How many KMs you guys getting outta full tank?

[john karlecik]

i get around 800 out of my vei eg

[TypeRice]

is it true if u use more expensive premium petrol.. u can go more kms?

[[ricer]]

its probably better just to say how many km per L?

like i get 100kms from 8.5L of petrol

cause not everyone drives their car till the light lights up

[Jonald]

When i first bought my car i was getting about 400 a tank...

I reset the ECU and i was only getting at best 300...

I rest my ECU the other day and im hoping i get back to 400.

How do i check if i'm running to rich? and or how do i change it?

[TypeRice]

wats ECU ?

[clem]

is it true if u use more expensive premium petrol.. u can go more kms?

I'm telling you from personal experience, yes running premium allows your car to run more efficiently therefore saving you a bit of fuel in the long run, how much would depend on your driving style.

Whether or not this saving outweighs the cost of the premium is another story, but it feels better driving on premium anyway, better response.

I've been running my car on Shell optimax for most of its lifetime and whenever i feel stingy or when i'm pov, I use regular and i notice that i'm not getting the same KM's as I would when I was on premium.

Hope that helps ya.

[SeverAMV]

if you wanna get fidgety with the petrol, theres also an optimal amount of ethanol to be had in your tank for the best efficiency. something less than 10%. reason for this is because the structure of ethanol also contains oxygen which can improve combustion. the more ethanol that combusts, the more energy is transferred to octane, which can improve combustion overall. but dont run ethanol unless honda says your car can take it (or fork out a shiteload as it unclogs your fuel lines and moves the crap to clog up somewhere else). shop around for premium unleaded, some people prefer bp, others prefer shell, etc.

oh and ECU is the electronic control unit? in an efi vehicle, it controls how much air/fuel mixture is pumped per cycle, which in turn can affect how efficiently your vehicle runs. usually people tend to tune their ecu to run their motor lean for a bit more power and a bit less fuel useage. its enough to make a 400rwkw supra do 7L/100km

[Suzii]

300?? that is shit, u tank is leaking

driving sanely i can get 600+ per tank

but norma driving/revving etc 500+

in my eg5 Si, stock ;)

I have a Civic GLI and im getting around max 300 as well and my tanks not leakin. my bf said its the way i drive??? that might be the problem..

[[ricer]]

I have a Civic GLI and im getting around max 300 as well and my tanks not leakin. my bf said its the way i drive??? that might be the problem..

heavy foot?

[shadou]

lol I'm amazed you can only get 300km from a gli even with a heavy foot. I'm getting 400-450 vicinity with my converted breeze.

[kn1ghtm4r3]

even with a heavy foot im sure u can get mroe then 300. lol i get more then 300 with a b16 and quite a lot of vtec =p lol

[dc2vtir]

my crx with a ZC(D16) does about 480-490..thats like 38L of fuel and thats with a heavy foot as well

[Suzii]

;1278162']heavy foot?

Yeah.. I can't help it. My cars too slow :(

[redline]

I'm getting around 550 before the lights come on...

[UNLS1]

my mrs Civic Sport about 400-450 atm, just had first service + she is a lead foot!

Her brothers CTR gets 500-600 around town depending on driving!

[buddah51au]

Never had the low fuel light come on under 600km per tank and could easily better that figure any time.

[fab4272]

Never had the low fuel light come on under 600km per tank and could easily better that figure any time.

Do you do alot of fwy driving then? I have a 06 VTi and struggle to achieve 400 km around town befreo the light comes on.

To achieve 600km's before the light comes and can only sound like to me fwy driving.
I have a friend who owns a civic hybrid and he tells me he gets about 700kms a tank. Your figures are not far from his ecomomy figures.

[TypeRice]

my bitch lights come on usually at 430km

and i take it up to around 530km until i refill again..

and thats a EK1

[buddah51au]

[QUOTE=fab4272;1282124]Do you do alot of fwy driving then? I have a 06 VTi and struggle to achieve 400 km around town befreo the light comes on.

To achieve 600km's before the light comes and can only sound like to me fwy driving.
I have a friend who owns a civic hybrid and he tells me he gets about 700kms a tank. Your figures are not far from his ecomomy figures.[/QU

no freeway driving...about 60% rural back roads & 40% town. over 23,000 kms my average fuel consumption is exactly 7.048 liters per 100km

[gerard]

Been playing around with BP Ultimate. and got 9km/100l.
when I went back to supermarket caltex 91, the car felt sluggish and need a little more stick returning 9.54km/100l.

[buddah51au]

I would like to share with everyone my fuel consumption figures for the last 9 weeks. All of this on standard unleaded fuel from my local woolworths station. I dont believe i nurse the car, mostly the cruise control is set 3 or 4 kph above whatever the limit is. Once a week the car is redlined in 1st & 2nd to give it a good run.

Distance travelled liters used consumption

640km 44.5 lts 6.67 L/100km

[buddah51au]

try again with the next 8 weeks

549km....37.04 lts......6.75 L/100km
553km....37.62 lts......6.80 L/100km
517km....35.62 lts......6.89 L/100km
496km....34.28 lts......6.51 L/100km
485km....33.33 lts......6.87 L/100km
524km....36.59 lts......6.98 L/100km
444km....29.62 lts......6.67 L/100km
439km....29.30 lts......6.67 L/100km

Remarkable figures i think and very consistent.

[Honda_CRX]

Delsol - Around City 350ks before B20B Conversion, and after about 300ks/tank.

Low in either case.

[steve88]

been avoiding traffic (start uni 10am) and getting 25L for 400km =] very happy

[buddah51au]

been avoiding traffic (start uni 10am) and getting 25L for 400km =] very happy

That = 5 lts/100km.......U must have the Hybrid...or something else even..lol

[monkey0083]

abt 330km for civic vti 94 ,40 liters

[YLDCRD]

eg vti hatch
550kms, moderate driving
470kms, half tank was being thrashed.

fuel eco is crazy

[Encor3]

That = 5 lts/100km.......U must have the Hybrid...or something else even..lol

turns his car off when his going down hill ;)

[presto]

That = 5 lts/100km.......U must have the Hybrid...or something else even..lol

That is 6.25 l/100km

[buddah51au]

6.25 l/100 is correct...my calculation error.....would be achievable is lets say lived in Moree & commuted to Narrabri every day....flat open country....not in the city.

[Bayani]

Honda CRX ED9. 450km/tank (35Lt)

I did have a tank last week - 225km. I've pumped toa full take of 35Lt (Although My Docket said more) I'm did FILL my tank till the nozzle wouldnt let me fill more. LOL

[faction]

'06 Civic Sports. I'm averaging 460k's per tank but my best has been 665k's (probably could have gone another five or so, but I'm too far from a reasonably priced servo).

[shadou]

... is the new civic really that good on fuel??? and my breeze apparently has a 35lt fuel tank but I got 43lt the last time I filled up full.

[GRU53M]

In my 95 civic breeze that has 220000 kms on it i get 450-600 kms out of a tank and thats a carbie engine as well.

[cvicek]

about 600 km on my Honda civic ek cxi

[^^v]

'06 Civic Sports. I'm averaging 460k's per tank but my best has been 665k's (probably could have gone another five or so, but I'm too far from a reasonably priced servo).
how'd u manage 665k's.... mainly highway driving i presume? n a few long trips as apposed to lots of short ones...?
im gettin roughly 400ish k's on my 07 sport...

[steve88]

That = 5 lts/100km.......U must have the Hybrid...or something else even..lol
thats 6.25L lol, civic is rated too do about 7L/100km so i dont see how its far off i squeezed 0.75L per 100KM.

alot of my driving is suburban, not many traffic lights, and i break slowly (drop gears etc). also depends how i feel

i aint lying, i am telling you now it was about 405km and like 25.xxL refilled, i rounded it off too 400km/25L didnt think it'd matter. i refilled yesterday and i did nearly 10L/100km because i have had the shits lately and been absoloutley flooring my car, as well as carrying a full load (5 ppl) too gym and back 5 times a week

[faction]

how'd u manage 665k's.... mainly highway driving i presume? n a few long trips as apposed to lots of short ones...?
im gettin roughly 400ish k's on my 07 sport...

