Tips to save fuel?

masterboy123

Hi

I have Opel 2006 1.6L automatic transmission.

I am wondering if the engine uses more fuel on waiting at red lights while on 1st gear rather than on Neutral gear?

And on highways what speed should give better fuel consumption?

Whats the approx fuel average for 1.6L engine? And any accurate way to calculate my cars fuel consumption?

Any other tips to save on fuel would highly be appreciated.

Thanks

Supergurrier

Cycle

masterboy123

cant cycle on motorways :P:o

Supergurrier wrote: »

Cycle

Bpmull

Neutral would probably use a bit bit less not much though.

On motorways use the highest gear it has to keep the revs as low as possible well as long as there still over around 2k revs which they will if your doing 100-120 kmh or whatever.

To calculate fuel fill tank to top zero the trip. Drive till near empty or half tank whatever re fill the tank note how many litres it took and how much distance you traveled easy to calculate from there. Or google mpg calculator.

Other tips don't carry around unnecessary weight. Check tyre pressure of all tyre . You can see the ideal for your cars tyres in owners manual or sometimes a sticker of fuel tank door or drivers door.

Jesus.

If you have an onboard trip com, check what speed is most economical by resetting it at different speeds. In your 1.6 it might be as low as 45-50 mph which would be around 2k revs. You'll have to go faster than that on the Motorway but the faster you go, the more likely it is for your MPG to drop.

Oh and buy a manual next time

micraX

Grease your break discs

dgt

Make sure the car is well serviced
Tyre pressures correct
No un-necessary weight
Alter your driving style

Some to name a few

pablo128

55-60 mph or 90-100kmh is the most economical speed. I will add that doing this speed on a long run would have you biting your knuckles with boredom, but then you're driving an auto Opel.... :pac:

pablo128

micraX wrote: »

Grease your break discs

Don't mind this terrible advice.


They are BRAKE discs!:pac:

Jesus.

pablo128 wrote: »

55-60 mph or 90-100kmh is the most economical speed.

With a lot of Irish small engine petrol cars, its lower than that mate. My 1.6 is most economical at a very leisurely 46/7 mph

woodturner

Refuel your car first thing in the morning. Petrol is denser at a cooler temperature, you'll get a little more for your money. Pair this with pumping it slowly which reduces the amount of fumes created by pumping it in quickly. I couldn't believe the difference when I tried this for the first time.

Henry Ford III

Avoid unneccessary trips,and declutter your car. Check tyre pressures. Accelerate gently, anticipate braking situations.

Having said that a 1.6l auto won't ever be great on fuel.

Dord

Here you go. Main one for motorways is slow down! try doing 100 instead of 120.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/EM-hypermiling-driving-tips-ecodriving.php

masterboy123

great information everyone!
Have a wonderful week ahead, i will calculate fuel average this week
Many thanks.

Explosive_Cornflake

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Avoid unneccessary trips,and declutter your car. Check tyre pressures. Accelerate gently, anticipate braking situations.

Having said that a 1.6l auto won't ever be great on fuel.

I think you'd save significantly more fuel by not accelerating too quickly.
Snopes article on the above

Stella Virgo

get rid of the automatic....

masterboy123

Yes thats the problem.
I am speeding always at the start. sometimes using "sport" mode as well :rolleyes::o

Explosive_Cornflake wrote: »

I think you'd save significantly more fuel by not accelerating too quickly.
Snopes article on the above

masterboy123

wifey cant drive manual well :cool: to be honest myself too

Stella Virgo wrote: »

get rid of the automatic....

Jesus.

Explosive_Cornflake wrote: »

I think you'd save significantly more fuel by not accelerating too quickly.
Snopes article on the above

Some people swear its better the other way. Accelerate quickly but change up rapidly too, meaning you'll get up to speed quicker and be covering more distance. I don't know which way is best. I suppose it depends on the car.

You get a feel for what's optimum in your own Motor. I move off at a decent enough pace, changing up at around 2k revs each time.

sebastianlieken

micraX wrote: »

Grease your break discs

I know this is meant as a joke n' all, but youd be surprised how many people might read this and think "oh right, sure i'll give it a go!"

I know a girl who, when cleaning her bicylce, was using WD40 to clean the brake discs. she was then complaining that her brakes were worn out because they wern't working anymore.

And then there's a guy here in work who bought a lovely new BMW but didn't like how the brake discs looked rusty after it rainined, he was wondering if he should spray some wd40 on them to prevent them from rusting....

sebastianlieken

Also, and i'm surprised nobody has said it yet...

Tyre pressure!!! make sure your tyres are at the right pressure!!

Ever ride a bike with a flat tyre? - notice how difficult it was?

jimgoose

Stella Virgo wrote: »

get rid of the automatic....

Not necessarily. Most modern-ish autoboxes will run the show quite economically by design. I find one of the best ways of encouraging them is to accelerate briskly to your desired speed, then come off the loud pedal. That'll cause them to shunt up into a nice high gear.

Pops_20

The 1.6L Astra doesn't come with an automatic transmission. I presume the OP means he is driving the semi-automatic version, which has a manual transmission but shifts automatically. It's actually supposed to get 0.1 L/100km better combined fuel consumption than the manual, presumably as it eliminates human error etc. For your car you should be seeing about 38 mpg.

vectra

Cycle and walk.

masterboy123

Hi there,

it's Easytronic transmission as Opel calls it. There is manual mode also to shift from M1...to M5. And automatic from A1 to A5. How can it be 0.1L/km? I think i am getting about 7-8L/100km, with mixed city and motorway driving.

Pops_20 wrote: »

The 1.6L Astra doesn't come with an automatic transmission. I presume the OP means he is driving the semi-automatic version, which has a manual transmission but shifts automatically. It's actually supposed to get 0.1 L/100km better combined fuel consumption than the manual, presumably as it eliminates human error etc. For your car you should be seeing about 38 mpg.

Dord

If you want to go in depth into it, look at buying an external gauge like the Scangauge II or Ultragauge. These will calculate instant mpg (or Km/L, L/Km), trip mpg, etc. I've had one in my car for the last year.

Mine's a manual so a bit more control I think. I was able to figure out the best gears and revs for certain speeds. In some cases, high gear and low speed were't the ideal. For example, I found a "sweet spot" in 3rd gear where I could do 50km/h and return 4L/100km (70 mpg).