Ford escape 3.0ltr .Just realised how much its costing to go to work ,about 60$ a week only about 110km and most of it is open road.
Anyone else had poor fuel/kms from a ford escape?
intrade,
Jan 12, 4:15pm
you must have something seriously wrong if your figures are correct. what year model make and engine exactly?
morrisman1,
Jan 12, 4:15pm
that sounds about double what it should use.
upnorth,
Jan 12, 4:16pm
If each trip is 11 km on a cold started engine then I'm not surprised.
krames,
Jan 12, 4:17pm
2003 xlt 90 000km 3.0l
intrade,
Jan 12, 4:22pm
what engine duratech or what ever they call what you have? and petrol i assume at this fuelconsumption v6 ?
peja,
Jan 12, 4:24pm
I've got a 5.7 litre V8 Commodore, and that doesnt use anywhere near that much even cold started. Worst is about 16l/100km city stop start driving with short trips and hard acceleration
intrade,
Jan 12, 4:27pm
17 Miles per gallon = 13.836152 liter per 100km is figures for a escape v6 3.0 online
krames,
Jan 12, 4:39pm
not sure of engine type sorry,I was putting 60$ a week in and only going to work which is 22km return 5 times a week. Might be time for a mega tune up.
quickbuck,
Jan 12, 4:40pm
Yup, and under 10/100k on open road. Combined can be under 11l/100k. Just got to limit the town running.
quickbuck,
Jan 12, 4:41pm
No, it needs some longer trips.
krames,
Jan 12, 4:43pm
longer trips?
melonhead1,
Jan 12, 4:54pm
Change that O2 sensor(s) and give the maf a squirt or else get something with a bigger engine and get better fuel economy figures.
krames,
Jan 12, 5:00pm
might get a motorbike. 3-5ltrs/100km
intrade,
Jan 12, 5:03pm
dont do anything , you need to find out why it uses to much fuel and its got to not be f. kd up by some morons who will say reset the engine computer and you also dont go change oxygen sensors just because somone thinks it might be a good idea to change this that and the other. parts swapper are wat cost people tousends of $ in parts that they never even did need.
intrade,
Jan 12, 5:05pm
you got 2 options find a automotive technition who has a clue of what they do or actuarly find out your self what the problem is i will help you diagnose it for free if you do exactly what i tell you. anyhow a diagnostic technition who knows something and fixes it correctly will tell you he will be looking at fueltrim data of long-therm and short therm fueltrims. and thats what i will have you do for me and we can take it from there as to at least know the direction of what is wrong with it.
krames,
Jan 12, 5:05pm
thanks bud im going to get it checked out
intrade,
Jan 12, 5:13pm
well i told you what you need to know if they dont know what fueltrim is and cant explain to you how they use it for diagnostic then i recommend you walk away , once its been messed with it will be way harder to easy diagnose by looking at fueltrim data. this is the only professional way to go about diagnosing high fuel consumption another easy one is mesuring exhaust emission data 2 things to do easy and fast for analysing 50% of any problems
twincam1,
Jan 12, 5:45pm
No one is pinching your fuel? Leaking fuel line/tank?
krames,
Jan 12, 6:02pm
could be the latter with the excessive usage-time will tell
quickbuck,
Jan 12, 6:52pm
Once I couldn't spell technition, now I is one ;)
quickbuck,
Jan 12, 6:54pm
Buying a motorcycle to save money on fuel is totally the wrong reason to buy a motorcycle. The good gear you have to buy will buy a lot of fuel.
craigs_workshop,
Jan 12, 7:05pm
4 km per liter
is easily double the fuel consumption it should be
skiff1,
Jan 12, 7:11pm
Maybe it's your driving? In my experience it's often the biggest cause of high fuel consumption.
lugee,
Jan 13, 11:12am
27L/100KM is absolutely ridiculous, even driving foot to the floor.
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