Geelong to Melbourne trips daily. Thanks to the times I work I never encounter any peak hour traffic or the like, so no stop starting. I was mistaken too, it would seem. I'm averaging 510-520k's.

[buddah51au]

i am now up to 11 consecutive weeks of registering under 7L/100km, so i got the calculator out today and came up with the following figures. This is my overall fuel consumption since i got the car....these figures have been double & tripple checked.......24,268kms, total fuel used = 1703.49 lts. to me a remarkable set of figures

[NMD]

i get roughly around 510 - 550 out of about 37L's -> 38L's tank. i used to get up to and over the 600 km mark but my car has been under water in the newcastle floods and we are still using the original, flood damaged sensors.

when a few hills runs are done this drops down to about 450km.

best L/100km ive had was 5.9L/100km that was a double demrit weekend so i was driving VERY VERY softly. and not loading the car up to much. 4th gear 60km/h everywhere.

with a few changes in the sensors and ignition, i hope to get back up to around the 600km a tank.

oh and my fuel light doesnt work...hmmmm

[Leprechaun]

i am now up to 11 consecutive weeks of registering under 7L/100km, so i got the calculator out today and came up with the following figures. This is my overall fuel consumption since i got the car....these figures have been double & tripple checked.......24,268kms, total fuel used = 1703.49 lts. to me a remarkable set of figures

24,268kms, how long have you had the car?

[Joel The Mole]

i get roughly 600kms when my car is running good, mostly highway driving, drops to about 500 with city driving. my car is 86 AH civic

[buddah51au]

24,268kms, how long have you had the car?

13 june 2006

[Felix]

I can manage to get 600kms from 45l.
DC2 VTIR.

[Chris S15]

last full tank got 430kms. completely stock EK4

[mugen24]

i can go 450+kms for a full tank of 40L 98 RON fuel. the car is 92 civic with B16A conversion.

[kazam]

i get around 400-450 from 40 ltre tank with air filter and cannon

[Waggy]

250kms a tank atm. lol.

[markCivicVti]

ATM 300kms for 30Ltrs in my current 1.5 ltr non-honda car. Last run was just over 260kms for 30Ltrs... not sure why.

Still waiting for my new civic to come :(

[steve88]

just refilled and did 400km (i always refill religiously at this km) and i got about 28L :(. I think i am forcing 5th gear too much and car has too work harder and burn more fuel, i swear i was way more using 4th gear before.

[Yasakani]

How are you guys getting so much millage? :confused:

I just calculated mine, and I only get just over 400km's for one full tank, I think 45L. And I use Premium 98 octane too :(.

[JasonGilholme]

if you fill up when your fuel light comes on you still only need to put in about 38 - 40 litres of fuel (if you have a 45 litre tank)

if you're getting 400 - 450 k's out of that much fuel your doin good.

if i try hard enough i can get 550 from 40 litres in my 2001 barina lol

[Yasakani]

if you fill up when your fuel light comes on you still only need to put in about 38 - 40 litres of fuel (if you have a 45 litre tank)


Yeah, I took that into account in my calculation.
EM1 has 45L's right?

[JasonGilholme]

guessing so.

[Aza]

i get 380-400km's out of a tank... turboed d16y8

[Felix]

DC2's are supposed to have 45l tanks. Last week i managed to get 47.8l into my tank.
LOL. i must have been really low.

[buddah51au]

I am off to Sydney shortly, so i will be able to inform everyone how far the current model civic 1.8 ltr Auto can go on 1 tank of fuel as well as the best, worst and everage fuel consumption. As the round trip will be between 3,500 and 4,000 km i will be able to gauge very accurate figures and to be honest i will be disappointed it the average is over 6L/100km.

[buddah51au]

I have just completed a return trip to sydney, a total distance of 3,084km in 7 days. Overall the fuel consumption was very impressive and my findings tell me the VTEC system works exactly as it is described (to my understanding of it). The bottom line is fuel consumption is very much controlled by the speed driven at. My understanding of the IVTEC system on the R18A engine is that it is most efficient in the 90 to 110 KPH range & i found this to be completely accurate. My findings were this.....eg; with the majority of cruising @ 108KPH on cruise control i returned a figure of 6.28L/100km, however if you increase that to 118 KPH, again on cruise control for extended periods the average fuel consumption increases to 6.55L/100KM. But the real eye opener for me was having the wife drive for a period of time (on P plates), therefore the Cruise control set @ 101KPH, followed by 400kms of night driving on Kangaroo infested roads where i had the cruise control set @ 90kph (I did not want to put a roo through the radiator so if u want to call it grandpa driving i will accept that) I got my best consumption figures for the trip......577km / 33.45L
and that equates to 5.8L/100km. One other thing i would like to mention is that from Maitland to Campbelltown, 2 days of city driving and back to Maitland i averaged 7.19L/100km, exactly as advertised for the VTI. Overall figures for the trip....3,084km / 199.79L = 6.48L/100km...............................
Please note that these figures could never be expected in the Civic sport with the 2.0 liter engine........A range of 750km per tank in very possible on a long trip, but 700 is more realistic leaving a little in reserve

[NA15BS]

i get minimum 450km max.530km on a modified b18c

[connorling]

Just curious as I only get roughly 300km from my EG Breeze!

i got the breeze 1.3 hatch, i can do 420 max with revv like a nut, and 500+ for driving like a granny.
check ur fuel line, they might be loose. but definely got problem.

since u post the in 2004, now have u found the reason?

[mrwillz]

i got 502km
i nearly emptied the thing
pumped 42L back in tho!

[HWIROL]

I average 550km's in my 03 Civic Vi...

[Spunkymonkey]

DC2's are supposed to have 45l tanks. Last week i managed to get 47.8l into my tank.
LOL. i must have been really low.

actually they have 50 litre tanks

[Zell]

Iv Got a 91 Honda Civic EF Seden

I'm Pretty Sure i Get Around 500-600km out of a Full Tank.
Got just under half way Full on the needle, and will be Driving 220km tomorrow (Hamilton to Ballarat) pretty Confident i will make it there Fine :D

[STTICH]

^ u know. especially for older cars. the fuel pointer goes down pretty fast after it passes the half tank mark.

for example from a full tank, u may be able to get 250+kms until the pointer hits the middle, but another 100kms ur pointer might be pointing at empty already.

tats wat i find in general.

[Borg]

Using Mobil 2000 (91 RON) I get around 640kms from a full tank - 07 VTi L auto.

Using Mobil 8000 (98 RON) I get 660kms.

Driving conditions were practically the same, so the extra cost for premium unleaded wasn't worth it in terms of fuel efficiency. The drive was better though!!

The engine is still being run in so the fuel economy figures can only get better.

[Zell]

Wasn't Happy today at All, Drove from Ballarat back to Hamilton (179km or so)
Filled up on Reg Unleaded at BP. Had around 4/5th's of a Tank when i left by the time i got home and drove around for a bit latter on, im now down to 1/4 of a tank and iv only done around 220km's...

... Think i might need to check some things, Might give it a run on some premium Unleaded, when im nilly out.

[buddah51au]

Using Mobil 2000 (91 RON) I get around 640kms from a full tank - 07 VTi L auto.

Using Mobil 8000 (98 RON) I get 660kms.

Driving conditions were practically the same, so the extra cost for premium unleaded wasn't worth it in terms of fuel efficiency. The drive was better though!!

