360 kms full tank? DC5S? tell me whats up

[RyDC5S]

Tank is 50 litres, fuel warning kicks in when it reaches the 10 litre mark.

I get anywhere from 490-530km before the warning light kicks in (city/highway driving).


The brochure is right on the mark, 9-10L consumption per 100km.

Maybe you aren't optimal in your gear usage, K20's work best for normal driving around 3k rpm.

[Amusevtec]

damn 490-530?/

I get 430 If i'm lucky, no vtec, just driving normaly, shifting at 3-3.5k

My friend with a DC2r gets similar fuel consumption

[twofruitz]

I get about 350kms (dc5 base) before the red light... but i guess i am a bit hard on the pedal (never hit vtec though).

My 96 GSi auto was a fuel guzzler though, i got about 300kms per tank!!! Changed air/fuel mixture and got a little more.

[m0nk3y]

trueee damn aye.. monk3y is urs a manual? is it cos i dont use 6th much? only on highways? leadfoot whats THAT haha

yep mine is a manual.

i use 5th gear alot to save petrol - usually i cruise in 5th from about 80km/h (no 6th in a lux)

plus i usally upshift at about 2200rpm, only upshift later when i really need to

i've found that my fuel light comes on, and after about 10min it sometimes goes off - still enough warning for me to fill up

[Shraka]

yep mine is a manual.

i use 5th gear alot to save petrol - usually i cruise in 5th from about 80km/h (no 6th in a lux)

plus i usally upshift at about 2200rpm, only upshift later when i really need to

i've found that my fuel light comes on, and after about 10min it sometimes goes off - still enough warning for me to fill up

Go get it checked out. Your car still under warranty?

I get about 350kms (dc5 base) before the red light... but i guess i am a bit hard on the pedal (never hit vtec though).

My 96 GSi auto was a fuel guzzler though, i got about 300kms per tank!!! Changed air/fuel mixture and got a little more.

If you never get onto your lumpy cam, then you're not heavy on the throttle. :P

[m0nk3y]

Go get it checked out. Your car still under warranty?

yeh it is still under warrenty and i've got my service coming up in the next month or so, so i'll get it checked

thanks for reminding me

[Hullabaloo]

guys i got 360 kms on a full tank filled up wen the light came on, thrashing once or twice in the whole time...

is my car crazy?

mm.. and how big is the tank? cost me 52 bucks from a $1.22/ltr i think premium aswell.. BP ultimate. anyone got any suggestions to get better ks?

cheers

was that $1.22 for standard unleaded price or for the BP Ultimate price? assuming Ultimate price (though it sounds like standard 91ron price...) means you got 11.84L per 100km. which isn't outragous if you shift at highish rpm (4k or higher), use heavy throttle on the way up to 4k, and cruise around in 5th gear (on highways?).

if 1.22 was for 91ron, then 98 would have been 1.32. which means 10.9L per 100km. ($52 @ 1.32 = 39.4L. 39.4/3.6 = 10.9L per 100km)

i would try to change your driving style for a week or two (lightish throttle, shifts at 3k or so, cruise in 6th gear for any speed higher than 60km) and see how your fuel consumption goes.

[Mooro]

Possibly a faulty O2 sensor which can cause high fuel usage when cruising.

Probably best to take note of how much fuel you have to put in and how many kms you get for the next few tanks and if it stays up around the 11L-12L/100kms then get it checked out.

[dc5.taiger]

i tryed a few kinds of petrol and i find shell v-power gives me an extra 50ks or so, and abit more response compared to bp premium.

im abit heavy footed and i still get around 450 out of a full tank

[XP02ED]

try restarting your computer.. easy way.. just pull out the ground and + for 10 minutes then let it idle for 10 minutes.. see how that goes.. and it really depends how hard you drive... i get about 400kms vtecing quite abit

[tekung89]

heard resetting the ecu give ya great economy , i use to get 400km outa a full tank NA, now its 500km boosted

[mugga]

Got extra 100km just by reseting the ECU?