Civic 06 fuel efficient problem

[yeehou]

Hey people, could someone who owns civic 06 (any model), tell me how many kms they can run with a full tank? (91? 95? or 98?)

Mine's a civic sport, I don't know why for 36litre (optimax), it only manage to get like 350 kms. Is it normal though?

Sorry bout my english :p

[mugeneration]

How hard you drive it? Hit VTEC often? Drive just around the city?

[yeehou]

Nah, jus normal driving, try to keep the rpm low. Drving in the city mostly. Go to uni from city to clayton

[aaronng]

Auto? How much throttle do you use? 1/4? 1/2? 3/4?

[yeehou]

less than 1/2 , yeah, it's an auto

[yeehou]

honda claimed it is 8.0L/100km rite? I believe I should get like 9.0L/100km.

[JaCe]

It's a 50L tank right? I know that even when I'm driving pretty hard sometimes (eg. atm), I still get around 380km before the yellow light comes on (which comes up with 2 bars; or around 7L of petrol remaining). I tried driving really conservatively for a week (no air cond, no harsh acceleration unless absolutely necessary, etc...) and reached 420km before the yellow light came on.

[aaronng]

Measure your fuel consumption using the full fill and distance calculation method. I don't trust any of the xxx km per tank stuff.

[Jazzle]

agree with aaronng... reset the trip meter everytime u fill petrol.. and do this
{amount of petrol to fill up a full tank} / {km driven}... u will be able to get L/100km

dont trust the needle of the fuel meter and dont trust the number on fuel consumption meter

[Diesmile]

well, 06 civic vti auto

always keep below 2k rpm, full tank from dealer is about 340km

[idunlie]

WHATTT thats slow as loL

[aaronng]

Dealer probably filled up to the full level and not to the top of the tank. On my car, that's a difference of 100km.

[JaCe]

agree with aaronng... reset the trip meter everytime u fill petrol.. and do this
{amount of petrol to fill up a full tank} / {km driven}... u will be able to get L/100km

dont trust the needle of the fuel meter and dont trust the number on fuel consumption meter

That's what I do. Bear in mind that the formula there will tell you how much petrol you used for each kilometre, so if you want 100km, you'll have to multiply it by 100.

[Diesmile]

Dealer probably filled up to the full level and not to the top of the tank. On my car, that's a difference of 100km.

agree, but my first fill of 30L doens't look good either, will report results later.

[Diesmile]

WHATTT thats slow as loL

that is because my car is new, only 400k, i want drive gentle at least for first 1000km

[pakman]

hrmm..
odd..
aparently the 06 civics should be more fuel efficient than the previous models
i own a 2004 civic auto, sedan, and one full tank manages to get around 450 @ 38 - 40L on average.

[idunlie]

oh haha. i didnt really drive it gently for the first 1000km. couldnt help myself sometimes lol

[yeehou]

I turn on and off my car 4 - 5 times everyday, does it affect the fuel efficient?

[yeehou]

btw jace, are you using BP 91 ron?

[pakman]

I turn on and off my car 4 - 5 times everyday, does it affect the fuel efficient?

most people would turn their car on and off that many times a day..
and a lot of things will affect fuel efficiency..

Idling your car
City driving vs hwy driving
temperature of the day.. I've experienced more petrol usage on cold days,
how much you "floor" it.
etc etc etc

[yeehou]

If I service my car, would it help a bit? It's 8000kms on the mileage already

[Diesmile]

8000km already? ur fuel consumption should be stable by then i guess, mine is only 450km on the clock.

i would try remove all the unwanted items (my boot is empty :) );
then i will try less aggressive driving, ie no WOT;
then i will try to drive in a less busy period, my working hour is 10 to 6, so easy for me,but u can either go a bit eariler or come home a bit later to avoid mass traffic;
what else? oh btw, how often do u add petrol? since i only add petrol like once a month? so there is no point for me to fill the whole tank up and carrying all those dead weight through the month. i normally just fill like 30L, then use it for 2 or 3 weeks, when yellow light on, do another refill.

hope these helps, if u do notice any changes, let us know. god help u and me on our fuel consumptions ^_^

[JaCe]

btw jace, are you using BP 91 ron?

I keep changing fuel; usually use Caltex since that's the only one near me. However I did notice when I tried BP 91, acceleration was better AND I travelled further.

My car's nearly on 6k. It's pretty run-in I think.

[yeehou]

I just start using Optimax, maybe it need a while for the car to get used to it? Lol. Seriously, I got no idea about car.