The engine is still being run in so the fuel economy figures can only get better.

i would not even consider the difference in fuel gave u the extra 20km. More than likelythe tank was filled to a slightly different level. If ur serious about checking fuel consumption average it out over at least 5 tank fulls, filling at the same pump when possible

[Borg]

i would not even consider the difference in fuel gave u the extra 20km. More than likelythe tank was filled to a slightly different level. If ur serious about checking fuel consumption average it out over at least 5 tank fulls, filling at the same pump when possible

I know that, so next I will do a proper comparison using 91/95/98 RON over multiple tanks.

BTW I use exactly the same pump set at the same Mobil every time. My point was more that when I had my previous car using Mobil Synergy 98 RON significantly improved my efficiency and performance over Mobil 91 RON.
I got up to 100 more kms from a full tank at times.

[EK1.6LCIV]

My EJ8 does around 600km to a fuel tank running BP98 Ultimate

[JasonGilholme]

My EJ8 does around 600km to a fuel tank running BP98 Ultimate

you need to put your foot down more! lol

[dsp26]

DC2's are supposed to have 45l tanks. Last week i managed to get 47.8l into my tank.
LOL. i must have been really low.

sounds like your servo is pulling the dodge

[dsp26]

used to get ~400-450Km per ~42L

after putting in a skunk2 chip i get ~300Km for ~42L... it's obvious these generic tunes are useless unless you have the mods they were 'tuned' for... common sense really but i thought i'd get it anyway :p at least i can do my own crome stuff later hehe

[EK1.6LCIV]

you need to put your foot down more! lol

It's just the raw power of the d16 that leads to such a low fuel consumption lol

[DLO01]

sounds like your servo is pulling the dodge

As said previously. DC2's have 50L tanks. :thumbsup:

[buddah51au]

I know that, so next I will do a proper comparison using 91/95/98 RON over multiple tanks.

BTW I use exactly the same pump set at the same Mobil every time. My point was more that when I had my previous car using Mobil Synergy 98 RON significantly improved my efficiency and performance over Mobil 91 RON.
I got up to 100 more kms from a full tank at times.


My question is why would you increase the operating costs of your vehicle by using 95 RON or 98 RON on an engine designed to run on 91 RON. you will find it will make very little if any difference to fuel consumption.
I have used 91 RON exclusively on my Civic and to my knowledge no one can get close to my average fuel consumption, but i dont drive in the city.

[steve88]

my worst is 33L for 450km that was with a heavy foot, my best is been about 25-28L for 400km ( i refill at that mark )

[Chris S15]

Before my service i was getting 400km to a full tank with 5 ltrs left in the tank.

now after changing oil to royal purple, oil filter, spark plugs to iridium and cleaning k&n filter. now getting 450km out of a full tank with 5 ltrs left. In an EK4.

[omgitsmatt]

i got 318kms after filling up 35$ of petrol. can someone tell me how many litres a eg civic can hold?

[kazam]

35 -42??

[98vtir]

EK hatch, 350-400km cruising around, strappin it a bit and most i got was between 500 and 550km goin to the goldie and back

[AsH_]

i got 318kms after filling up 35$ of petrol. can someone tell me how many litres a eg civic can hold?

45 litres... Gli

[Stubbsalicious]

The other day in my '07 VTi-L i got 545k's on 35litres = 6.42l/100k. I thought that was pretty good. About 100k's of that was highway driving. Mostly going around 60k's though, and a few traffic jams. I thought i would test out that 'keep it under 3200revs to keep i-vtec on'.

[sik-vic]

my box of snot worn out d15b gives me 440km's with a 40l tank, not bad for a powerless portion of shite

[Silver]

320-380 km with 35l.
My record is 520 km with 35l (cruizing on highway - 120km\h)

[Jonald]

When i was only getting 300km from 33L i was like eh wtf? I let the car run as close to possible try as i could. When i filled it up, put 39L in... Ever since then i been busting out 400km's per 33L...

[Borg]

My question is why would you increase the operating costs of your vehicle by using 95 RON or 98 RON on an engine designed to run on 91 RON. you will find it will make very little if any difference to fuel consumption.
I have used 91 RON exclusively on my Civic and to my knowledge no one can get close to my average fuel consumption, but i dont drive in the city.

This is a question I have discussed ad nauseum with my cousin who is a motor mechanic, as I was always of the same opinion as you.

It is his belief that the few cents per litre more for 95 or 98 RON is justified by the better quality fuel. For some cars that will result in better fuel economy and performance, but it is the effect on the engine that he uses to justify his opinion. Many engines that he sees that use 95 or 98 are cleaner than those only using 91 RON.

He thinks the majority of 91 RON petrols have too many impurities and not enough additives whereas the better quality of 95 RON for just 5 cents more a litre is the minimum he would use.

He knows far more about cars than me!

On the other hand though, my old man only ever gets the cheapest fuels at discount petrol stations. He drives a Mazda 3 SP23 and has never had any problems with it, and gets more kms out of a tank than that quoted by Mazda!!!

[clayton4115]

i can get close to 650km on my 45L tank. (mix of city and freeway driving)

[Joele]

Auto 07 Vti (only second tank through the car though)

I got 420km for 40L..

- 30% freeway and reletivley open roads though with aircon on a some of the time.
- 70% peak hour in the city, gridlock more stop than start

[Ph@t-G]

96 Ek1 gli manual

540km on 45L full tank. Could of squeezed more ks but didn't have the balls to do a Kramer.

90% city driving
10% highway

[Chris S15]

did 500km today and only used 39 litres of my 45 litre tank.
first 400km of non-vtec. last 100km of using vtec, =)

but, my low fuel light doesn't work, so i filled up. damn it, could've got another 80kms or so out if it. hehe

[buddah51au]

This is a question I have discussed ad nauseum with my cousin who is a motor mechanic, as I was always of the same opinion as you.

It is his belief that the few cents per litre more for 95 or 98 RON is justified by the better quality fuel. For some cars that will result in better fuel economy and performance, but it is the effect on the engine that he uses to justify his opinion. Many engines that he sees that use 95 or 98 are cleaner than those only using 91 RON.

He thinks the majority of 91 RON petrols have too many impurities and not enough additives whereas the better quality of 95 RON for just 5 cents more a litre is the minimum he would use.

He knows far more about cars than me!

On the other hand though, my old man only ever gets the cheapest fuels at discount petrol stations. He drives a Mazda 3 SP23 and has never had any problems with it, and gets more kms out of a tank than that quoted by Mazda!!!


I can see the calculators coming out and heads shaking in dis belief.

If you want to keep your engine clean, change your oil and filter every 5,000km. I am probably the only silly bugger who does that.......LOL

[buddah51au]

What a bad mispost that was, i will try again

[buddah51au]

Being a mechanic of 32 years experience i understand that view, however fuel contamination has always been a problem. Be it 91, 95 0r 98 octane does not eliminate that possibility, however i believe the quality of fuel today is far better than in years past, providing we buy fuel form the larger suppliers. As for fuel additives, each company has there own belief on which additives work best and they all differ. Which is best in the real world.....whatever works for you. I have used nothing but standard 91 octane since i brought my Civic and the ecconomy still amazes me.......31,339kms......2,167.43 liters

[clayton4115]

wow thats 6.9l/100km what conditions do you drive in, city or highway?

[buddah51au]

wow thats 6.9l/100km what conditions do you drive in, city or highway?



6.916 to be exact which i find very impressive, and would you believe the overall average is decreasing fractionally every week. In the last 11,500kms i have only once gone over the 7L/100km, and that was after a few days in sydney.

This is a country car that is not driven hard, nor is it treated like a baby. Usually whatever is the posted speed limit + 5 to 10%.

If you want unbelievable my last 5 weeks have resulted in 6.71, 6.53, 6.34, 6.43, 6.50. That is very consistant and the differences could easily be put down to the level of weekly refils. Before anyone says that is impossible everything is recorded in a log book i will happily share.

