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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked after
and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank of fuel? at the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there something wrong? |
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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
The EPA estimate for my 1988 VW Cabbie with a 1.8 L, 8 V engine is about 24
MPG city, 27 MPG highway. With a 13.7 gallon fuel tank, that adds up to about 370 miles on a tankful of fuel on the open road, so something is definitely wrong. Mine actually gets about 30 MPG highway, which gives me a tank range of about 411 miles. Check your fuel filter, spark plugs, etc.. Sounds like you need at least a tune up. |
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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
"drunknmunky" <u26877@uwe> wrote:
>not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked after >and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank of fuel? at >the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there something wrong? I get 33 mpg highway, about 27 city. |
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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
Tank of gas is not a unit of measure. How many gallons pumped and are
those US gallons or some other countrys? A gallon is not a gallon you know. Also the amount of city driving you do and if you know how to drive economically will affect mpg. On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:31:02 GMT, "drunknmunky" <u26877@uwe> wrote: >not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked after >and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank of fuel? at >the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there something wrong? |
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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
drunknmunky wrote:
> not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked > after and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank > of fuel? at the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there > something wrong? First I suggest measuring units of fuel not tanks. Fill it up record the miles. Next fill up record the miles and the gallons liters or whatever. Divide the miles by units and do this two more times. If all three are close, you now know what it is doing. Tanks are not good measures. Not only do we tend to refill an not the exact same level as indicated on the gas gauge, but gas gauges can change calibration as the age. You might be doing a lot closer to what you use to get than you think. As suggested, start with standard maintenance. BTW if you have the original timing belt, you are on borrowed time. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
"drunknmunky" <u26877@uwe> wrote in message news:668a4bad2e233@uwe...
> not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked after > and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank of fuel? > at > the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there something wrong? > I've never heard of anyone driving a car until the fuel tank is dry. IE - "a full tank of fuel". My 88 VW has 12 gallon tank. At just under a 1/4 per the fuel gauge is when I fill it again. This works out per the amount of gasoline stated by the pump at just under or at 9 gallons. Typically, I drive 300+ miles on that. Fill and top the fuel tank without spillage. Drive the vehicle 260 miles. Immediately fuel the vehicle the same way again. Write down exactly how many gallons including tenths. Divide 260 by that figure. That is the miles per gallon figure over the terrain you chose to drive in including city, stop and go, rural, highway, hilly and flat terrain. Include that mpg figure and your typical driving terrain. Then, ask the question again. Stating the year of the vehicle is alot easier to read. IE - 1990 VW Golf. -- Jonny |
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my car vw golf vr6 2.8L m94 auto , need 11 galon each 425 K.m
Jonny أرسلت: > "drunknmunky" <u26877@uwe> wrote in message news:668a4bad2e233@uwe... > > not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked after > > and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank of fuel? > > at > > the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there something wrong? > > > > I've never heard of anyone driving a car until the fuel tank is dry. IE - > "a full tank of fuel". > > My 88 VW has 12 gallon tank. At just under a 1/4 per the fuel gauge is when > I fill it again. This works out per the amount of gasoline stated by the > pump at just under or at 9 gallons. Typically, I drive 300+ miles on that. > > Fill and top the fuel tank without spillage. Drive the vehicle 260 miles. > Immediately fuel the vehicle the same way again. Write down exactly how > many gallons including tenths. Divide 260 by that figure. That is the > miles per gallon figure over the terrain you chose to drive in including > city, stop and go, rural, highway, hilly and flat terrain. Include that mpg > figure and your typical driving terrain. Then, ask the question again. > Stating the year of the vehicle is alot easier to read. IE - 1990 VW Golf. > -- > Jonny |
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how many mile to a tank of fuel?
there is a problem and i think i have found it. there is a fuel leak some
where in the pipe where it goes into the body work before entering the engine. trip to the garage on saturday to see if i am right. cheers for your help. Papa wrote: >The EPA estimate for my 1988 VW Cabbie with a 1.8 L, 8 V engine is about 24 >MPG city, 27 MPG highway. With a 13.7 gallon fuel tank, that adds up to >about 370 miles on a tankful of fuel on the open road, so something is >definitely wrong. Mine actually gets about 30 MPG highway, which gives me a >tank range of about 411 miles. > >Check your fuel filter, spark plugs, etc.. Sounds like you need at least a >tune up. -- Message posted via http://www.carkb.com |
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"drunknmunky" <u26877@uwe> wrote in message news:668a4bad2e233@uwe...
> not long had my vw golf 1.8 auto. it is 16 years old has been looked after > and only done 85k. how many miles should i get out of full tank of fuel? > at > the moment a am only gettin around 260, is there something wrong? As others have said, a tank of fuel is not very specific. However since it's 16 years old I'm going to assume it's a 1990 model which makes it a Mk2 (and assuming it's not a convertible which would be a Mk1) and I'm going to assume it's a 14.5 US gallon tank (AFAIK all Mk2s were that size). That said, my 1.8 8V Mk2 GTI 5-speed gets 29.5 miles/gallon (again, US gallons, not imperial, and not liters) and that means I get just over 400 miles to a tank. You have an automatic and those usually get less, but not THAT much less. You're talking 17-18mpg there. That's just awful for a Golf. Something is wrong for sure. |
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"Jim Behning" > wrote in message
... > Tank of gas is not a unit of measure. How many gallons pumped and are > those US gallons or some other countrys? A gallon is not a gallon you > know. All true but the information was more or less there to figure out what size tank we were talking about. |
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