economy

Hi I've read that poor fuel economy for diesel cars can be related to thermostat issues. My car very occasionally gets to 90 degs by most often sits between 60 and 70 degs (nearer 60 it seems but the scale is hard to read precisely). When it was really cold a couple of month ago the urban...

Hi all, I have a 2.2 tdi. W203 sports coupe. Have noticed my fuel economy has got very poor recently, originally I thought it was because my car was coming up for an A Service. But I have now had my car serviced about 500 miles ago and am still getting rubbish mpg. Usually I would...

Hi All, Here's one to get the grey matter going. I have a 2.0 petrol, W203 on a '51 plate (saloon). I have to drive 55 miles each way to work and back every day on the motorway. I am getting between 40/42mpg (yes really) due to sitting at 63-65mph with cruise control on. Would I get...

Going over old ground for sure, but I'm interested in a few specific answers. If you assume the standard measurement of fuel economy is accurate in test conditions as well as road conditions (?) then...... 1. Why are drivers of large diesel engined cars not achieving these figures? 2...

First of all I would like to say a THANKS TO YOU ALL. (You help me a lot in defferent cases). I wondering about the fuel economy of a w211 220 cdi. 43 mpg is the best result i had.( I am very carefull with the throttle:D) In town I get 30mpg outside town i get 40mpg. Shall I need an injector...

I've just finished a long drive on motorways from Stevenage to the Dordogne (680 miles, 12hrs door to door including 3 stops and eurostar) with more than a little disrespect for the fuel economy from my 560SEC:devil: I worked out I was getting 22mpg and I only once triggered the soft speed...

Took the car on it's first long trip yesterday from Wigan - Newbury and back again (around 184 miles each way). It is a E Class Coupe 350CDI and is just a few weeks old with about 600 miles on the clock. Route back covered the following: A34 - Mostly 70-80 Leptons apart from the odd bit of...

Seeing as though the wife is driving our S211 90% of the time now, the Brabus box that I've fitted is going to waste, so someone else may as well get the enjoyment..... This works on every 3.0 V6 CDi which I had confirmed by Brabus. All the boxes are the same, they just have different part...

I have had my Vito for about 3 months now and have noticed really poor fuel econony, worst than i expected. Is their anything i can do to improve it? Do these magnectic fuel savers work? Vito 639 - 57 2.2 111 Thanks Matt

i've been getting around 43-45 mpg on a tank, and all of a sudden i'm now getting around 37! i always thought the 45 was a bit low (i took into account the fact it's an auto, but even so with my previous w203 manual i was getting close to 60mpg) but now i'm worried that i can't crack 38...

I have the pleasure of a B class 180CDI auto as a loan car for a couple of days. Having just done the same journey to work with cruise set @ 75MPH I managed to achieve 46MPG. The same journey in my car W212 350CDI same speed 42MPG, I was expecting a lot better from the B class. Quite shocked...

I have recently purchased a 2008 220cdi Saloon and i'm averaging around 47mpg on the run in to london which is mostly motorway and dual carraigeway driving. If i drive at 56mph in 6th gear and i reset the trip/mpg settings i only get around 50mpg so i'm wondering if there is a problem with the...

Hi all I have a 2001 E320 CDI W210, I seem to be only averaging 24mpg locally. I have fully serviced he car with 5w40 fully synthetic oil with mb223 spec, all filters changed and put a new thermostat in as it was running cold. Im still getting poor mpg and cant understand why. I have over the...

Hi All, Having a few issue with the ol' ML. I appear to be getting about 20mpg at the moment......down from near 30mpg: Stuff: Engine remapped to 210BHP MAF changed recently EGR cleaned recently Major service recently I am a very light footed driver and the remap initially made no...

Hi Guys, Economy meter has just died:crazy: Any ideas as to what to check first?

Hi, My Fuel Economy Guage on my W126 420SE has stopped functioning, does anybody know the problem/solution?? Rgds Sanj..

I've noticed recently that my 1996 W124 E300 auto diesel (OM606.910 engine) has started to do a very faint 'pulling', not steering but engine. Not easy to describe - it's an engine problem in that when moving along between 45 and 60 mph you can feel the car pull slightly, like its pulling...

Hi Is there much difference with fuel economy on the w211 320cdi and the 270 cdi. according to auto trader the 320 has better urban mpg Jim

Hi folks, Several years ago I enjoyed a W210 E55 AMG for a couple of hundred thousand miles. Now I'm back in the market with £7k to buy a nice 2004 W211 E220 or E270 diesel. Through general research I've so far learned to test all the electrics of any car I'm interested in, as well as...

Hi All, I recently asked about how to improve performance and/or gain better economy for my slightly older W210 turbo diesel. I wanted to share with you something which has helped me BG 44K Fuel additive BG44K | Power Enhancer News In simple terms i was getting an average of 29mpg from...