[clayton4115]

yes even i record all my trips on excel thanks to SG2, i have been going down as well, i am averaging 7.70/100 but i do alot of surburban stop start driving.

[buddah51au]

Actually, the above figures dont explain how incredible the fuel consumption now is. I say that because there has been a marked improvement since the 20,000km mark, so if we use that as a starting point i am sure most of you would shke your heads in disbelief. From 20,145km till present (31994) i have used 747.49 Liters to travel 11,849km.........would you believe that equates to 6.308L/100km.........unbelievable.........that is almost 1L/100km better than advertised by honda and people say advertised fuel consumption is unrealistic and cant be achieved in real world driving. I have put that theory to sleep permanently.

[buddah51au]

Sorry for the misleading figures, i should tripple check my calculations before posting. It should read 785.11 liters to travel the last 11,849km. Still a remarkable set of figures.

[clayton4115]

just filled up today 30.90 Litres @$1.15/L travelled 436 kms, equates to around 7l/100km

[FN2TypeR]

I average 520km in the new TR

[Joele]

I wish I was getting those great Kms... On my 3rd tank (1st wasn't measured as I don't know exactly how much fuel went in) but for the next two it has been terrible and worse for the more recent one. Hopefully it improves over time, haven't been thrashing it at all, but 90% city driving with a LOT of stop start.

2nd tank got 400km for 41L so 10.3L/100km
3rd tank got 360km for 40L so 11.1L/100km

Certainly worse than my 1.8L Mazda 323 was, at this point.. Keeping a log of odometer readings and fuel put in, see how it goes as the km add up...

[Couper_Trooper]

Ej8 coupe D16y8 - 40L tank

stock - average 530km
+ Turbo (untuned) - 500km hitting boost daily
+ Turbo (tuned) - 270km half tank left (hitting boost like no 2moro!)

[krogoth]

I wish I was getting those great Kms... On my 3rd tank (1st wasn't measured as I don't know exactly how much fuel went in) but for the next two it has been terrible and worse for the more recent one. Hopefully it improves over time, haven't been thrashing it at all, but 90% city driving with a LOT of stop start.

2nd tank got 400km for 41L so 10.3L/100km
3rd tank got 360km for 40L so 11.1L/100km

Certainly worse than my 1.8L Mazda 323 was, at this point.. Keeping a log of odometer readings and fuel put in, see how it goes as the km add up...

2 fuel tanks isnt enough to judge a cars fuel efficiency

the engine hasnt been run in yet

u gota wait, at least until 10k kmz intil the car will hit something close to the advertised efficiency

and of course the usual stuff, like driving style, city of hwy etc has a HUGE influence of fuel consumption

[clayton4115]

just got back from work, all city driving, some initial heavy traffic,

i got 7.5l/100
23.80km travelled
36km/h average speed

[ef-civic]

400 - 450 per tank

[clayton4115]

i can get about 600-650 per tank (45L)

[buddah51au]

2 fuel tanks isnt enough to judge a cars fuel efficiency

the engine hasnt been run in yet

u gota wait, at least until 10k kmz intil the car will hit something close to the advertised efficiency

and of course the usual stuff, like driving style, city of hwy etc has a HUGE influence of fuel consumption

I have to disagree with that comment (with regard to the current model civic anyway). Going by my log book for the first 10,041km i used 706.81 litres - an average of 7.04L/100km which is less than advertised. Sure it has improved since, but i think that is due to my learning how to get the best from it.

[buddah51au]

that should read 7.068

[krogoth]

fair enough, i cant believe some of the numbers ppl get here

u must be on the freeway alot??? i mean heaps, since ur in QLD

for me, roughly 420km out of 36L

which is roughly 8.34L/100km

90% city, thrashed driving

my civic is quoted at 7.3L/100km

[tiksie]

I get about 560kms out of full tank in my EG, stock standard besides pod air filter and 4" cannon.

And thats city driving every day, no freeway driving here.

[buddah51au]

fair enough, i cant believe some of the numbers ppl get here

u must be on the freeway alot??? i mean heaps, since ur in QLD

for me, roughly 420km out of 36L

which is roughly 8.34L/100km

90% city, thrashed driving

my civic is quoted at 7.3L/100km

I am not on the freeway at all, country qld and secondary rural roads

[teddychan]

450k avg when it was carby
500k avg since it's a vtec

[Joele]

I am not on the freeway at all, country qld and secondary rural roads

Thats still a world of difference compared to where I live and work. Basically inner northern suburbs,and working inner south of Melbourne, so almost always driving in very heavy traffic..

My trip to work takes an hour during the day (each way), at midnight it would be 20 minutes... I'll go back to the train soon, once the novelty wears off ;-)

[buddah51au]

Thats still a world of difference compared to where I live and work. Basically inner northern suburbs,and working inner south of Melbourne, so almost always driving in very heavy traffic..

My trip to work takes an hour during the day (each way), at midnight it would be 20 minutes... I'll go back to the train soon, once the novelty wears off ;-)

I totally agree it is a lot different to city driving, but given the right conditions it just shows how economical these cars can be and i must say it still amazes me. With an average of 6.9 (and that is reducing fractionally every week) i dont know of another car in this class that could go close to matching it.

[Joele]

I totally agree it is a lot different to city driving, but given the right conditions it just shows how economical these cars can be and i must say it still amazes me. With an average of 6.9 (and that is reducing fractionally every week) i dont know of another car in this class that could go close to matching it.

I do drive from Melbourne to Tumut (NSW) every 4 months or so, so for that I am sure it will be great. I hope so ;)

[thc86]

abt 400km until the fuel lights up..

42litre car i think...

its a d16y1 engine.. 1994 honda civic sedan :P anyone can tell me my petrol tank size?

[buddah51au]

As mentioned previously my fuel consumption is improving with milage, but to be honest i am wondering when it will stop improving. I am continually amazed each week with the ecconomy i am getting. Over the last 6 weeks i have done 3,004 kms, with no trip further than 25km, and used 193.45 liters. To me that is unbelievable, but the end result is 6.45L/100km.

[philBo]

i get about 450-500 on average

[Joele]

4th tank through the car and down to 9.5L/100km.. hope it keeps improving.. LOL..

[EK1.6LCIV]

I've got like 400 at 75% empty, will tell you once it's done by end of the arvo

[Joele]

Interesting, this site is claiming in their tests that it is 9.8L/100km in the city and 6.5L/100km on the highway for the 07 Civic...

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/23862.shtml

EDIT: That is Auto BTW

[eg_h22a]

my civic gets about 450-500 a tank with a H22a

[JaCe]

Man I've gone heavy footed. I usually get 350-400 nowadays as opposed to my previous 500+ ><

[buddah51au]

Interesting, this site is claiming in their tests that it is 9.8L/100km in the city and 6.5L/100km on the highway for the 07 Civic...

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/23862.shtml

EDIT: That is Auto BTW

It is worth noting that the link is to a US site, a US gallon is less than the imperial gallon that we use for conversions.
I have been playing around with my driving style for the last few weeks trying to determin how low i can get the fuel econnomy. pls note these figures are totally accurate if people wish to concentrate on ecconomy driving.....no hard acceleration, cruising at 95kph.....etc. Week 1....452km, 28.8 lts = 6.37L/100,
week 2....505km, 32.55 lts = 6.5L/100km, week 3.....469km, 28.87lts = 6.37L/100km. No long trips during that 3 week period......ie - 4 trips per day of 23km

[Fo55il]

as everyoen has been sayin, u prolly have some sort of problem id yo engine / fuel management system or wateva ..

usually on a full tank .. most ppl get 480+ ... widout vtec'n all d time... and some gettin dat much .. vtec'n all d time ...

get it checked

[hayashi_1986]

Safeway/Caltex 91 ron lol That's what I use and I drive a 91 eg breeze with a d16y1. I got 520kms outta the tank last week since I had to run up to Geelong to pick up a parcel shelf, and Sunshine for a slim radiator fan haha.

