7 MPG... Help Required!

[ne_surf]

Hi I have had my surf now for about 2 months... have not been on many long runs with it so just put the bad MPG down to short runs and stopping and starting... well over easter weekend I have put a few miles on the car, I brimmed the tank then ran it to reserve... after doing the math it apperas that I am only getting 7.2 MPG (very painful on the bank balance). The car also seems to smoke quite alot more than it did...

Does anyone have a clue what might be the problem?

Cheers

Andy!

[BUSHWHACKER]

Sounds like you need new air and fuel filters, plus some injector cleaner in the tank.

Better still, fill the new fuel filter with injector cleaner before re-fitting it.

Check your tyre pressures too, they should be around 30psi.

[Sancho]

And check your maths maybe. That would be about 70-80 miles from a full tank.

[TonyN]

1995 2.4???????

[ABE]

Hi I have had my surf now for about 2 months... have not been on many long runs with it so just put the bad MPG down to short runs and stopping and starting... well over easter weekend I have put a few miles on the car, I brimmed the tank then ran it to reserve... after doing the math it apperas that I am only getting 7.2 MPG (very painful on the bank balance). The car also seems to smoke quite alot more than it did...

Does anyone have a clue what might be the problem?

Cheers

Andy!

Did you leave the hand brake on or where you towing a house?

[cataclysm]

Unless you've got a gargantuan fuel leak, that kind of consumption will leave massive clouds of black smoke behind you all the time -- if you were burning all that fuel you'd be getting around 300bhp!

[Growler]

Post your numbers up here so we can have a look at them and see if you've made a mistake somewhere.

[tintin]

Does your trip meter read in Miles or Kilometers?????
Only some have had the mileage converted even if the speedo has been done!
Alan

[ne_surf]

Problem Found!

Problem found... fuel leak, only realised today when the floor had dried out and noticed a small stream runing away from the truck. Got under the truck and found a gash in the tank which was weeping quite badly. I obviously need a bit thicker tank guard... I am glad it is just something simple as I could not go on anymore with that fuel economy only managed 140KM's from a full tank, I should have driven a bit faster ... all that waste!

[stormforce]

so you now need another fuel tank. if so i got 2 here if you want to make an offer on one and i'll sort out what the p&p will be tomorrow

[ne_surf]

thanks for the offer, but got another truck I am using for spares. Cheers anyway!