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Postby Davesfastford on Sat Jan 05, 2002 12:31 pm

Just wonderin does any 1 else think my cars has got somethin rong with it as its only doin 200-230 miles to the tank and thats drivin it easy!!! Its a 1.1cfi mk3.5 with 46,000 genuine miles on the clock its lowered 35mm and has 195/45/r15 alloys and tyres on it and a peco big bore 2 back box. I think it might be off the tuning??? any ideas please :aaah:
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Postby Wooly on Sun Jan 06, 2002 6:51 am

very very similar to my car - mk3.5 cfi just tripped 47k the other nite - i can squeeze 300 out of mine and thats ragged pretty hard as usual - 15's and a peco bb4 - get some injector cleaner it did wonders in mine - mine was doin 240 at a push then when i put some inj cleaner in it went to 300 in the first week - well worth a fiver m8 :smile:
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Postby FRS_Steve on Sun Jan 06, 2002 10:44 am

1990 G 1.0 55,000 miles - I've known it to do over 400 miles on a tank, and I don't give it an easy life!!! :grin:
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Postby Ian C70T5 on Sun Jan 06, 2002 4:10 pm

I get 149 to the tank :eek:
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Postby Excursion on Sun Jan 06, 2002 4:39 pm

Id put money on a knackered oxygen sensor mate
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Postby Davesfastford on Mon Jan 07, 2002 7:00 am

Cheers excursion ill check to see if the oxygen sensor is buggered ill let you know do ford sell replacement ones?
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Postby Excursion on Mon Jan 07, 2002 3:05 pm

yeah but they are really expensive!

goto a scrap yard and get one
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