hey .. my car is a 1997 gsi manual with a exhaust and extractors. It gets roughly 350-370km's for a full tank..which im quite sure isn't right for a 1.8 litre....how much should the integ get 400+?
1. would tire pressure or my car slightly turns the the left could also contribute to this?
2. and i read that the thermostat could also be a contributor to lower km's,
3. i have also read in another forum that someone had replaced their clutch fan which hence improved their fuel economy...i have a fan which sits like nearby to the bonnet latch that fan doesn't move...the previous owner said it was sensered to when it gets warmer it will move...idk but i saw pictures of a clutch fan on the internet and it looks like it is that on my car not moving at all when the engine is on.
4. and if these needs to be check is there any costs that would be involved?
spark plugs
02 sensor
ecu
soz for the noob questions i just bought my first car and just threw in whatever i thought was revelent to others with not so good fuel economy.
hey .. my car is a 1997 gsi manual with a exhaust and extractors. It gets roughly 350-370km's for a full tank..which im quite sure isn't right for a 1.8 litre....how much should the integ get 400+?
1. would tire pressure or my car slightly turns the the left could also contribute to this?
2. and i read that the thermostat could also be a contributor to lower km's,
3. i have also read in another forum that someone had replaced their clutch fan which hence improved their fuel economy...i have a fan which sits like nearby to the bonnet latch that fan doesn't move...the previous owner said it was sensered to when it gets warmer it will move...idk but i saw pictures of a clutch fan on the internet and it looks like it is that on my car not moving at all when the engine is on.
4. and if these needs to be check is there any costs that would be involved?
spark plugs
02 sensor
ecu
soz for the noob questions i just bought my first car and just threw in whatever i thought was revelent to others with not so good fuel economy.
Not too sure that the fan will increase your fuel economy by that much..
The 02 sensor ecu spark plugs and also air filter could contribute to it alot though. As for the Spark plugs and air filter that depends if you did them on your last service and how long ago that service was.
The o2 sensor and Ecu will have to be checked by professionals so might set you back a little bit I suggest checking the air filter and spark plugs first.
But I notice how you say you have an exhaust system and extractors so they may have tuned the Ecu to Increase fuel and air mixture which would decrease fuel economy aswell..
im currently sitting on 280km with < 1/4 tank left...
Do you think its probably best for me to get my o2 sensor checked? I've generally been able to get around 350km until i have to hit the pump (i dont let it go till fuel light however, just low enough). Never been able to get >400km full tank
Also to note.... i believe the fuel gauge is extremely inaccurate and highly susceptible to changes upon an incline or when taking a fast corner. I can never get a proper reading out of it... so maybe that could be the reason why i'm 'thinking' i'm getting a terrible fuel economy. Gotta do a test at the pump - im usually pumping 35 to 40L for full tank
Last edited by DC4Integra98; 10-06-2009 at 12:11 AM.
im currently sitting on 280km with < 1/4 tank left...
Do you think its probably best for me to get my o2 sensor checked? I've generally been able to get around 350km until i have to hit the pump (i dont let it go till fuel light however, just low enough). Never been able to get >400km full tank
Also to note.... i believe the fuel gauge is extremely inaccurate and highly susceptible to changes upon an incline or when taking a fast corner. I can never get a proper reading out of it... so maybe that could be the reason why i'm 'thinking' i'm getting a terrible fuel economy. Gotta do a test at the pump - im usually pumping 35 to 40L for full tank
400km to the tank isn't that bad it really depends how you drive if you thrash it some times it will reduce the total out come by abit... Also depends on what year your car is if it's quite old you can't expect to get the same as it did when the motor was new.
I get about 550 out of my tank with just a little bit of thrashing and only me driving around and maybe another one person in the car. I think if I drove normally with no thrashing at all though and depending how owften I go on the motor way I would get about 600+ easy.
And yes do a test first before you go out and spend money on some one else checking the o2 sensor.
There's just too many things that come into play for me to make a whole list.
i had that oproblem before with my integra gsi aswell.....but after i change the cluster its back to normal, now i get about 480 km per tank with a few high revs.......so im pretty damn sure its the thee fuel gauge problem, change it or u can pull it out and check if anything is wrong......trust me......been there, and done that....hope u'll find it out soon, cas its pretty annoying
yep its definitely the fuel gauge. Today i went to the pump station and refilled about 32L when my fuel gauge suggest that i had about 1 tiny bar left of fuel.
Looks like i probably do get good fuel economy since the car has a 50L tank, but i'm too scared for it to go all the way down on the gauge or wait for the light to go on lol.
yeah thats why u need to get it fixed asap, i was like oh crap...should i fill it up before i go unior not? its a annoyin thing, but yeah after u get it fixed im sure u'll do 500km a tank let me know how u went
i had that problem on my old teg. it was completely stock, n all the mechanic did was remove the injectors n run it under pressure with a some fluid for a bout half an hour or so, basically cleaning n wat not, n dat was it my car started to get twice the amount of ks as it did b4.
Also a mate of mine on his teg vtir was gettin about 360-380ks n he claims that wen he replaced the thermostat he started reachin 450ks but that was probably because he had the skunk2 IM along with all other boltons however his car was tuned and equiped with hondata
any1 else experience this?
i had that problem on my old teg. it was completely stock, n all the mechanic did was remove the injectors n run it under pressure with a some fluid for a bout half an hour or so, basically cleaning n wat not, n dat was it my car started to get twice the amount of ks as it did b4.
Also a mate of mine on his teg vtir was gettin about 360-380ks n he claims that wen he replaced the thermostat he started reachin 450ks but that was probably because he had the skunk2 IM along with all other boltons however his car was tuned and equiped with hondata
any1 else experience this?
You can also clean the fuel injectors by pouring in a bottle of fuel injection cleaner every now a then with your fuel.
Yep, gonna pour some flashlube into the petrol when i get home from work. Everytime I pour some of that stuff in, I always get better fuel economy and response from the car
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let me know how u went
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