Petrol usage

sellerbarry

Hi all. Question for all you petrol heads.
Currently driving a 2001 daywoo lanos 1.4 saloon. Had a service about 3 months ago. Thing is, just lately it has been using a (Lot) more petrol than usual. What could be the problem? Thanks in advance.;)

shedweller

Getting colder? It makes a difference.

sellerbarry

Thanks shed. But this is a really noticeable difference.

sellerbarry

sellerbarry wrote: »

Thanks shed. But this is a really noticeable difference.

Are you going to quantify this noticeable difference for us ? Ideally in terms of mpg

sellerbarry

Hi Rover. Would this car use a tenner a day going from finglas to shankhill via m50 and back with a little bit of running around in between.? Thanks

challengemaster

Finglas to shankhill is roughly 40km each way. Adding in another ~20km for running around a bit, it's roughly 62 miles.

€10 @129.9 is about 7.7L of petrol.

That's 36.6MPG

If you only did an extra 10km running around, it's about 32.4MPG

sellerbarry

Thanks challenge. Is this ok mpg?

shedweller

Couple of questions:
Does it sound different? (High idle due to sticky idle air control valve)

Is it hard to start? (compression issues?)

Did it get bad just after the service? (heavier oil?)

Are your tyres inflated correctly? (They may be low from a slow leak or just that it has gotten colder lately)

Do your wheels spin freely? (Bearing starting to fail or brakes dragging?)

I'm just throwing ideas out there, maybe one will work!!

CiniO

challengemaster wrote: »

Finglas to shankhill is roughly 40km each way. Adding in another ~20km for running around a bit, it's roughly 62 miles.

€10 @129.9 is about 7.7L of petrol.

That's 36.6MPG

If you only did an extra 10km running around, it's about 32.4MPG

Heh another example how much easier l/100km is easier then MPG.

In that case it's just 7.7 l/100km.

sellerbarry

One thing i've noticed is that it doesn't seem to accelerate as quick as usual. Seems a bit sluggish really. Thanks shed;)

CiniO

sellerbarry wrote: »

One thing i've noticed is that it doesn't seem to accelerate as quick as usual. Seems a bit sluggish really. Thanks shed;)

Maybe your brakes are stuck.
Lift the car, and check if you can turn the wheels. (make sure it's not on the gear or handbrake).

shedweller

sellerbarry wrote: »

One thing i've noticed is that it doesn't seem to accelerate as quick as usual. Seems a bit sluggish really. Thanks shed;)

You're welcome.

sellerbarry

I'll check that in the morning. Thanks all for the replies. Much appreciated;)