I never really saw a difference on economy between 91-95-98 ron fuels. Car performed properly like always as well. Bumper becomes equally black as well regardless of fuel type.

Had good experiences, but will be moving to 98 ron when the H22A get's dropped.

[Joele]

I did do the conversion from US gallons not imperial...

Interesting while my roof gets resprayed I was loaned a Jazz Vti for the week.. It (unlike our civics) tells you its l/100km for the trip (why did they exclude that on the civic?). So I reset the trip computer before I left work for home last night..

So driving home down hoddle street (about the worst street in Melbourne which is turning into the worst city for peak hour in Australia IMO) the little Jazz achieved an amazing 10.9l/100km for the trip home last night LMAO you stand still on hoddle/punt more than you move.. averaging 9.5l/100km in my civic doesn't seem that bad, when most of the fuel is used in to/from work trips..

I am off work in a couple of weeks, I will see what my fuel consumption is like when I am not sitting still in peak hour to and from work each day. If it isn't drastically better I will bring it up with my service center..

[Bayani]

I just got 500kms in my Gen2 CRX. ~35lt Tank - Pacific Highway FTW.

[c00lman]

Hey guys, i got an EK, with a full tank costing me on average $35-$38 (around 40L) i get around 350Km is that bad???
i dont see no oil leaks or fuel leaks and i have a K&N air filter with no other mods

[SeverAMV]

Hey guys, i got an EK, with a full tank costing me on average $35-$38 (around 40L) i get around 350Km is that bad???
i dont see no oil leaks or fuel leaks and i have a K&N air filter with no other mods

shouldnt your car have around a 45-50L tank?
40L for 350km is kinda crappy, thats over 10L/100km.

[VT1-R]

I get about 380-400km I think. Its kinda of bad eh? Is it due to me vtecing it more often and often using 4th gear at 100km/hr? haha thanks ppl.. i go 5th only when i am pass 110km/hr mark. haha.. so my poor consumption is due to the way i drive?

[c00lman]

shouldnt your car have around a 45-50L tank?
40L for 350km is kinda crappy, thats over 10L/100km.

well drive.com.au lists my car having 45L
but thats assuming im filling it up from complete empty (which im not)

so lets say 40L, yeah gets me about 350k so thats crap ay?
what could be the prob? its auto...and i use premium and normal at time, and i have a new fuel filter

[Joele]

There is also a HUGE variation depending on the conditions in which you drive...

Its not just city and highway.. some people consider driving through the burbs of a major city - city driving. Others are driving into or through the cbd in peak hour which are vastly different situations..

[c00lman]

yeah mine is mainly the city

[buddah51au]

as everyoen has been sayin, u prolly have some sort of problem id yo engine / fuel management system or wateva ..

usually on a full tank .. most ppl get 480+ ... widout vtec'n all d time... and some gettin dat much .. vtec'n all d time ...

get it checked


Ill informed comments really bring a smile to my face. Firstly, no problems have surfaced after 33,000km which means none are likely for a long period of time. I originally thought of the posibility of the engine running too lean and have had it checked, It is as per specifications.
Secondly, it helps to fully understand the operation of the IVTEC system and to drive within those paremeters trying to ensure the IVTEC is constantly doing what it was designed to do (VTEC on to save fuel). It also helps that the conditions I drive under are almost ideal for getting the best possible ecconomy and I have adapted my driving style to suit. It is not a matter of driving around at a snails pace, but rather driving in a manner which keeps the IVTEC on and not going beyond that too often.

[smoove]

I've been getting close to 400kms but not quite... reason is I just acquired the car and I like to VTEC it quite a bit which seems to use a lot of fuel...

overall I believe if i drove like a reasonably person i'd probably get close to 450kms... and also I know it is running a little on the rich side, so after some tuning it could possibly go closer towards 500kms (also going to add a Volt Stabilizer which is meant to help save fuel)

[FallenAngel]

Civic 2006 VTI-L, full tank i can usually get 550kms + ripping it abit...

So i assume driving like my mum would get my past 600...?

[Frost_FD]

I get 500 Km when im reving it here and there; this is with BP ultimate but i have done 600Km before

[buddah51au]

Here is a copy of my log book for the last 11 weeks. While i have not past 600km on any week i could have easily done so if required. The most amazing thing to me is the consistancy from week to week.

Date..............Kms......Lts.....L/100....MPG....Cost................................ .....
14/09/2007.....28333...38.51...6.66....42.83...$50.50... ................................
15/09/2007.....28910...35.45...5.80....49.06...$42.50... ................................
24/09/2007.....29495...39.28...6.71....42.35...$46.71... ................................ 01/10/2007.....30022...34.42...6.53....43.54...$40.90... ................................
08/10/2007.....30507...30.76...6.34....44.84...$36.55... ................................
15/10/2007.....31012...32.49...6.43....44.21...$38.50... ................................
22/10/2007.....31542...34.43...6.50....43.78...$40.25... ................................
29/10/2007.....31994...28.80...6.37....44.63...$33.10... ................................
05/11/2007.....32499...32.55...6.45....44.12...$38.70... ................................
12/11/2007.....32968...29.87...6.37....44.65...$35.50... ................................
19/11/2007.....33421...29.00...6.40....44.42...$35.95... ................................

[FallenAngel]

Wow very consistant.... You actually keep a log book for your petrol + kms...

Good Work...

Btw how long have u had ur civic for...?

[buddah51au]

Wow very consistant.... You actually keep a log book for your petrol + kms...

Good Work...

Btw how long have u had ur civic for...?

I got the car in July 06, so 16 months and almost 34,000km...yes i keep a log book and i can even tell u the total fuel used in that time as well as the average fuel consumption to date.

[bubblecivic]

lol 3 years since i posted this thread with my last civic.

my new civic, 2002 vi hatchback, 5spd does 680 on average but varies 650 - 700 depending on which route i take.

[Joele]

Mine isn't so happy.. I fill it out on my PDA each time I fill up, I don't know how much fuel the dealer put in at the start unfortunately (wasn't a full tank)..

Date --------- Odometer ---- KMs ---- Fuel Added ------ L/100km
17/10/2007.........279............279............41.7... ................?
25/10/2007.........681............402............41.1... .............10.37
01/11/2007.........1034...........353............40.2... .............11.42 <- BP
09/11/2007.........1463...........429............40.71.. .............9.37
17/11/2007.........1875...........412............40.87.. .............9.88

All Shell standard unleaded other than the one marked BP.. At least I am consistantly under 10L/km and will be for next tank too which is almost finished.. The wonders of travelling through the CBD every day..

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

average milleage is around 450-500 (cars needa tune up though)

best milleage ive gotten was 670 without touching overflow tank :D

[krogoth]

Here is a copy of my log book for the last 11 weeks. While i have not past 600km on any week i could have easily done so if required. The most amazing thing to me is the consistancy from week to week.

Date..............Kms......Lts.....L/100....MPG....Cost................................ .....
14/09/2007.....28333...38.51...6.66....42.83...$50.50... ................................
15/09/2007.....28910...35.45...5.80....49.06...$42.50... ................................
24/09/2007.....29495...39.28...6.71....42.35...$46.71... ................................ 01/10/2007.....30022...34.42...6.53....43.54...$40.90... ................................
08/10/2007.....30507...30.76...6.34....44.84...$36.55... ................................
15/10/2007.....31012...32.49...6.43....44.21...$38.50... ................................
22/10/2007.....31542...34.43...6.50....43.78...$40.25... ................................
29/10/2007.....31994...28.80...6.37....44.63...$33.10... ................................
05/11/2007.....32499...32.55...6.45....44.12...$38.70... ................................
12/11/2007.....32968...29.87...6.37....44.65...$35.50... ................................
19/11/2007.....33421...29.00...6.40....44.42...$35.95... ................................

u must be doing nothing but constant speed/hwy driving

and grandma driving the rest

and 0 city driving

[markCivicVti]

^He does a lot of rural back roads.

