how much kh's on full tank??

[One Fighter]

hey.

wanted to know that i get on a full tank around 450kh's in my honda civic eg 1994 breeze, and i got a carby engine. 1.5L d15

i fulled up the tank which is 35Litres, but i read that other people are getting like around 600kh's

anything i should check or do or the reason why im only getting 450kh's??


thanks in advance. :D

[quangsuke]

it is all about how u drive.
but other then that try changing ur fuel filter and they should add some more KMS

[One Fighter]

true, might due that. yea i don't trash my car like redlining each gear, i gear correctly and gear down. correctly,

[aaronng]

450km on 35L gives 7.78 L/100km. That's probably city/suburb driving and sounds about right if you are doing that. If you want 600km out of 35L, that's 5.83 L/100km which is typical of highway driving.

[pablos8]

Im only getting like 340k's per tank man

1.5L GL eg :( dual carb

its killing my life T_T

[One Fighter]

Im only getting like 340k's per tank man

1.5L GL eg :( dual carb

its killing my life T_T

you srs man, thats a killer to the days.

might have to convert mine to a fuel injected i guess.

[markismaximus]

pretty sure EG tanks are all 45L

[YBJLS4]

you got it pretty good, if ur trying to save money on petrol, why would u spend money going fuel injected, as that costs an arm and a leg. u wanna save 10$ every fill-up, but would do that by spending 1-3grand. :S

[yellows2k]

i get about 400-420 before the light comes on in my eg5 with b18cr. im pretty lightfooted

[pablos8]

i get about 400-420 before the light comes on in my eg5 with b18cr. im pretty lightfooted

not faiiiiir

[One Fighter]

you got it pretty good, if ur trying to save money on petrol, why would u spend money going fuel injected, as that costs an arm and a leg. u wanna save 10$ every fill-up, but would do that by spending 1-3grand. :S

are you sure there are 45L tank???, cause i let my gauge go to the red line the other day and ran it for awhile, and then i filled up to clicked and it filled 36L

unless my gauge is showing wrong like i have like another 10L in the tank??

can anyone confirm how big the eg tank is??

[One Fighter]

you got it pretty good, if ur trying to save money on petrol, why would u spend money going fuel injected, as that costs an arm and a leg. u wanna save 10$ every fill-up, but would do that by spending 1-3grand. :S

why would it cost that much for fuel injection?? i have a same engine laying around with a injection in it. don't i just bolt up and wire it???

[success]

howd u fill up 36L in a 35L tank?

[cheapdouchebag]

this is weird shit, ive never ever seen my eg pop needing to fill up 40+ litres, at max would be 30.
lol

[pablos8]

ive filled my eg to 39

[androo]

Pablos I had a GL before! Though I got about 500-550kms before I normally filled up (about 38L when I fill up). Best thing about the GL was that even if I thrashed it I would still get over 500km per tank lol

[dreamshifter]

Civic EGs have 45L tanks - Just check redbook. lol @ filling up 36L in a 35L tank.
I have a fuel injected eg and get 600km+ as well. From full, the needle only starts to move when I've traveled 110-120km. Shifting at 2500rpm and of course higher for hills.

Changing from carby to fuel injected is very tedious - numerous threads on this.

[pablos8]

yeah everyones getting better economy than me and I don't even push it at all, i shift around 2-2.5k's granny driving man and my petrol diessss

its killing my life T_T

[grifty]

do a full service to your car, like change air, fuel and oil filter, put some new spark plugs and clean out the throttle body.

[androo]

Yep sounds like you need a good service pablos!

[markismaximus]

are you sure there are 45L tank???, cause i let my gauge go to the red line the other day and ran it for awhile, and then i filled up to clicked and it filled 36L

unless my gauge is showing wrong like i have like another 10L in the tank??

can anyone confirm how big the eg tank is??

yes they are 45l. Honda can confirm

http://www.honda.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/e7dbde804631ed13b477fcc677bb9647/Civic_Sedan_Specs_Sep94.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

[pablos8]

i think i can hit 400kms but thats using like 41L's lol!

