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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:39 pm 
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hey guys

i have an 97el stock as anythingwhich has done over 260000 i done a service on it(changed air, oil filter, oil, leads and plugs)
i went for a holiday (560k's) and i know from before i done the service that i could get there in a tank but after the service i ended using 2 tanks :( i checked to see if i had a hole in the tank but its all clear i even replaced the oxy sensor.
but the good thing is that the car picks up better than before could anyone please help me cheers

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:54 pm 
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i would like to no to as my 95 ef wagon is doing the same i use a full tank 72 lts in 400-420 k's and i just had the head fixed
when i used to get like 500
and i drived normal no speeding no fast take off ect
and the only mods i have is a 2 1/2 in exhaust and a pod filter
the car has only done 225000 k's
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:10 am 
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what mileage do you guys get on the highway just sitting on 100/110??

500 kays from a wagon, I would have thought it would be nearly double that, aren't they 75 litre tanks?

best I got was 730 odd out of a tank from townsville to rockhampton. air con on and stinking hot day.
So i would have thought down south it would be a bit better.
and thats in a sedan with a smaller fuel tank too.

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:41 am 
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before service 650k's after service 250k's on the highway doing between 100/110
i thought i could be from the new leads that i put in but also i found a hole in the muffler but i doubt that id use that much fuel with a little hole there.
but i know that i have a problem with my bcm (interior light stays on for an hour and when i have the headlights on my right tail light stays on like i have a foot on the break but the left one works properly) could it be linked to that. and the car is stock as a rock only with a 2 1\2 inch sports exhaust from cap back which i had for 5 yrs.

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:57 pm 
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samftr wrote:
what mileage do you guys get on the highway just sitting on 100/110??


EB sedan, 68 litre tank, get about 750km at highway speeds
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:05 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: good but bad with fuel
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:07 pm 
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kovac wrote:
hey guys

i have an 97el stock as anythingwhich has done over 260000 i done a service on it(changed air, oil filter, oil, leads and plugs)
i went for a holiday (560k's) and i know from before i done the service that i could get there in a tank but after the service i ended using 2 tanks :( i checked to see if i had a hole in the tank but its all clear i even replaced the oxy sensor.
but the good thing is that the car picks up better than before could anyone please help me cheers

Did you change the fuel filter :?:

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:54 pm 
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not sure wot mileage i get at high way speed live manily and drive in urban areas
when i first got the car i got about 600k's out of the 72 ltr tank on regular petrol but now i only get like 400k's thats when im crusing at about 50-60km/h and the few times at 100km/h
i have just changed the fuel pump and filter
got all new oil, leads, spark plugs and gaskets

but when the tank is full i can drive about 120 k's and the fuel gauge drop a 1/4
then it take like 200k's to drop 1/4
then last half goes in about 100 to 150k's
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