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Spluttering and lower mpg

  • 27-02-2020 1:39pm
    #1
    scudzilla
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    Had my megane (2010 1.5dci) for close on 3yrs

    Over the last few months I've noticed it's spluttering a bit while idle and the mpg has gone down from approx 55mpg to around 47mpg

    Had a word with my garage and he didn't look at it, said that its probably the fuel injectors and only certain places do this.

    Does this sound right and am I looking at an expensive job?


Comments

  • #2
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Has it been serviced right, fuel filter done?

    What mileage


    Injectors could be an issue alright


  • #3
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,959 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Has it been serviced right, fuel filter done?

    What mileage


    Injectors could be an issue alright

    Yep, fully serviced 6 months ago and now has 120k km on clock

    Worried this will be an expensive job


  • #4
    Tea drinker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Tea drinker


    could always try somehting like dipetane fuel additive


  • #5
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,959 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    could always try somehting like dipetane fuel additive

    Will do.

    Will this issue affect emissions for an NCT?


  • #6
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Very low km for a diesel, how's it driven?

    Luckily you don't have to worry about a dpf as it doesn't have one.

    Egr could be clogged.


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  • #7
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,732 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    scudzilla wrote: »
    Will do.

    Will this issue affect emissions for an NCT?


    Unless there's thick black smoke and soot coming out of it no, diesel emissions are not measured during NCT.


  • #8
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,959 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Very low km for a diesel, how's it driven?

    Luckily you don't have to worry about a dpf as it doesn't have one.

    Egr could be clogged.

    Yeah, it is low, genuine mileage too. Drives perfect


  • #9
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,959 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Unless there's thick black smoke and soot coming out of it no, diesel emissions are not measured during NCT.

    Lol, not tested, wouldn't have known. No smoke at all so that can only be good


  • #10
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    scudzilla wrote: »
    Yeah, it is low, genuine mileage too. Drives perfect

    Yes but this is a bit of an issue, it's not getting driven as a diesel needs to be.


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