w210 320 cdi what type of mpg can i expect

[Tattt]

hi all and am just asking after purchasing a cheap (ahem) i mean bargain (w210 2001 320 cdi) i have brimmed my tank and am currently on 183 miles and have just under half of a tank left

is this the sort of mileage i can expect i admit i drive mainly around town etc school runs back n fourth work which is approx 13 miles each and only maybe 8 miles each way dual carriage each way

im not too concerned about mpg love the car just curious not a lot of info about fuel expectations on these models real world figures etc

 

[a111r]

You need to see what's logged on the trip computer for the past mpg.
Rubbish on short runs, much better on the motorway.

Mine did a mix of both over 2.5 years, averaging about 30 between the two cycles.

 

[Tattt]

ah so it says 29 mpg at mo but i have been driving quite hard to c how
much black smoke i can make lol
(on a serious note not funny)

it is looking at moment i may acheive 350 miles per tank which equates to 80 pounds
so 44 miles to a tenner roughly

hmm about same as a 1.8 05 petrol mondeo (think I will stick with my merc)

 

[toolman1954]

If the car is new to you and is smoking from such short journeys, I would suggest a good dose of Millers additive to clean the injectors and then give it a good long hard run. These engines were never designed for going to the shops in, they are long distance motorway mile munchers. For such short daily mileage you would have been better with a petrol engine car.
Do you have any service information with the car, does it need an oil change and perhaps a diesel filter ? What sort of mileage is the car on? 200k?

Steve

 

[wu56Shoozz]

Like Steve Says, Change both oil & Air Filters - if they're choked then the mileage will be low..

 

[Petrol Pete]

As mentioned , not quite the ideal engine for your kind of driving , so if I were you I would take it out now and again and give it a good kicking, hang the fuel consumption. getting it through the next MOT would be my priority. This engine does not have a Dpf right ?

 

[Tattt]

Hi guys totally know where you are coming from so soz my fault only half a story but I'm not a total tool lol

And have bought the correct car lmao I have just stated the type of driveing I have completed recently that all and roughly how many miles

I clocked up about 110000 on my insignia before it sadly died in just over 4 years of use i do own motorbike as well and have owned other cars in that 4 years so running 2 cars usually older cars Ford Cougar Peugeot 306 vauxhall zafira Ford transit Ford puma trying not to clock such high mileage trying to preserve insignia cos it was on finance for first three years of ownership

I do also drive back n fourth my caravan in West Wales quite regularly once a week usually from March to October

Sadly haven't last couple weeks as am skint from one car imploding and purchasing this car lol

I also work as relief cover security on various sites over South Wales area even as far as Bristol one I'm on at moment is only 13 miles away but usually my sites are in Newport etc more like 30 to 50 miles away regularly I can drive on average 700 to 1200 miles in a week depending on circumstances I'm just really lucky at moment to drive today since last Wednesday only 238 miles

But I do agree until I start driveing further I ain't going to see good mpg figures and a really good service just for peace of mind is on cards

but it looks like I'm booked into work for next 15 days on night shifts so all work is going to have to wait until then

I have also used a fuel additive tec 2000 but still black smoke but this is because my inlet port is dirty and I know I'm having on and off issues of limp mode from Inlet port motor failure diagnosed at mercedes specialist last week who advised injector fuel system cleaner tec 2000 I now have a resistor and egr shunt donated by another forum member which I'm grateful for and when I get some time to rectify maybe clean inlet port etc

 

[Tattt]

No

If the car is new to you and is smoking from such short journeys, I would suggest a good dose of Millers additive to clean the injectors and then give it a good long hard run. These engines were never designed for going to the shops in, they are long distance motorway mile munchers. For such short daily mileage you would have been better with a petrol engine car.
Do you have any service information with the car, does it need an oil change and perhaps a diesel filter ? What sort of mileage is the car on? 200k?

Steve

T much history fella lol it cost a massive 700 pounds which I'm not complaining about and not expecting a rolls royce neither guy I bought off reckons he had it serviced recently it does have issue at moment with inlet port motor I'm going to rectify I have used an additive recommended by Mercedes specialist

If the car is new to you and is smoking from such short journeys, I would suggest a good

As mentioned , not quite the ideal engine for your kind of driving , so if I were you I would take it out now and again and give it a good kicking, hang the fuel consumption. getting it through the next MOT would be my priority. This engine does not have a Dpf right ?

