Re: 307sw 1.6 hdi110, miles per gallon?

"lenny" <lenny@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I am not sure about the intercooler. But I don't think so. What does it 
>look like? Godfrey says his does 28mpg! There must be something seriously

>wrong there? Especially when Gary gets 50+ all the time. Gary, can I ask 
>how you have worked it out?
>
> How can these cars with the same engine (mine is a 1.6 110 HDI) get 10,
15 
> or 20 mpg difference when we are all just driving normally? Also, why 
> can't I EVER get the one that does 50+ :)
>
> I think I will change the fuel filter but it isn't going to make 10mpg 
> difference. I did a 300 mile run yesterday all on motorways and never 
> above 75 and still only get 40mpg, this is so frustrating. A mate has a
VW 
> T5 van that does the same mpg, it can hold 1/2 ton of stuff in the back,

> you can sleep in it, it looks cool and it was cheaper than my 307 and
will 
> be worth more in 2 years time. Typical.


I doubt it would get 110 HP out of 1600 without an intercooler, and that's
a 
place to start checking.
OK I know this may be teaching granny to suck eggs, but are you sure you 
don't have one of the brakes binding or a tight wheel bearing?
If it's been serviced recently they often leave the brakes a bit tight.
Also try doing a tank check run on the motorway at 60MPH if you can stand 
it.
All diesel engines have a tendancy to drink it if you exceed a speed
they're 
happy with.
I always thought the best ecconomy was when driving with the revs that
gave 
the max torque (should be in the book somewhere), but I may have dreamed 
that one.
and of course it amounts to Grandad driving which I'm guessing people
don't 
buy 307 110 Hps for.

I didn't realise the 307 110 only had the 1600 engine in, last time I saw 
one of those was in my first 305.
I daresay the top end's been altered a lot, but I bet it's the same bottom

end.
My old 305 did 50 MPG but only at the cost of crappy performance, it was 
wildly undergeared and would only do 70MPH, and that was with your teeth 
gritted.
The governer cut in around 80 (Although the wife did once get pulled for 
speeding on the motorway.... women drivers eh!)

Djimbo.



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