[pablos8]

are you sure there are 45L tank???, cause i let my gauge go to the red line the other day and ran it for awhile, and then i filled up to clicked and it filled 36L

unless my gauge is showing wrong like i have like another 10L in the tank??

can anyone confirm how big the eg tank is??

lols im pretty sure the tank amount is around 30-35L's but the reserve tank holds a bit more

[One Fighter]

yes they are 45l. Honda can confirm

http://www.honda.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/e7dbde804631ed13b477fcc677bb9647/Civic_Sedan_Specs_Sep94.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

well that guide is referring to a sedan version. mines a hatch and i don't have a gli i have a 94 breeze.

but if my tank is 45L, then i should be easy pushing over 500khs, something not right. i think i need to check my honda books and actually see how much is the litres.

because i filled up and the max i put it before the petrol starts squirting out is 36L.

[One Fighter]

well i had a look at this site and search my car its say my tank capacity is 45L. so then that means my fuel gauge is wrong??

link: (http://www.carbuddy.com.au/car/values/specification/viewspecs.aspx?gid=24328&tid=32402996)

what do i need to do to get correct reading???

-_-

[pablos8]

I'm pretty sure the fuel gauge is fine, I think some of that 45L capacity is part of a resevoir tank

[success]

theres no problem with your gauge its your brain that has the real problem [tried to resist but cudnt]

obviously u've never driven your car til it has no petrol left... COME ON MAN!

[im.Kusuma]

theres no problem with your gauge its your brain that has the real problem [tried to resist but cudnt]

obviously u've never driven your car til it has no petrol left... COME ON MAN!

nah man, his car's fkd.. lol
15mins drive - grandma spec, petrol went down by a quarter.. lol wtf man and thats on M5..

[pablos8]

:( fml

[ICYOIL]

single carb d15.. +500kms a tank :D
even when you beat on the piece of shit i can still get 500

as long as you service yours regularly and just keep the motor in good nic, its easy to get numbers like that

[markismaximus]

well i had a look at this site and search my car its say my tank capacity is 45L. so then that means my fuel gauge is wrong??



about 3 people had posted it was 45L. do you really think honda would make a tank that holds 35L, and that the tanks between EG models would be different capacities.
think of it from a manufacturers point of view. they would try use the same part for as many cars are possible to reduce engineering and manufacturing costs.

Use search to find info on checking your gauge and Fuel level sender. Theres been several threads about it in the last few months

[markismaximus]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?129469-fuel-reader-not-reading-right&highlight=fuel

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?132789-DIY-Fuel-Sensor-check&highlight=fuel

[pablos8]

single carb d15.. +500kms a tank :D
even when you beat on the piece of shit i can still get 500

as long as you service yours regularly and just keep the motor in good nic, its easy to get numbers like that

yeah im gunna change the spark plugs and oil n oil filter this weekend, ive done a throttle clean already, if this weekend doesnt make any difference what should i be looking at doing next?

[ICYOIL]

yeah im gunna change the spark plugs and oil n oil filter this weekend, ive done a throttle clean already, if this weekend doesnt make any difference what should i be looking at doing next?

thats really all i do, air filter, oil, and filter just keep it maintained well.
i only put 95 in my car as well, no point running 98 in it.. also depends on how its been treated throughout the years.. mine was bought new by a fairly old guy and he had it its whole life..
so i dont really know why yours is performing so bad

i think id be able to top 600 if i tried...

[aaronng]

lols im pretty sure the tank amount is around 30-35L's but the reserve tank holds a bit more

It's not really a reserve tank. More like a single 45L tank where the light comes on when there is 10L left. :)

[One Fighter]

ok just want to add, if i get the cluster that has the tacho with the petrol reading will it work the petrol reading light in my breeze???

im so badly confused??? i think just gona take it to my mechanic..

[pablos8]

It's not really a reserve tank. More like a single 45L tank where the light comes on when there is 10L left. :)

oooh i see, well i guess my petrol light doesnt work :(

[dougie_504]

The EG/EH VTi is 45L I'm sure.

I get normally 420KMs before the light comes on (which always freaks me out).

I drive like a kunt, but surely I should get more KMs than that? D16Y1 with CAI and headers. But I reckon my 17" wheels with 205/40/17 Kumho's makes my efficiency worse...

[One Fighter]

well im on red now and still driving, i wanna push at least 500kh's, then i will fuel up to click and see how much ltrs i put in.

[mocchi]

It's not really a reserve tank. More like a single 45L tank where the light comes on when there is 10L left. :)

you sure its 10? i think its 5

[Lukey]

what fuel u using?

[One Fighter]

what fuel u using?

im using unleaded, not the e10 rubbish, i tried premium my car goes harder Lol.

