Calling all 2.2 tdci mk4 owners

[mr_brakka]

Could you please share your average mileage as I think mine is very heavy on the devil juice and just wanted to confirm it is just mine or if they all very thirsty. I’m currently averaging between 30-32 mpg on a long steady run(70 mph) I could get 38-40 mpg.

 

If this is low could any of you advise my on a possible fault or solution?

 

Ps. It doesn’t smoke and my daily commute is 20 mile each way mostly dual carriageway and motorway.

 

Thank you

T

 

 

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[Frembrit]

My car has averaged 40 mpg (manually calculated, not trip reading) over the last 4 years.

My commute is Minor A and B roads, a few miles of major A road with a short dual carriage way section (where I tend to give it some beans) and a small amount of town roads at each end. Usually the traffic is moving and I only come across a queue of about 5 - 10 mins on the way home. Total round trip is 33 miles.

My car did once average low 30's when I spent a week driving to a training centre which was about 38 miles each way but traffic was awful (on the Bristol ring road) , a lot of start stop. Took 2 hours on the first day and progressively quicker after that once I found different routes. Do you spend much time in stationary traffic?

[mr_brakka]

No not really my journey time varies by about 5 mins between morning and evening. I’m cute luck in the respect I start work at 7 and finish at 3 so I’m mainly traffic free.


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[Frembrit]

Hmm, is the car serviced regularly to at least the recomendations of Ford? Tyre pressures correct?

Someone I know used to have an interim service every year (so basically and oil and filter change) until I mentioned that they needed the Air filter, pollen filter, spark plugs and fuel filter changing too as it had all been missed.

[DanMan6594]

I've not long had my mk4 2.2 TDCI titanium X sport and found that the mpg was really low along with some other more serious symptoms. It turned out that there was a fault with the low pressure fuel pump. Got that replaced and has been much better since. Hopefully not anything like that as can be £600+ for replacement. 

[mr_brakka]

Hmm, is the car serviced regularly to at least the recomendations of Ford? Tyre pressures correct?
Someone I know used to have an interim service every year (so basically and oil and filter change) until I mentioned that they needed the Air filter, pollen filter, spark plugs and fuel filter changing too as it had all been missed.

Yes I service it myself. I last serviced it about 2k-3k ago. And I check the tyre pressure once every other week and they don’t seem to change much.


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[mr_brakka]

I've not long had my mk4 2.2 TDCI titanium X sport and found that the mpg was really low along with some other more serious symptoms. It turned out that there was a fault with the low pressure fuel pump. Got that replaced and has been much better since. Hopefully not anything like that as can be £600+ for replacement. 

It looks like I might have to get it checked out by ford. But I hope it’s not that expensive.


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[Frembrit]

Have you checked for any error codes with Forscan and an ELM327 plug?

I have the USB version from here https://tunnelrat-electronics.fwscart.com/

Forscan software from here http://www.forscan.org/download.html

 

[mr_brakka]

Have you checked for any error codes with Forscan and an ELM327 plug?
I have the USB version from here https://tunnelrat-electronics.fwscart.com/
Forscan software from here http://www.forscan.org/download.html
 

TBF no I haven’t yet looked at any error codes I never even thought to do so.

Thanks I’ll give that a try soon


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[mikesmith2939]

My 2.2 Tit X sport give around 30 mpg daily town driving of 8 miles each way, sometimes in heavy traffic.