| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1498.1 | Have it tuned, maybe. | CRATE::RAWSON | Fnarr! Fnarr! | Wed Jul 10 1991 16:22 | 7 |
| I have a 1987 low-mileage (30,000) Ford Sierra 1.6GL Estate.
I drive as hard as the car lets me, foot on the board at all times that the
conditions allow, and *always* get 31 mpg.
I would have thought that yours is a little excessive, 'cos my engine is smaller
and older and has a bigger weight to pull.
Alex
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| 1498.2 | 12,000 Service | JUMBLY::COOPER | | Wed Jul 10 1991 16:54 | 5 |
| Alex
I have had the mixture checked and this was okay, and recently had a
12,000 mile service, but this has not altered the mpg
Martin Cooper
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| 1498.3 | | HUGS::AND_KISSES | Scott Marshall | Wed Jul 10 1991 17:15 | 9 |
| Valves worn?
Piston rings worn/broken?
Head gasket blown?
Do you feel like you're having to use more throttle than should be necessary?
Is there water in the oil? Petrol in the oil? Oil visible in the exhaust pipe?
Scott
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| 1498.4 | Exhaust OKAY | JUMBLY::COOPER | | Wed Jul 10 1991 17:20 | 5 |
| Scott
The exhaust seems okay, and the plugs were not black when last service
was done. Does not tend to burn oil excessively
Martin
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| 1498.5 | 35mpg Sapphire 1.6L | MEALA::JACKMAN | | Thu Jul 11 1991 16:18 | 11 |
| I own 1988 Sapphire 1.6L with 63,000 miles up. The car has been
serviced at all the recommended intervals, has nice new tyres and it
has always returned 35mpg since new. Driving conditions are typically
25 mile jaunts to work averaging about 70 mph in fifth gear. I once got
just over 40mpg on a 120 mile run but I never managed to recreate those
conditions again !
25mpg sounds very low indeed.
- Brendan
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| 1498.6 | Compression Pressure ? | HOTSPR::KENNEDY | Chaos is a Science. | Mon Jul 15 1991 10:55 | 4 |
| Go for a compression test - this should tell you if the
bores/pistons/valves are clapped!
- John.
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