[krogoth]

thats country driving, same as hwy in my book

doesnt have to be 100km/h to be considered hwy driving

[buddah51au]

u must be doing nothing but constant speed/hwy driving

and grandma driving the rest

and 0 city driving

Sorry to disappoint u but if driving at or slightly above the posted speed limit is grandma driving......so be it, at least i have had no speeding tickets for several years. 75% of my driving is secondary rural roads, 25% country town. A figure that is up to date as of this morning is 33,749km on 2321.66 Litres for an all up average of 6.879L/100km. By the way, a return trip from Sydney - 1407kms in 15hours is not what i would call grandma driving....best recorded fuel consumption that trip was 5.8L/100km. No need to drive like grandma.... or grandpa for that matter......lol

[FallenAngel]

I got the car in July 06, so 16 months and almost 34,000km...yes i keep a log book and i can even tell u the total fuel used in that time as well as the average fuel consumption to date.

Gosh 16months and 34,000km...

I got mine in Dec 06 and atm i'm up to my 30,000 service in a week...

I'm probably just driving too much ^.^

[krogoth]

Sorry to disappoint u but if driving at or slightly above the posted speed limit is grandma driving......so be it, at least i have had no speeding tickets for several years. 75&#37; of my driving is secondary rural roads, 25% country town. A figure that is up to date as of this morning is 33,749km on 2321.66 Litres for an all up average of 6.879L/100km. By the way, a return trip from Sydney - 1407kms in 15hours is not what i would call grandma driving....best recorded fuel consumption that trip was 5.8L/100km. No need to drive like grandma.... or grandpa for that matter......lol

i think u misunderstand the term grandma driver

ther are 2 ways of making ur car move

u can do it with ur foot all the way to the floor, ie max load, ie max fuel consumption, my only style of driving unfortunatley

the 2nd way, grandma style, is to apply minimum load, and only lightly press the accelarator, giving the best fuel consumption

i get around 8.6L/100 kmz from my d17 7th gen civic, i do 70% city driving, and some freeway work, all thrashed, as i love to rev the manual, and im impatient, lol

[buddah51au]

i think u misunderstand the term grandma driver

ther are 2 ways of making ur car move

u can do it with ur foot all the way to the floor, ie max load, ie max fuel consumption, my only style of driving unfortunatley

the 2nd way, grandma style, is to apply minimum load, and only lightly press the accelarator, giving the best fuel consumption

i get around 8.6L/100 kmz from my d17 7th gen civic, i do 70% city driving, and some freeway work, all thrashed, as i love to rev the manual, and im impatient, lol


so what your saying is there are only 2 driving styles.........hooning or grandma driving..........

Same as the comment about driving on secondary rural roads is the same as freeway driving......................so i guess that also means driving in country towns is no different to driving in the middle of Sydney.......oh well......we learn something new every day.......LMFAO

[Lukezen27]

EG5 Boosted

Highway drive 500k on one tank..

[krogoth]

so what your saying is there are only 2 driving styles.........hooning or grandma driving..........

Same as the comment about driving on secondary rural roads is the same as freeway driving......................so i guess that also means driving in country towns is no different to driving in the middle of Sydney.......oh well......we learn something new every day.......LMFAO

lol, understand wat u want

in my book, country driving, rural back raods watever u want to call them, is pretty much freeway driving

and that explains ur very good fuel consumption

take ur car thru shitloads of traffic everyday, and u will get pretty shitty fuel consumption

esp since its an auto

anyway, i was just justifying y u have such good fuel consumption compared to me

[Shorty]

Slightly off topic but coolest things ever....!
I NEVER fill at Mobil (always Shell) but I was desperate!
Pulled into my local Mobil & they were out of regular unleaded....
SO THEY HAD PREMIUM UNLEADED FOR THE PRICE OF REGULAR!
so I filled up a full tank!
I wonder if it'll get me more mileage! lol-I'll report back!

[krogoth]

yes, u should get a bit more

dont expect anything very spectacular though

[Shorty]

meh...I got it for the same price so I'm cheering! makes me think 'maybe there is something to shopping around for petrol"lol
I can get nearly up to 500kms (gota love a stocky '98 GLi!) so should be interesting to see what happens.....

[m0nty ITR]

I'm getting about 380 from a tank in my car. Expected as much with mods and the only time I really drive it is when having a go.

[kazam]

lol monty u hoon


since i got my SRI its killed my fuel consumption, im not sure wether its bcoz it sounds mad (above 4000rpm) so i give it alot or maybe its just using extra fuel.. but i average around 350-450 and thats just short driving like 20minute trips at most

[Lukezen27]

lol monty u hoon


since i got my SRI its killed my fuel consumption, im not sure wether its bcoz it sounds mad (above 4000rpm) so i give it alot or maybe its just using extra fuel.. but i average around 350-450 and thats just short driving like 20minute trips at most

lol I hear that!!

I'm only getting 370 round town as I can't help but hit boost all day long :p

[steve88]

just got 36L out of 440km :( ouch. gonna push for 30L/400km or 28L/400km (my record :p) but that basically involves like rolling everywhere or hitting 4th gear by 50km lol

[clayton4115]

just filled up my 2005 7th Gen Sedan
36.93 litres at $1.22 / litre 532 kms = 6.90 litres / 100 kms

[TypeRice]

i havnt filled my car with full petrol for about 6 months now.
i refill $10 worth of petrol everytime.. and drive about 100kms everytime until petrol lights come on, and then go back to petrol station and do the same thing..
been ongoing like this for about 6 months ..
is that bad for the car?

[m0nty ITR]

I got 146km from 3/4s of a tank at WP yesterday.

[kazam]

omg petrol so expensive now but!!! 145.9 >,<

[Rodney]

370 Ks for normal driving on my EK1 sedan manual..

[coolson]

My EK4 can hardly go above 400km. unless I have a lot highway driving. Is that normal?

Can anyone let me who got EK4? Cheers!

[pchio]

my em1 gets about 470km for 38 litres
average driving with a little bit of fun every now and then

maybe too much fun for you??

[rawr]

My EK4 can hardly go above 400km. unless I have a lot highway driving. Is that normal?

Can anyone let me who got EK4? Cheers!

It's a bit low, what mods are you running?

Is it all city driving cause lower gears kills your fuel consumption hard

[coolson]

It's a bit low, what mods are you running?

Is it all city driving cause lower gears kills your fuel consumption hard

I just upgraded the clutch to the exedy sport organic clutch.

mainly city driving. would tyres be one of the factor if mainly for city driving?

any idea?

[clayton4115]

my stats

as you can see im getting great milage, current tank if i continue with the fuel economy can get 683 kms to a 45L tank!!

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6749/civickmsem1.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=civickmsem1.jpg)

[Lukezen27]

my stats

as you can see im getting great milage, current tank if i continue with the fuel economy can get 683 kms to a 45L tank!!

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6749/civickmsem1.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=civickmsem1.jpg)

You my friend have to much time on your hands lol

Nice work though :thumbsup:

[clayton4115]

lol yea i suppose

as much as i wish to get 683kms to the tank i dont think i will, alot of peak hr driving to do before my next fill

i do have scangauge which helps as it gives instantaneous readouts of your current fuel consumption, besides other things.

www.scangauge.com

[steve88]

this is suburban driving with peak hour traffic. did a fairly soft foot but disappointed

371km = 29L overflowing = 7.8L/100km

probably with less traffic can get low 7s high 6s

[clayton4115]

what car do you have Steve

my lifetime average is 7.67l/100kms

which includes very heavy peak hr traffic on some trips.

[Joele]

Well after my usual 9.7L/100 (mainly peak hour hoddle st) I went away to halls gap for a week..

