wondering if anything wrong with my FD1... i am getting 10-11 lt/ 100km...
Its normal if you're driving in lots of stop start traffic. If you always go out in peak hour traffic most of the time ur doing 0km/hr while your car is still consuming fuel...
I have changed different driving styles in order to find out the most eco drive...but it only works with a manual/tiptronic
1) Accelerate slowly - careful on the gas...the more slowly you step on the pedal reduces the chance of you injecting big globs of fuel into your engine which doesn't get burnt.
2) If you see a red light or people stopping ahead immediately gear down and let your car stop by engine braking (people tell me it wears out the gear box but i dont believe it does unless u crunch your gears). Doing this should tell the ECU to stop sending fuel to the engine to "choke" it so you can brake and wont accelerate while its slowing down. I strategically keep gearing down from 4th-2nd until i come to a stop.
3) Minimize the time you stay stationary and minimise braking...so if someone in front of you that you can see is driving like a moron or too slow overtake early.
4) wind up your windows if you dont have window visors as it affects fuel consumption...about 0.5L/100km at least..
5) where possible do not use heater/AC, saps at least 1L/100km
Unproven theory
6) Try to take the route that favours the left hand turns (slip lanes) because it means chances are you wont have to stop at traffic lights. If for example you are travelling to a destination there are 2 methods to get there (that are roughly equal distance) use the route that favours left hand turns to get there and to get back (you should be going opposite routes).
In my ED3 by driving as such i can achieve an average of around 7.8L/100km in a 1.5L carby which is good considering its a carby...In my mums V5 Volkswagen Bora i lowered the average consumption from about 11-13L/100km to around 9L/100km. The FD1 should be able to achieve 6.9L/100km normal driving conditions, i reckon with my driving style you should be able to get 6.5L/100. The trick is to minimise the amount of stop/starts you do and also ignition starts....both are usually where most fuel is consumed...
Then again it could be because your engine hasnt "warmed up" yet...and if you work "in da shiddy" theres not that much you can do =)
hey guys, havent been here in awhile due to exams...just remembered...
What fuel are you using? in my past experience i found that shell unleaded 95 normal consumes on average 1L/100km less than Caltex/shell...so i always pump with Shell cause it gives me more mileage...
Caltex average = 9-9.8L/100
Shell unleaded 95 = 8-9L/100
Originally Posted by buddah51au
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