im going through too much fuel :-/
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hi, i have a 2001 impreza gx sport, im so confussed when i first got the car the fuel consumption wasnt that bad, but recently its going through some amount!! i recently put in £40 of fuel it filled it 3/4 and petrol light is away to go on and all ive done is 112miles? ive also been driving as nice as i can low revs incase thats what was causing it but seriously 112miles for £40? so im averaging 35miles per 1/4 of a tank? when before it wasnt this bad? what could it be because no lights have came on suggest anything? and there is no leaks that i can see, only thing ive noticed recently is when i rev there is a different added rumble to the noise now?
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You need to fill it to the top, drive it to qtr of a tank then fill up again to work out the correct mpg, 45 quids worth is god knows how many litres depending on where you get your fuel from and the price per litre.
P.s the non turbo versions are not known for good fuel consumption either.
P.s the non turbo versions are not known for good fuel consumption either.
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well the fuel was 1.19per litre and i put in £40 it filled it to exactly 3/4 of a full tank, and now the tank is on its light and ive done 112 miles, im just assuming that for 3/4 of a tank has got to do more than 112 miles? especially when im driving sensible?
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i find that the fuel gauge is shocking on the impreza anyway, the full to 3/4 will last ages then after that it goes so quickly. i would do what others have said above drive till the light then fill to the brim and back down to the light
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i could do this, but i was more wondering if anyone had an idea that could be wrong? because id rather not keep filling to only get around 140miles for a full tank? haha
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Regardless of how fast the gauge goes down using 33l of fuel to go 112 miles doesn't stack unless your booting it or in stop start traffic which I guess your not.
Short of a trail of unleaded following you round, if it persists I would get it checked out or get rid
Short of a trail of unleaded following you round, if it persists I would get it checked out or get rid
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deff not booting it, because i was driving purposely nice to see if that helped which it hasn't!
and im only sitting in the standard traffic no more than 5mins a day,
ill deff have to get.it checked!
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Well, let's have a commonsense approach.
The only way to guarantee how much fuel has been consumed is to fill the tank to the top, set the odo to 0, do the miles and then fill it up again. Whatever it takes to fill it up is what you've consumed, for the miles the odo says.
The odo is far more accurate than one's eyes, trying to see if the petrol gauge is a) on; b) just above; or c) just below one of the marks.
You're probably right that the consumption is really bad (you get a feel for these things and of course you've had the car some time) but until anyone knows how relatively bad your car's consumption is no-one can give you a good idea of what might be wrong.
The only way to guarantee how much fuel has been consumed is to fill the tank to the top, set the odo to 0, do the miles and then fill it up again. Whatever it takes to fill it up is what you've consumed, for the miles the odo says.
The odo is far more accurate than one's eyes, trying to see if the petrol gauge is a) on; b) just above; or c) just below one of the marks.
You're probably right that the consumption is really bad (you get a feel for these things and of course you've had the car some time) but until anyone knows how relatively bad your car's consumption is no-one can give you a good idea of what might be wrong.
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As pointed out by others l
Fill it up amd brim the tank then reset the odometer and drive it to the light comes on and write it down and then do the same exercise again
My classic turbo has averaged 250 on super unleaded for years useing this method l
Come back to us with the exact figures in a couple of tanks as 3/4 tank might just be over half a tank by looking at the gauge so it has to be done exactly
On a long run I've had 290 per tank and a spirited run 220 on a tank
So I would think 112 on a 3/4 tank does seem a bit in the Low side
Fill it up amd brim the tank then reset the odometer and drive it to the light comes on and write it down and then do the same exercise again
My classic turbo has averaged 250 on super unleaded for years useing this method l
Come back to us with the exact figures in a couple of tanks as 3/4 tank might just be over half a tank by looking at the gauge so it has to be done exactly
On a long run I've had 290 per tank and a spirited run 220 on a tank
So I would think 112 on a 3/4 tank does seem a bit in the Low side
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Sorry to not help, but something to bear in mind - try and drive the car around the maximum torque range so as to waste the least amount of fuel possible
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