Half rural roads (almost like Hwy) and half driving through the mountains (lot of fun, but strain on fuel in D3 all the time).. I still managed 7.09L/100km... BIG Difference in rural areas..

[rayb3na_]

i get around 400ish with a bit of vtakk'ing here and there?

[dahon]

like a granny... around 550-570kms on 35L tank
Avg would be around 470-480kms though.

My lifetime avg would be around 7.4L/100kms

CVT tranny saves me alot, especially when im stuck in traffic on the m5.. gah..

[hayashi_1986]

like a granny... around 550-570kms on 35L tank
Avg would be around 470-480kms though.

My lifetime avg would be around 7.4L/100kms

CVT tranny saves me alot, especially when im stuck in traffic on the m5.. gah..

Hmmm...don't EK1's have 45ltr tanks?

[dahon]

yeh i thought so too..?
but for some reason the bowser says its full when i hit 30L. thats with say past 1/4 left in the tank.. maybe 1/8... i even try to fill it up and it overflows.. weird?

[hayashi_1986]

Weird lol...leave it half tank next time and fill up. If it's roughly 20-22 liters then it's likely you've got more fuel left than sender is letting on.

[incoming]

94 model CD5 accord
350,000 kms on the clock
city cycle >= 400kms
highway cycle >= 500kms

ive serviced this car every 5000 kms since 100,00 kms :)

[buddah51au]

fuel consumption from new.....to date 37,546km / 2568.79 liters = 6.842 L/100km average

[dwn_boi]

540km!! new fuel filter ftw!!

i drive from maroubra to wetherill park each day of the week, so traffic is varied

[hayashi_1986]

I should really try changing mine sometime! :(

[dwn_boi]

i also use that premium unleaded or ultimate unleaded depending on what the servo has, my vtak feels nicer wiff the 98+ ;)

[diffuzn]

:\ i only got 320 out of my full tank - 98 vortex

highway driving isn't the best for me. at 100km/h i'm at like 3600 revs

[dsp26]

i've read a few pages of this and not one person has mentioned the changing of the O2 sensor... mine died recently (misdiagnosed as ICM issue) and it perfectly explains the shitty mileage... the one part on the car that actually dictates fuel usage in closed-loop / cruising / partial throttle

heres a good read:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1110771&postcount=5
^^give the poster some +rep for useful info

[RtN]

Hmm bosch... how about denso!?

[coolson]

:\ i only got 320 out of my full tank - 98 vortex

highway driving isn't the best for me. at 100km/h i'm at like 3600 revs

Hi Diffuzn,

that's similar to mine. But I used Shell Vpower. anything special with this car?

[Limbo]

i've noticed that if i use v power latey i get worse milage.
I've switched to vortex 98 now and getting better milage

[EDCivic]

Our old ED auto with 275k on the clock still does approx 6.7 litre per 100k around town

[Frankie]

my EK1 get about 280-320 for a full tank on the high octane
why is that?????i dont fang it all the time
reakon might need to change fuel filter or the O2 sensors

[twing]

an ek1 should get at least 400 km minimum.
Follow these step (ranked from the easiest) and see if it improves the consumption....
1. change the driving way. Shift at 2500 rpm. I drive like a nany, but I save my wallet. :P
2. do ecu reset.
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67113
3. change fuel filter.
4. change oxygen sensor.

This should be in sticky i think

[Limbo]

ek1 should get 400km even when redlining it all the time.
My advice change fuel filter, service the car and then try different 98 ron fuels.
I know it made a difference for mine.
vpower - 350km per tank
vortex 98 - 450km per tank
BP U - 440km per tank

i've been pouring votrex since. i change back once in a while just the test it out. Vpower seems to have some new blend that i keep burning fast

[englee]

Same goes for me as well.
VPower - 350km
BP U - 350km
Vortex - 420km

But BP Ultimate produces the most power out of the 3.

[Frankie]

okay no worries i will give it a go... should i just replace the fuel filter with genuine parts same with the sensors

[Limbo]

it won't hurt

[twing]

okay no worries i will give it a go... should i just replace the fuel filter with genuine parts same with the sensors

Yes... trust OEM filters, don't go ryco. About sensors, I haven't replaced mine yet :p.
I think denso is Honda's OEM.

[Frankie]

okay no worries i will change them how much u reakon it will cost me genuine

[diffuzn]

Hi Diffuzn,

that's similar to mine. But I used Shell Vpower. anything special with this car?

Sup yo!

Um it was tuned for full exhaust like 2 years ago!! using just a vafc.... and i have an air filter... but i would have thought by now the ecu would have reverted back to normal fuel air ratios.

How many kms do you get btw?

[STTICH]

an EF D15 dual carb Auto.

getting slightly over 400km per full tank, on regular 91 RON.

tat normal? seriously thought it could get abit more.

[clayton4115]

kms to full tank
1st fill 559
2nd fill 585
3rd fill 585
4th fill 591
5th fill 618
6th fill 602
7th fill 588
8th fill 581
9th fill 633
10th fill 651
11th fill 710
12th fill 657
13th fill 770
14th fill 779
15th fill 728
16th fill 675
17th fill 746
18th fill 682
19th fill 784
20th fill 730
21st fill 657
22nd fill 607
23rd fill 648
24th fill 595
25th fill 639
26th fill 643
27th fill 623
28th fill 593

45 Litre tank

[krogoth]

wtf

ur kidding me

wen u go to fill, how much do u put in?

[kazam]

kms to full tank
1st fill 559
2nd fill 585
3rd fill 585
4th fill 591
5th fill 618
6th fill 602
7th fill 588
8th fill 581
9th fill 633
10th fill 651
11th fill 710
12th fill 657
13th fill 770
14th fill 779
15th fill 728
16th fill 675
17th fill 746
18th fill 682
19th fill 784
20th fill 730
21st fill 657
22nd fill 607
23rd fill 648
24th fill 595
25th fill 639
26th fill 643
27th fill 623
28th fill 593

45 Litre tank


WTF bullsh1t ALMOST 800K'S ON YOUR 19TH FILL WTF DO U DRIVE IN NUETRAL?!?!?!?!

[outatime]

i get about an average of 550-600 kms in the odometer everytime i fill up, and an average of 32-35 liters of fill - caltex vortex98.

i drive the car daily to work. traffic all the way. i shift at 2 - 2.5 rpm and always downshift when slowing down, barely using the brakes..

[mEh.]

kms to full tank
1st fill 559
2nd fill 585
3rd fill 585
4th fill 591
5th fill 618
6th fill 602
7th fill 588
8th fill 581
9th fill 633
10th fill 651
11th fill 710
12th fill 657
13th fill 770
14th fill 779
15th fill 728
16th fill 675
17th fill 746
18th fill 682
19th fill 784
20th fill 730
21st fill 657
22nd fill 607
23rd fill 648
24th fill 595
25th fill 639
26th fill 643
27th fill 623
28th fill 593

45 Litre tank

Wow, you driving a hybrid?

[kazam]

wtf man i seriously dont understand how u guys get so much fuel out of oyur cars, i used shell V power last time and i got around 450+ k's out of it which was like 100 more than my average and i was friggen stoked, and i come here and im seeing 500's all over the place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all i got is intake and exhaust, and i only occasionally thrash it!

[twing]

kms to full tank
1st fill 559
2nd fill 585
3rd fill 585
4th fill 591
5th fill 618
6th fill 602
7th fill 588
8th fill 581
9th fill 633
10th fill 651
11th fill 710
12th fill 657
13th fill 770
14th fill 779
15th fill 728
16th fill 675
17th fill 746
18th fill 682
19th fill 784
20th fill 730
21st fill 657
22nd fill 607
23rd fill 648
24th fill 595
25th fill 639
26th fill 643
27th fill 623
28th fill 593

45 Litre tank

:eek::eek::eek: 770km on a tank. Hat off for you.
Is this on your civic 7th gen non hybrid? That's even more impressive for 1.7.
Mind sharing your tips.

