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23rd December 2016, 14:08 | #1 |
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Fuel consumption
Hi all having had rovers and mg cars for many years, my car is now an mg ztt auto, I am down 10 mpg to my previous zt manual (which is up for sale) this may be a silly question but can I run constantly in the snow mode as I know it changes gears sooner rather than the normal setting to save on fuel,I expected the auto to be a bit heavier on fuel but not as much as10 mpg anyone advise on this thanks Kenny
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23rd December 2016, 18:26 | #2 |
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Sadly from others claims of what they achieve with a manual I suspect that may be right, especially with town driving.
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You could try resetting the auto ECU. I cannot remember the fuse, but either the fuse removed, or battery disconnected for 30 minutes. I was sceptical, when I heard of this, but it does alter the characteristics of the changes. Drive hard for long enough, the gear changes will get longer and longer. Drive gently, and gradual, and it will change very similarly to the snow mode. Also make sure all unnecessary weight is removed (good excuse to eat less over christmas lol :P ), tyres correctly inflated etc. windows up, roof bars removed, thermostat working correctly, etc.
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Add extra weight of an LPG tank and you'll never worry again
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All my driving is around town in stop start traffic & I've rarely see it above 20mpg.
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Worried, you shouldn't be.......
........... If you worry about fuel consumption, owning either a ZT or 75 is not really for you
Anyway, around the town a manual diesel circa 45 MPG and an auto 38 MPG, anyone telling tales of how they achieved 60 MPG five up, with a roof rack carrying a spare car in case their fuel pump packs in being so under worked, should be taken with a liberal pinch of salt. Remember the ZT-T is heavier than the ZT, which also has an impact on consumption Brian |
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There's a massive difference between the mpg on CDT manual and automatic, 10 mpg difference, sounds about right to me.
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Fuel consumption
Kenny; to the forum.
I wonder how you are measuring your fuel consumption. If you're relying on the trip computer then my advice would be don't! 'Brim-to-brim' is the most accurate method. By comparing the two, I have found that the computer is pretty good for long distance cruising but is hopeless for 'stop-start' driving. Quote:
The best way to get the most miles per gallon is gentle acceleration and reading the road ahead. Also, don't use the car at all for journeys where the engine doesn't reach normal operating temperature. For your diesel, that's quite a few miles I understand. Which reminds me, have you checked your coolant temperature recently? If you have the common diesel fault of a lazy thermostat, that's going to have an impact on your fuel consumption. Oh, one other thing! Leaving the engine running to 'warm it up' in the morning will also obviously decrease mpg, as will using your FBH if you have one. Simon
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24th December 2016, 08:43 | #10 |
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So far per tank I have managed 32(all local) 38(some long trips)and 35(mostly local) mpg from a manual cdti tourer, most journeys have been local and the thing is rarely fully up to temperature.
My MAF sensor is a bit suspect as it had all the hall marks of poor exceleration to 2k revs until I disconnected it, then I refilled the tank and discovered my hideous fuel economy. At that point I cleaned the sensor and reconnected it with an improvement over the original stepped power but not as good as running with no maf connected and no apparent improvement in fuel consumption. They are less economic than I had hoped. Jon. |
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