without fuel.
The fuel gauge is working, but seems to go very quickly from 1/4 full to empty very quickly compared to fuller stages.
(No fuel on the ground).
Now, I've been a pretty conservative driver, as I wanted to see how much I could get out of a tank. No excessive revving or accelerating.
Does anyone know why it seems so inefficient? Or is this normal? Or does anyone know if the fuel tank is actually quite a bit smaller? The numbers would make more sense if it has a 50L tank... Could it have been changed (wagon has been lowered, and has replaced exhaust)? Any ideas?
A hearty thanks for any advice.
I recently bought a 93 VR wagon executive, auto, 3.8. It's sitting outside my place, not starting , and it sounds like it's run out of fuel as I can hear the pump. Now, it's done exactly 405km since last full fill, which, if my calculations are correct (no guarantee!), puts its consumption at around 16.9/100km, if the tank is 68L. This seems awful high, even for city driving (which it is). Apparently it is supposed to do 10-13L/100km, or give me at least 520km from a full tank. Anyway, I was expecting to get at least another 100km out of the tank, which explains how I got caught out without fuel.
The fuel gauge is working, but seems to go very quickly from 1/4 full to empty very quickly compared to fuller stages.
(No fuel on the ground).
Now, I've been a pretty conservative driver, as I wanted to see how much I could get out of a tank. No excessive revving or accelerating.
Does anyone know why it seems so inefficient? Or is this normal? Or does anyone know if the fuel tank is actually quite a bit smaller? The numbers would make more sense if it has a 50L tank... Could it have been changed (wagon has been lowered, and has replaced exhaust)? Any ideas?
A hearty thanks for any advice.