[twing]

okay no worries i will change them how much u reakon it will cost me genuine

Check the traders, search for 'fuel filter' they sell them for $45. Try check the price on your nearest dealer too. You'll be surprise how much the traders save you :p

[Frankie]

Yeh i will give them a call today see how much there going for

[Limbo]

crap my EU 1.7 only get 450 max pretty much

[clayton4115]

hi guys

no i am not driving a hybrid! wish i was LOL, its a stock 7th Gen civic! those extra high kms to the tank, i got were on my trip down to melbourne and back, via the Newell highways, the others, well i try and drive outside peak hour, my commute is 21 kms one way to work, 13kms KMs on the M1 into brisbane and the rest surburban streets.

[clayton4115]

p.s and yes i do drive like a Grandma! lol

[Alexx]

I get around 9-10l/100klms with my jdm b16a. Generally only short trips - less than 15klms. Been running caltex vortex 98 for about 6 months now. Mods are short ram intake. Daily driven with the occasional vtakk

[EK1.6LCIV]

I was getting decent ecc. with re stripped out incl. spare wheel and jack. Still better than my Nissan I had, I can't complain

[dsp26]

Check the traders, search for 'fuel filter' they sell them for $45. Try check the price on your nearest dealer too. You'll be surprise how much the traders save you :p

yep.. Honda spare parts here in Penrith charge $65.. $45 is a bargain

[fatboyz39]

ek4 32litre =400km

[krogoth]

ek4 32litre =400km

thats very similar to my 7th gen, clayton gets crazy kms, nuts

[Frankie]

yep.. Honda spare parts here in Penrith charge $65.. $45 is a bargain

i got my fuel filter $43 genuine honda part

[clayton4115]

tips for fuel economy

slow acceleration, not above 2500 rpms
tyres inflated to 40 psi
coasting to traffic lights, i.e take your foot off the accelerator when you see a red light in the distance, time the lights, (this is the one i love the best) all the others speed by and are stuck at the lights by the time I arrive there it changes green and I just cruise through,

Drive like you do not have brakes, use of brakes is a waste of all that energy your car produced (and petrol to produce that forward momentum), coast to a stop light or a intersection,

Drive below the speed limit (80-90 in a 100km zone)
Tailgaters, my solution is to test their brakes, if they are tailgating you, give them the test brake message, slam on your brakes for a second, they soon get the message.

By using all these techniques your drive will be a lot more stressfree and the bonus is you will never get pinged by a speed camera for speeding, just think that $100 speeding ticket is so many litres of fuel,

by driving like a maniac you probably only save, the most 5 mins, because most times ive caught up to the speedster at the next lights, so take it easy! do some good for your hip pocket (save fuel) and the environment!

if we all can save even 1 litre of fuel by using these techniques and that accures over 1 million cars thats a million litre of fuel saved and not burnt each week!

Touchwood for the 16 years ive been driving ive never got a speeding ticket.

[outatime]

we got the same techniques clayton. i love it when i'm doing 110 then have to stop without touching the brakes at all.. i only drive like a maniac if i'm stressed or having a bad day. lol

btw i filled up with full tank yesterday, the odometer read at 420 kms and i only have to top up 24 liters to bring it back to full.. :thumbsup:

[clayton4115]

outatime, thats really good fuel economy, better than mine, you got 5.70/l for the tank! thats extremely good!

[outatime]

yeah it's amazing considering my car is modded with exhaust, headers, and cai

i always fill up the tank when the needle is 3/4 through.. they said it's bad to drain the fuel tank because it's gonna suck some dirt from the tank's floor..

[Frankie]

my car cant make 420 no chance best it has done is 320 on vortex ionly got cai thats it......

[clayton4115]

lol Frankie,
outatime, yeah i dont wait till the Low Fuel light comes on, i normally refuel in the high 400's low 500's kms, dont want to go all the way down to 1 litre in the tank, LOL

[Frankie]

spewin changin the fuel filter reackon that will make a difference

[krogoth]

lol

i reckon by those numbers ull need to do more

get us a proper L/100kms number please

[Frankie]

man dont know how to do that

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

lol Frankie,
outatime, yeah i dont wait till the Low Fuel light comes on, i normally refuel in the high 400's low 500's kms, dont want to go all the way down to 1 litre in the tank, LOL

LOL

Shouldnt the light come on when there is 5L left in the tank?

[krogoth]

mine comes on with like 12 liters left

[krogoth]

man dont know how to do that

next time u go to fill up, fill up to the top, until the pump clicks

then start ur odometer to count the kms straight away

drive until ur fuel light comes on

go and fill up to the top again

come back and tell us how much u filled and how many kms u travelled, then weel assess the problems u may have

[Frankie]

next time u go to fill up, fill up to the top, until the pump clicks

then start ur odometer to count the kms straight away

drive until ur fuel light comes on

go and fill up to the top again

come back and tell us how much u filled and how many kms u travelled, then weel assess the problems u may have


yeh ive done that its 285km out of a 35litre tank on vortex

but the best i have done is 320km and i have never seen it again lol

[clayton4115]

well in the manaual it says 7 litres remainin when the low fuel light comes on, ive only seen it come on once and i was making my way to the servo anyway, only 500 metres from it and it came on, LOL

[clayton4115]

Frankie, so your fuel economy is calculated as

35/285 = 12.30

12.3l/100

i think you have a fuel leak somewhere!

thats like Holden Commodore numbers!

[krogoth]

ur currently on 10.9L/100km

lol

very very bad

my falcon gets better

could be a million things

fuel filter, afm, bad tune

dunno

[outatime]

btw what's the max capacity of the fuel tank? is it 45L?

[clayton4115]

yes 7th Gen civics are 45L the Hybrid is 50L but im not 100&#37; sure, definately know the 7the 7th Gen civic petrol is 45L

[Frankie]

ur currently on 10.9L/100km

lol

very very bad

my falcon gets better

could be a million things

fuel filter, afm, bad tune

dunno


yeh i know its very bad thats why iam spewin iam changin the fuel filter this weekend and getting a service very soon aswelll.. also its tuned pretty weell at the moment

[clayton4115]

how the hell did you get 10.9 Krogoth?

[isami]

yeah i find i get most kms with vortex 98 nowadays
engine stock as rock

im getting ~490 kms for 40 L
got 530Kms with 42L the other day.. furthest ive gone with one full tank hehe

[Frankie]

i want more km out of my car

[Limbo]

ok i.e you have 490km @ 40L

490/4.9=100km 40/4.9=8.16ltr

that's how you get ltrs per 100km
divide your km by amount to get 100km then use that to work out the ltrs

[Limbo]

currently i'm getting 8ltr per 100km in a b16 with boost. Note i also have bigger wheels so my km is prob slightly less than what it shows
In my EU a d17 i get roughly 9ltr per 100km go figure. I always thought the EU was more efficient and its stock as. Only has some light weight mags.

[Frankie]

do you guy reckon that this might be one of the problems for my shity fuel consumption

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KLi7F4JiL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[clayton4115]

do you guy reckon that this might be one of the problems for my shity fuel consumption

no its because you are redlining it too much! :p

[Frankie]

lol nah i hardly redline it

[kazam]

lol wats the point of having 'vtec yo' if your not redlining regularly :p

[clayton4115]

im on my 29th tank, currently driven 320 kms, consumed 21.74 litres, tank to empty is telling me 662 kms to the full tank,

drove to work this morning (i work in brisbane CBD), i live 21 kms from work in the suburbs, i left at 645am and i averaged 6.3/100, left work at 455pm and i got 6.4/100 (quite surprised by the lack of traffic on the M1 this afternoon on the way back home)

[Frankie]

i aint got vtec dude thats the problem