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Post by leothelion on Mar 5, 2005 16:14:30 GMT -5
Can anyone tell me what the average consumption should be for the Pug 206 1.4 8v engine. Mine seems to be guzzling it at 33miles per gallon.
Also can anyone tell me if 900rpm is what the car should be idling at? I've found that the car runs away on corners with no foot the the accelerator.
Alan
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Post by ajsuk on Mar 5, 2005 16:21:16 GMT -5
hey alan, nice name, not that my names alan or anything....
The fuel consumption figures i have here in the brochure when i got my car (2 years ago) show these figures for your 1.4:
Urban MPG - 33.6
Extra Urban drive cycle MPG - 56.5
Combined drive cycle MPG - 45.6
Idling at 900rpm seems about right, I would have said 800-900.
Hope this helps!
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Post by Blackpug on Mar 5, 2005 17:04:47 GMT -5
33mpg seems a bit low. I get 28mpg in my gti. My wife used to get 40mpg in her 1.1 Look. 900 rpm idle is ok. From what ajsuk says, you should get something in between the urban and the combined cycles - unless your very heavy with your right foot!
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Post by M3RAN on Mar 5, 2005 17:06:08 GMT -5
i did about 70 miles with a tenner on my 1.1....all short distant & mostly with an engine not even at operating temp
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Post by chi_chee on Mar 5, 2005 17:12:13 GMT -5
that is not good for a 1.4 8v.......how do u drive? with foot to the metal?
idling is good, mines at roughly the same.
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Post by LeeXS on Mar 6, 2005 5:15:25 GMT -5
Yeah the idling seems fine, is your exhaust blowing, maybe that could be drinking your juice!!
I like it when I sit in slow moving traffic and have all feet off pedals but car still slowly moves forward!! Thats gr8. Is that cause of high idle tho!!
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Post by chi_chee on Mar 6, 2005 5:21:00 GMT -5
lee, when the car is moving forward, is that after you have stopped or you've released the clutch to let it roll forward?
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Post by LeeXS on Mar 6, 2005 5:24:37 GMT -5
I have slowly taken my foot off accelerator so it has momentum, but even when it goes up a slight slope it keeps pulling the car along!! Gr8 fun!!
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Post by chi_chee on Mar 6, 2005 5:27:14 GMT -5
are u stil pressing and releasing the clutch coz i dont understand what u mean mate?.....  |
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Post by LeeXS on Mar 6, 2005 5:31:33 GMT -5
Basically as I come to a stop in traffic, I obviously put foot on clutch and brake, then pull away, just as the car gets rolling I can take foot off clutch and then off accelerator, the car will continue to slowing move forward. Everytime it feels like its gunna slow to a stop the engine sort of 'pulls' and car is moved along. This is all done at minimal speed!!
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Post by chi_chee on Mar 6, 2005 5:37:46 GMT -5
i think i know what u mean, u slow the car down enough so that you dont have to "stop" the car, but allow it to roll, so its quicker to take off again....
....thats what i do anyway, save on me brake pads anyway (which are crap btw!!)
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Post by LeeXS on Mar 6, 2005 5:41:58 GMT -5
Ha Ha, so thats why your looking at new brakes!!
Get some Brembo ones, hee hee - you will be bankrupt after buying them!!
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Post by chi_chee on Mar 6, 2005 6:03:06 GMT -5
haha......i am broke at the moment!!!!
cant be ar*ed with brakes at the moment, they still work....so will sort them out when i get back from hk.
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Post by leothelion on Mar 7, 2005 3:28:55 GMT -5
Nah i'm not particularly hard on the right foot (although I seem to leave Ford Focus's in the dust...), it had the ECU software updated recently, so I'm going to see if the figures change in any way.
Its usual run is about 10miles a day, usually 30Mph, occasionally 40Mph up and down hills. I try to get it into 4th ASAP.
Alan
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Post by chi_chee on Mar 7, 2005 4:04:44 GMT -5
do u have a sound system in your car or is your a/c always on, because those play a big factor in petrol consumption!
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