[aaronng]

hrmm..
odd..
aparently the 06 civics should be more fuel efficient than the previous models
i own a 2004 civic auto, sedan, and one full tank manages to get around 450 @ 38 - 40L on average.
If it is the VTi and VTiL, then yes, your fuel efficiency will be better if you have highway travelling. If it is the sport, then there won't be much improvement as there is no optimisation for fuel efficiency. It's meant to be "Sport" afterall :)

[aaronng]

I just start using Optimax, maybe it need a while for the car to get used to it? Lol. Seriously, I got no idea about car.
Your car is designed for 91 octane. You'll get better response from 91, but if it was my car, I'd still use Optimax :p

[yeehou]

Your car is designed for 91 octane. You'll get better response from 91, but if it was my car, I'd still use Optimax :p

Huh? I'm confused, I thought I get higher response and performance with 98 ron? Can you explain it to me?

[channon]

Huh? I'm confused, I thought I get higher response and performance with 98 ron? Can you explain it to me?

91 ron has less bursting power than 98 which means if u put 98 the car accelerates faster however there is less torque which means if u always have alot of ppl in ur car its better off with 91

thats my exp of putting different petrol

[Jazzle]

one thing i noticed when i still had my jazz.. i always get good and consistant fuel consumption when i stick with the same petrol (BP ultimate in my case) and whenever i changed to another brand and type.. that tank of fuel will give me very bad consumption but it will improve if I keep using it for 2 or 3 tanks...
so stick with the brand/type of petrol ur using ;)
i dont have any technical explanation for this but this conclusion came from many many experimental experience haha


I keep changing fuel; usually use Caltex since that's the only one near me. However I did notice when I tried BP 91, acceleration was better AND I travelled further.

My car's nearly on 6k. It's pretty run-in I think.

[Bob san]

i always use Shell optimax 98ron fuel. i don't really feel like theres more power but i find that the engine revs much smoother comapred to 91 run fuel.

[TheSaint]

slow? arnt u suppose to slowly break in car for a while before u start thrashing it?

[davecash]

hey guys, managed to get 8.9L/100km last week in my sport on E10. Not too far off the quoted 8.0 for the auto's

[nattynatnat]

thats a joke, my b16a eg gets about 480 to 550 a tank depending on how i drive it and it has a 40l tank... and its a 93 model... i thought the new civics were suposed to be fuel effecent and not built for power like the earlier b16a

[aaronng]

thats a joke, my b16a eg gets about 480 to 550 a tank depending on how i drive it and it has a 40l tank... and its a 93 model... i thought the new civics were suposed to be fuel effecent and not built for power like the earlier b16a
Civic Sport is a 2.0L. Your b16a will drink less. R18 will drink less than b16a if you are cruising or with light throttle. When accelerating, it drinks the same as other 1.8L engines.

[jamchen]

lets wait a bit long when there are actually a number of civics hit at least 7000km mark which we can claim they've ran-in well...
then depending on different routes, driving styles, peak of off-peak time when driving.. and combination of city and hway miles...
the thing that is almost the same for every car manufacturers... they all wanted to make their cars to be as much fuel efficient as they could,, which means during these consumption tests they might drive/accelerate slower than old granny... but lets face the reality, apart from Disel cars, how many ppl actaully achieved the figures they stated? the MDX xlaimed to be 12.9l/100km,,, but until now, with 55,000km on the odo.. the best i achieve with 50% city and 50% hway is always around 14l/100km... >.<
our 6 months old euro is consistant with 12l/100km pure city driving... so not that bad..:D

[Diesmile]

7000k? lol that will take me more than one and half year to achieve that. but i will wait till i fill about 2 or 3 times first. still using my first refill atm

[Aco3n]

I've done 5900kms now.. and the best I can achieve up to now is 1:14..

[yeehou]

lol, i saw your car in city b4, can't forget that rim. how much did u get it for? Btw, what do you mean by 1:14? is it 14 litre per 100km? or 1 litre : 14 km?

[xenfacta]

Just under 2000km old, my VTi manual sits between 8.5-9.5 L/100km (depending on how many trips to uni/work, city driving, short neighborhood trips etc). i use 91 RON, usually from Shell

[Diesmile]

can anyone give me some figures on vti auto? my reading dropped from 12L/100 to 10L/km, but only 600km on the clock.

[Aco3n]

lol, i saw your car in city b4, can't forget that rim. how much did u get it for? Btw, what do you mean by 1:14? is it 14 litre per 100km? or 1 litre : 14 km?

Lol... can't remember the price for the rims.. been ages ago.. it was when 18 still a bit pricey..:p ... 1:14 means 1 litre can goes up to 14 kms..