[One Fighter]

also just and update, i push 500khs and i was on the red line empty from about 440khs and i just went now and filled up a full tank and i mean full tank clicking it a few times to almost petrol coming out,

And guess what i filled again a 36L tank???

whats going on!!!!

[grifty]

fuel gauge is bsing u

[One Fighter]

fuel gauge is bsing u

you reckon?? its just playing up..

u know what ill do, ill use another cluster the one i broke the tacho rev meter on Lol.. and see how it goes on there,

hey will it flash the fuel light in my breeze civic??

thanks.

[dougie_504]

I don't think the fuel needle is accurate. From a full take I can do over 100km before it jumps down...

[One Fighter]

yea i do about 120khs before it starts to go down, but iv noticed mine moves alot down and up.

weird.

[dougie_504]

Basically all you can do is fill your tank to the max, drive a bit, refill to the max, work out your efficiency, and then calculate how many KMs you can get from your maximum tank capacity.

I know with my Civic that if I do some sensible driving I should easily get to 450KMs, maybe 500. But if I drive like an ass I'll probably only get 400-450.

[grifty]

I don't think the fuel needle is accurate. From a full take I can do over 100km before it jumps down...

lol exactly what my car does.

[androo]

Guys I just filled my GSi Integra for the 3rd time. Last tank I got 420km from 38L - Not as good as the Civics but I think I beat Pablos LOL =D

[dougie_504]

That's fine mate that's like 9L/100kms. I normally do worse than that in my Civic but I think it's because I got a CAI and drive like an idiot because I love the sound. And my 205/40/17 tyres probably don't help either :(

[pablos8]

:( Changed the oil + oil filter n spark plugs this weekend, we'll see how it goes, should i be looking at airfilter + fuel filter as well?

[dougie_504]

Air filter has change-over recommendations printed on the airbox - I think it's 40k KMs?

Fuel filter why not?

[pablos8]

Because im not sure how to do the fuel filter :(

[johnny5]

when I first got my teg, I was only getting 350-380kms out of my tank...

try one of those total fuel cleaning system additives by Nulon or whoever, shit you not it works :D

[yellows2k]

Still getting 400+km from my eg and I'm running a b18cr. also light comes on and I fill up about 37l worth

[One Fighter]

im taking my car to get it tested, since my old car has similar problems and my mechanic fixed it. so will let yous know how things go.

my old car was getting 350-400khs, after fixed pulling well over 500khs even while i was thrashing it. and it was a carby too. lol

[pablos8]

lemme know what he fixes!

[grifty]

i would also try cleaning out the throttle body and adjusting the idle since it may rise once the throttle body has been cleaned.

[pablos8]

yeah we cleaned out the throttle body and fiddled with the idle, i think its still a tad high, might lower it tonight but my tacho just like died so not sure, just going by feel

[yellows2k]

Just put in 41.7l of v power tonight and managed 394km, light came on as well. I usually run vortex 98 so I'll see if v power makes a difference

[One Fighter]

Just put in 41.7l of v power tonight and managed 394km, light came on as well. I usually run vortex 98 so I'll see if v power makes a difference

iv noticed when i use the top premium petrol my car goes abit harder. but with fuel consumption about the same.

[2MPRS]

sorry not to hijack the thread but how hard is a fuel filter to change

[pablos8]

Guys i took this pic this morning :(

this is my fuel gauge after 310kms....

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b447/jdm69r/civic/3411c719.jpg

gunna fill up tonight and ill let u guys know how much i fill up :'(

[One Fighter]

Guys i took this pic this morning :(

this is my fuel gauge after 310kms....

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b447/jdm69r/civic/3411c719.jpg


gunna fill up tonight and ill let u guys know how much i fill up :'(


you serious??? thats pretty low kh's. please let us know how much u fill up.

[markismaximus]

At a guess, I say it will take about 28-31L

[jdm_b16a]

You usually get a minimum of another 50 kms when the light comes on. I'm getting 650 kms to the tank (Caltex 95/98) in the rebuilt DA9. My EH9 Civic with B16A regualrly gets over 600 kms to the tank. Both cars have a 45 L tank capacity. The trick is no real trick at all - just drive steady, to the conditions, look ahead, get off the gas downhill, from a standing start at the lights be in 3rd gear by the time you cross the opposite set of lights, travel in top gear wherever possible. Don't believe me - try it. You''ll be amazed at how little it takes to get a car into top gear. Also make sure your tyres are at the right pressure.

