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2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

Don't forget the mpg is an average = if it starts off poor then you need to do more 'good' miles to bring it up to a reasonable figure.

The more 'poor' miles you do then the less likely you will improve it - best way might be to reset the trip every 100 miles or so to see what you are getting. There's always a way forward!

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Just did a 70 mile round trip, from my house to Cardiff, Set the computer as I pulled off the drive, Average for the full 70 miles 44.6 MPG.

Mind you i had to drive like miss daisy to do it.  Don't put petrol in a diesel. They don't run well.

I wish I could get 44 mpg, I was getting 38 mpg on my work run until January when all of a suddden my mpg dropped to 33 and I've not been able to get it up back again no matter how careful I drive. Tried a couple of bottles of fuel system cleaner but alas no difference. I have been using VPower diesel.

Any Ideas?

Have you checked your tyre pressure?

Yes, I checked tyres and also checked engine oil level. I forgot to mention that around 6 times in the last 3 months when I drop to 4th or 5th gear to overtake, the car accelerates for a couple of seconds and then loses power for a second or two before accelerating again. Could this be fuel or air filter related ?

flycop2000 wrote:

I wish I could get 44 mpg, I was getting 38 mpg on my work run until January when all of a suddden my mpg dropped to 33 and I've not been able to get it up back again no matter how careful I drive. Tried a couple of bottles of fuel system cleaner but alas no difference. I have been using VPower diesel.

Any Ideas?

30mpg out of mine. The actual figures:
- Urban - 25.2 mpg
- Extra Urban - 37.7 mpg
- Combined - 33.2 mpg

So the old 10% less than combined works out again!!! Hi Darling, I'll be home in 10 mins. If I'm not back, please read this message again...

Ditto to X'box

flycop2000 wrote:

I wish I could get 44 mpg, I was getting 38 mpg on my work run until January when all of a suddden my mpg dropped to 33 and I've not been able to get it up back again no matter how careful I drive. Tried a couple of bottles of fuel system cleaner but alas no difference. I have been using VPower diesel.

Any Ideas?

Dave wrote:

flycop2000 wrote:

I wish I could get 44 mpg, I was getting 38 mpg on my work run until January when all of a suddden my mpg dropped to 33 and I've not been able to get it up back again no matter how careful I drive. Tried a couple of bottles of fuel system cleaner but alas no difference. I have been using VPower diesel.

Any Ideas?

Cold weather effects the mpg quite a bit, should go up again when/if the weather gets warmer

Now I'm confused. Back in those dark Subaru Forester days, I took it to a rolling road. They said that they could get another 25% power out of the engine by using a larger intercooler, cold air intake and remap. Basically cooler air takes up less space and so there is more air in the cylinders improving combustion and burn. Whether this is the same with diesel I really don't know, but I thought that fuel economy improved slightly in the cold.

But I may, and it certainly wouldn't be the first time, but talking !!! Hi Darling, I'll be home in 10 mins. If I'm not back, please read this message again...

Nope, I've found it. Totally talking out of my ar

MPH-----AMBIENT-TEMP-----MPG (US)

60------------95----------52.98
60------------85----------52.62
60------------75----------51.16
60------------65----------49.12
60------------55----------47.22
60------------45----------44.67
60------------35----------43.05
60------------25----------41.54
60------------15----------39.41
60------------05----------38.09

Then these figures are for a Civic Hybrid and probably don't count. Hi Darling, I'll be home in 10 mins. If I'm not back, please read this message again...

I must admit, I thought colder air temp improved mpg on Turbo engined vehicles? It was -10 centigrade on my way to work at 3am this morning and my mpg reading did drop.

You will find you'll get better economy when the weather is damp and foggy something to do with the water vapour helps diesel atomise better for combustion.

Thinking back to my hill climbing days, using a CO2 fire extinguisher on the intercooler rad gave a significant increase in power  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

doing 70-90 mph where possible on a303
fully loaded 2 adults 1 sprog and a massive cabinate ( split seats folded down..... )

diesel manual rocks

EV : is your 'heap' an auto ?