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09-10-2011, 10:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2011, 11:28 AM by Ol'Jeffers.)
Just to add a comparison.
My 1.6HDi turns in over 60 mpg (indicated) on a good run.
My place (Aylesford) to Leicester and back via the M1 roadworks 60.5mpg (280 miles) and today my place to Edenbridge and back 61.5mpg (50 miles).
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Just bought a red '03 m/space forte from a young lady called Rachel. As she said, it has been cosseted and is clean as a whistle. 80,000 miles, full records, no faults. Apart from..................
This is my second week driving it, and it seems to be drinking fuel. My last car was a Citroen ZX - 1.9 Diesel. Good on fuel.
But I swear I can see the Berlingo guage going down !
And then I go round the back and the tailpipe is the richest, sootiest black I have ever come across. A soft lamp black about 4mm deep. Whilst I wait for a Haynes manual to come from Amazon, has anyone any input ?
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egr valve stuck open..... seems a likely cause.
Any smoke on start up or under load??
Filthy air filter?
Overfilled with oil?
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After the filter check/replacement,try a good diesel fuel cleaner preferably before a long run.I dose mine twice a year with forte & mpg av mid 50's.(1.6 HDI)
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