2001 1.6L 8V Heavy on Fuel

[sirmoe]

Hi Guys,

Just wondering how many k's you guys get out of the tank on a 1.6L SR engine? Long story short my coolant temp sensor was gone for >12months and the car was drinking through the juice.

Since I got it replaced, its little bit better but still very poor. Last tank I got about 430k's

Mind you my trips are generally <5km one way few times a day and some longer 40k trips on the weekends.

[balkanac]

Man thats bad!! i get 450-500km from my R!! The tank might be a bit bigger in the R, not sure

[Jmac]

Stuck open or broken thermostat will cause this too, the "new" temp sensor will now be picking up the true cooler temps , then the injection pulse will be wider, have the live data checked.
Cheers
Jmac

[sirmoe]

Stuck open or broken thermostat will cause this too, the "new" temp sensor will now be picking up the true cooler temps , then the injection pulse will be wider, have the live data checked.
Cheers
Jmac

Cheers, i got it booked in for a full timing + thermostat + waterpump + general service in a few weeks. Should be interesting if this has any effect.

Would resetting the ECU now and after the service be a good idea? Never been reset since new.

[gavs]

I get a pretty consistant 617kms before the light comes on. Just did my timing belt as well as full servce so will interesting to see what figures I get now, old belt had stretched so far as to be a whole tooth longer over a 5 tooth span!!

[craig_the_german]

I regularly (most times) get 750km before the light comes on. I drive mine to work every day and is a combination of city and highway. Because I have been lazy and not replaced my air conditioning compressor, that figure is without air con running

[sirmoe]

I get a pretty consistant 617kms before the light comes on. Just did my timing belt as well as full servce so will interesting to see what figures I get now, old belt had stretched so far as to be a whole tooth longer over a 5 tooth span!!

Keen to hear back, pushed my service back a few weeks. Damn bills.

I regularly (most times) get 750km before the light comes on. I drive mine to work every day and is a combination of city and highway. Because I have been lazy and not replaced my air conditioning compressor, that figure is without air con running

Not in my wildest dreams,

[dubbed]

750km? Really? That's on par with most tiny new cars today.

My GTI averages about 9.5 L/100 km (520-570km per tank).

[The_Hawk]

My VR6 can get up to 15L/100km as a combo of how and where I drive it, but then get down to 8L/100km on a trip.

Very short trips + driving hard = bad fuel economy. Take it on a longer trip and check the consumption, could just be a product of how and where rather than anything major.

[FknDubbin]

wtf??? I drove to Sydney on a full tank with mine from Melbourne and a full tank of driving around Melbourne gets me over 2 weeks and i drive from Mulgrave to Richmond everyday and back plus weekend driving.

[dubbed]

wtf??? I drove to Sydney on a full tank with mine from Melbourne and a full tank of driving around Melbourne gets me over 2 weeks and i drive from Mulgrave to Richmond everyday and back plus weekend driving.

Just out of curiosity, how long does your commute take?

[FknDubbin]

Half an hour each way to and from work. My car has now done 201,000km and im still getting awesome economy. Has only ever run on 98 octane fuel.

[meh]

Mine must be the most abused and neglected little golf about and I get
about 640k

[astron_on_boost]

Hi im only new to this forum,
Maybe the excess fuel has ruined your exhaust 02 sensor & may need to be replaced. Try a bottle of nulon injector cleaner in the tank as well.
Cheers

[sirmoe]

Cheers, ill give that a shot.

Would a ORB scan pickup the 02 sensor if indeed its buggered?

Just went through 1/3rd of a tank. 130k's :|