No dpf mot 10 months away I got few issues with car inlet port motor but will rectify this in couple weeks strip down clean inlet manifold and egr etc and then use resistor and egr shunt for good measure

 

[Tattt]

If the car is new to you and is smoking from such short journeys, I would suggest a good dose of Millers additive to clean the injectors and then give it a good long hard run. These engines were never designed for going to the shops in, they are long distance motorway mile munchers. For such short daily mileage you would have been better with a petrol engine car.
Do you have any service information with the car, does it need an oil change and perhaps a diesel filter ? What sort of mileage is the car on? 200k?

Steve

Car no minter 700 pounds fella but seems reliable a min just curious about black smoke n possible mpg it Done 144000

I can do astronomical mileage over a year sometimes 40000 plus depends as my work sites vary and also going back n fourth Saunders foot work and visiting family

 

[Alex225]

I have a 2003 E320 so W211 bit I’m guessing same 6 cylinder 3.2 diesel.

It’s not great on short runs, never gets hot enough to really give the good mpg so on a short run 25mpg. It’s not a little car so has some weight to get shifted in stop start.

On a long run at 60-70 expect the MPG to be more like 45mpg. I see more in mine now it’s remapped and that’s got 127k on the clock now but maybe 48mpg so not a huge difference.

Assuming it has the same size fuel tank on long runs it’ll indicate 800 miles to a tank.

 

[Tattt]

63 litre tank think w211 is v6? w210 is a straight six not sure if the w211 is better on fuel?

Really grateful for info though

 

[Smart320]

Think 211 with v6 is heavier on fuel

 

[DSM10000]

63 litre tank think w211 is v6? w210 is a straight six not sure if the w211 is better on fuel?

Really grateful for info though

W211 from release to the facelift in MY2006 was an inline 6, V6 from the facelift onwards. I get around 38 mpg commuting (20 miles or so) and have seen 45 mpg on an extended run of Motorways and A roads with the V6.

 

[toolman1954]

The engine in your car should be an OM 648 straight 6. fitted into all the 320 CDI until 2006/7 ish. Inlet port motors were not fitted until the OM 642 V6 engines which came into the 320 cdi in about 2007. So if your previous owner has told you of an inlet port motor fault, its not on your engine. Unless he has transplanted a v6 into it. ?
The straight sixes are often less troublesome than the v6's although do remove the plastic cover and check for injector blow by, also called black death. As previously mentioned the straight 6's can achieve greater MPG than the v6's on long runs up and down the motorway.

Steve


oops DSM our posts arrived almost at the same time

 

[bob6600]

My W210 had a M55 inlet port motor, unless it's something different?

I would get early 20s MPG around town and low 40s on a run but I never drove it economically

 

[DSM10000]

The engine in your car should be an OM 648 straight 6. fitted into all the 320 CDI until 2006/7 ish. Inlet port motors were not fitted until the OM 642 V6 engines which came into the 320 cdi in about 2007. So if your previous owner has told you of an inlet port motor fault, its not on your engine. Unless he has transplanted a v6 into it. ?
The straight sixes are often less troublesome than the v6's although do remove the plastic cover and check for injector blow by, also called black death. As previously mentioned the straight 6's can achieve greater MPG than the v6's on long runs up and down the motorway.

Steve


oops DSM our posts arrived almost at the same time

No problem Steve.

All information is (hopefully) useful!

David

 

[toolman1954]

My W210 had a M55 inlet port motor, unless it's something different?

The mistake here is mine assuming there is an OM648 engine in his car, when in all probability now it is an OM613.
Mr Tattt, please post up your vin number so we can correctly identify the engine in your car, you should find it at the base of your windscreen.

 

[Tattt]

Here you go toolman wdb2100262b434285 if that helps

 

[Tattt]

Yep I think 44 miles to a tenner sounds about right then one less thing to be concerned about so on a good long 70 mile run with wind behind me going downhill with engine in neutral I may acheive 65 miles to a tenner lol but I will say again I love this car and think may spend a couple of bucks over next 10 months tidying her up a little

 

[Alex225]

63 litre tank think w211 is v6? w210 is a straight six not sure if the w211 is better on fuel?

Really grateful for info though

As mentioned by some of the others. Mine is the inline 6 as an early W211. The V6 diesel came later and is the same engine as my other half’s CLS350, which isn’t as good in fuel but better in a few other ways.