CRV 2004 - high fuel consumption ?

[Kennard]

Hi,
I have CRV 2004 2.4 and full tank (58litres) last 350 kms. Thats on Caltex BIO E10 Unleaded (10%ethanol).

Is this ok?

I bought this car just couple weeks ago and don't know if I should consider this as a normal range. We use this car to travel to and from work in the city (7.5 kms each way) and some short trips (40kms) to the beach.

Also, which fuel - E10, 95 or 98 - is most suitable for this type of engine?

Thanks a lot.

[Jasemas]

What does the owners manual say.
Im sure e10 should be used as a last resort

[Kennard]

Manual say it can run on E10. I will be using 95 from now on just wanted to ask other crv owners if this is the range I can expect.

[Jasemas]

rememeber 95 & 95 RON
Give better fuel economy, mileage and better for your engine

[vtek]

try 3 tanks of each, 350-400 is about right as you are only refilling about 40ish ltrs when the light comes on and doing short distances. stick to atleast 91. e10 probly uses more.

[brett2372]

G'day,

We've got a 2005 Model which we've had since new. Anyhow I have only driven it once on a tank of E10 and the fuel consumption was dreadful. Honda engines sold in OZ are optimised for 91 unleaded. Though I always run ours on 95. E10 also has a lower octane rating than 91.

[Jasemas]

remember
Due to the nature of e10, more e10 is required for combustion than normal RON 91 petrol
If that makes sense

[Kennard]

Thanks for your posts gyus.
Yesterday I bought a full tank of 95. I will see how it will go, but after reading all info regarding this I will most probably stick to 95 from now on.

[Jasemas]

98 is much better
As your engine is a k24 and have a higher compression than the old b series motors

[dacbietcrx]

I have an 06 and 350-400 is pretty much right for everyday driving. On the hwy I got about 477kms on 98octane.

The boys are right When the light comes in I can only fill it with 40l so there is still 18litres in there.

[Limbo]

Don't run the e10 on the crv. It goes thru it too fast