Peter

[pablos8]

At a guess, I say it will take about 28-31L

Im guessing it'll be around 35-40L :(

[pablos8]

hey guys filled up after work and a little bit of driving

this was my tank at the petrol station at 325km's (sorry for the glare)

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b447/jdm69r/civic/e1e68409.jpg


34.54L's later

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b447/jdm69r/civic/390928c1.jpg

my life T_T

[im.Kusuma]

roflmao hahahahha

shit Peter, your b16a gets 600kms?! man, my bros b16 only gets 350km maxxxxx.. thats like hardout granny spec.. :(
my EG gets around 400km full tank

[One Fighter]

i just filled up now as well, i got 465khs then i was on red.

filled up 35L tank.

[pablos8]

My life :( bloody petrol lol

[markismaximus]

roflmao hahahahha

shit Peter, your b16a gets 600kms?! man, my bros b16 only gets 350km maxxxxx.. thats like hardout granny spec.. :(
my EG gets around 400km full tank

your brother must be flogging the crap out of his motor to get 350km from a tank. does he redline every gear? either that or its in really bad shape.

I dont see why a B16 wouldn't have similar fuel economy as a D16

fuel consumption of 12.87L/100km. sure he doesn't have a commo engine in there. lol

[pablos8]

your brother must be flogging the crap out of his motor to get 350km from a tank. does he redline every gear? either that or its in really bad shape.

I dont see why a B16 wouldn't have similar fuel economy as a D16

fuel consumption of 12.87L/100km. sure he doesn't have a commo engine in there. lol

its a b20 block with b16 head lol

[im.Kusuma]

your brother must be flogging the crap out of his motor to get 350km from a tank. does he redline every gear? either that or its in really bad shape.

I dont see why a B16 wouldn't have similar fuel economy as a D16

fuel consumption of 12.87L/100km. sure he doesn't have a commo engine in there. lol


lol.. never ever redline it.. only max he'll go is probably 8000rpm, and thats like once a month, just to hear the cross over.
its weird, people have b18, yet they still managed to get 400km out of a full tank..

Would gear ratio be a problem? coz his car gear ratios are pretty short, eg; 5th gear, 120km/h 3300rpm..where my eg is 2000rpm..
Or is that common for B series gearbox?



its a b20 block with b16 head lol

But we dont thrash it.. always shift at 2500rpm.. Guranteed. Unless vtec yo.. lol

[pablos8]

i been super granny driving with this new tank and i dont really see any improvement >_> im in 4th by 50k's LOL

[grifty]

i got about 450 kms before it went to empty on the gauge, i reckon i could of got like another 50kms but i didnt wanna risk it and i was mostly granny driving with a few exceptions

[markismaximus]

Would gear ratio be a problem? coz his car gear ratios are pretty short, eg; 5th gear, 120km/h 3300rpm..where my eg is 2000rpm..
Or is that common for B series gearbox?



120km/h @3300 sounds about right. your 2000rpm on the other hand doesn't. at 120km/h your car should be above 3000

[im.Kusuma]

120km/h @3300 sounds about right. your 2000rpm on the other hand doesn't. at 120km/h your car should be above 3000

hmmm thanks for the heads up though..

[One Fighter]

i got about 450 kms before it went to empty on the gauge, i reckon i could of got like another 50kms but i didnt wanna risk it and i was mostly granny driving with a few exceptions

thats how much i get 450khs, then im on red. but i took a risk and went for another 50khs so i done 500khs, filled up full tank to almost came out and i still filled up 36L of petrol.

[geeang]

lol.. never ever redline it.. only max he'll go is probably 8000rpm, and thats like once a month, just to hear the cross over.
its weird, people have b18, yet they still managed to get 400km out of a full tank..

Would gear ratio be a problem? coz his car gear ratios are pretty short, eg; 5th gear, 120km/h 3300rpm..where my eg is 2000rpm..
Or is that common for B series gearbox?


I have a 4.9 final drive so I'm on 3500rpm @ around 70km/h, I still get 7.8L/100kms (JDM B18CR) which is around 640km's out of a 50L tank (and I don't drive granny style either).

