vitara fuel consumption
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:30 pm
i cant get more then 150km on a 40L tank of fuel wat could b wrong wit it? this is not bs
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:19 pm
timing out maybe, filthy air filter, carby not set up right
Re: vitara fuel consumption
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:07 am
Bloody big hole somewheregorgie2006 wrote:i cant get more then 150km on a 40L tank of fuel wat could b wrong wit it? this is not bs
Crack in a fuel line, any fuel smells?
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:58 am
All of the above plus check condition of plugs & oil.
Make sure none of your brakes are rubbing (too much) will it roll freely on small slope?
What king of fuel are you runnin? I get better milage out of E-10 or
Optimax (Oh sorry now called V-Power
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Make sure none of your brakes are rubbing (too much) will it roll freely on small slope?
What king of fuel are you runnin? I get better milage out of E-10 or
Optimax (Oh sorry now called V-Power
)Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:08 am
What engine? Has this been getting progressively worse or happened all of a sudden? How does it run? I take it your tank hasn't got some serious dents in it that are reducing it's capacity.
Vitara fuel economy
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:56 pm
I was getting similar fuel economy in mine too.
I found it was the fuel filter. Stick your head up under the back bumper on the RHS and look up. The plastic fuel filter is inline. If its all wet and probably has a dribble of fuel on the bottom of it, replace it AND the short lengths of rubber fuel line either side of it.
... then go wash the fuel from your armpits... lol
I found I was losing at least 2 litres every 100km.
In a manual, you should get about 320-350 per tank around town (carby model).
Regards,
Adam
I found it was the fuel filter. Stick your head up under the back bumper on the RHS and look up. The plastic fuel filter is inline. If its all wet and probably has a dribble of fuel on the bottom of it, replace it AND the short lengths of rubber fuel line either side of it.
... then go wash the fuel from your armpits... lol
I found I was losing at least 2 litres every 100km.
In a manual, you should get about 320-350 per tank around town (carby model).
Regards,
Adam
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:42 pm
its a 1.6 carby auto. the fuel filter is new and just got a leak fixed. gettin the oil check for fuel coz got a feelin that is wat is causin it which would prob mean my engine would blow up so its gettin check at the moment.
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:27 pm
Sounds like leaks at the fuel filter are pretty comon. I discovered mine was leaking a couple months ago.
My 91 swb hard top manual consistantly gets about 11l / 100km, doesn't seem to make much difference weather i'm running around or doing 110 on the highway.
I don't usually let it get very low but have done 360 on a tank before
You're definitely loosing a lot of fuel somewhere. I'm no mechanic but i'd say a leak, i doubt it'd run properly with 3x the normal amount of fuel going through it.
My 91 swb hard top manual consistantly gets about 11l / 100km, doesn't seem to make much difference weather i'm running around or doing 110 on the highway.
I don't usually let it get very low but have done 360 on a tank before
You're definitely loosing a lot of fuel somewhere. I'm no mechanic but i'd say a leak, i doubt it'd run properly with 3x the normal amount of fuel going through it.