[cheapdouchebag]

thats how much i get 450khs, then im on red. but i took a risk and went for another 50khs so i done 500khs, filled up full tank to almost came out and i still filled up 36L of petrol.

i think we can conclude hands down that the fuel meter on eg's are getting less accurate.
my eg hit the red part. no orange light yet i was panicing.
went to refil
only 30L went in WTFECK LOL

[tuanEH?]

lol wow some of you guys go some shat fuel economy. I get like 500kms average per tank. Most i've ever gotten is around the 560kms mark, this is with my fuel guage still above the white line, meaning i could've gotten more out of it but i never let it drop below the white line. I drive an ek sedan vti. Even when i give it alot i still get around 400kms lol

[One Fighter]

i think we can conclude hands down that the fuel meter on eg's are getting less accurate.
my eg hit the red part. no orange light yet i was panicing.
went to refil
only 30L went in WTFECK LOL

30L LOL. classic.

yea kinda weird man. just keep driving :P

[m.o.d.aus]

Instead of relying on the fuel gauge, reset your trip meter every fill up, with average driving, im getting around 500-520 kms (eg3) and i do give it a bit most mornings getting onto the highway ( almost a must haha)
I've worked out, that my fuel gauge is crap haha, going around any corner, gauge will change its reading, the only time i trust it, is in the morning, as i park on flat ground of a night.
So all i do is expect to average between 480-520 kms a tank, and i do that in a week, so i fill up every wednesday or thursday.

[xenonkuraz]

I got 630km/43L (50L capacity) freeway driving on the hume from sydney to melbourne which equates to 6.83L/100km. I think that's pretty awesome.

City driving I expect it to be around 8-9L/100km.

The car is an 06 Civic Sports (FD2).

[cheapdouchebag]

its time to celebrate, ive managed to cough up 500km's out of a tank. first time since i got my P's haha

[One Fighter]

its time to celebrate, ive managed to cough up 500km's out of a tank. first time since i got my P's haha

LOL. nice one.

[yellows2k]

ok, its been about a week, filled up with 31.58l and managed 401.9km. again, im running an eg5 with b18cr, js racing intake and rm01a exhaust.
this was with shell 98ron, i find the vortex 98 doesnt get as far, and i used bp 98 tonight, ill see how that goes. but so far in my experience the shell 98 stuff is the best,havent tried the mobil 98 stuff
the needle was at about 1/4 plenty to go, but petrol was cheap tonight

[zco]

your fuel consumption should improve after about 2-3 tanks of the same fuel. so if you're going from shell to BP, fill up BP 3 times and count the kms on the 3rd tank. i know this happens with my gf's jazz.. it goes from 6.1L/100km to 7.0L/100kms if we change fuels, but if we fill up a few more tanks it eases out.

i once filled up 41.7litres in her jazz.. the tank capacity is 42Litres LOL

[One Fighter]

-_- looks like mine is going crazy my fuel. i pulled 400kh's less then before and my gauge is on red, i go fill up and i fill up 29L this time???

like seriously man whats up with that. defiantly need to get this checked.

[yellows2k]

Ok, after running the bp ultimate I filled up the other night and put in about the same 32l but this time only managed 348km.
I've filled again with ultimate and so far it seems like the fuel Econ will be aboutyhe same
I'll refill with shell next

[cheapdouchebag]

my eg had its fuel needle go over the red.
and still, i had 8 litres left =.=

win - i coughed up 600km

[yellows2k]

Just put 44.74l in. Managed 406km tho, so a lot poorer than expected. I'll see wat I manage this time as I put in v power

[dougie_504]

I managed 430 KMs at 37.3L which I'm pretty happy with. EH Civic VTi, D16Y1. Drove like a pussy the whole tank, hardly rev'd past 2500-3000. Drove me bloody crazy since it took like two weeks to empty the tank.

Now I've re-filled and just fanging around to celebrate :)

[grifty]

so far managed 500kms and needle is just above red, and thats with abit of a/c on and giving it abit a few times, i also keep it under 3k normal driving usually shift at 2.5.

[cheapdouchebag]

600 km's again on jdm d15b auto. man it keeps gettin better!
vtec once or twice a day too :D

refuelled up to 41.44L :D stoked as hell yo

[grifty]

600 km's again on jdm d15b auto. man it keeps gettin better!
vtec once or twice a day too :D

refuelled up to 41.44L :D stoked as hell yo

did your needle go past the red?

[SiR Vtec]

my em1 only gets about 300km a tank, which is preety bad, im abit heavy footed but still think it burns a fair bit

[cheapdouchebag]

did your needle go past the red?

yeaps, check fuel light came on too

[yellows2k]

did 427.65km and put in a tad under 36l. thats 8.3l/100km. v power is awesome