mpg

[birdy]

just bought a 1992 2.4 efi surf auto. im only getting 19 mpg and thats driving stedy, i used to get 26 mpg from my landrover discovery. it's in good condition and thers no smoke. is this wright.

[TonyN]

Nah, we get better than that from our V6 petrol one!

Hot favorites are blocked EGR valve, dodgy injectors, split vacuum hoses or generally in need of a service. Toss a bottle of Redex in it, and a blast down the motorway always seems to get results.

You need to be getting at least 25, normally driving.

[birdy]

thanks. were is the egr valve and how do you unblock it

[bensonsnuts]

Nah, we get better than that from our V6 petrol one!

Hot favorites are blocked EGR valve, dodgy injectors, split vacuum hoses or generally in need of a service. Toss a bottle of Redex in it, and a blast down the motorway always seems to get results.

You need to be getting at least 25, normally driving.

Nice to see you over here Birdy.I,ve got a 2.4 manual & normally get about 25mpg with a heavy right foot.
Tony's right you need to start checking under the bonnet. A few folks on here have disconnected the egr altogether.
Try that to start with & then try a heavy dose of redex thru a quarter of a tank of diesel.

[birdy]

cheers il give it a try

[birdy]

just checked engine fault light with paper clip in diognosis plug ( as seen on technical electrical ) and my air temp sensour has a fault . i unpluged it and now she runs like a dream mutch faster and i think better on fule so far. have orded a new one

[Koi]

just checked engine fault light with paper clip in diognosis plug ( as seen on technical electrical ) and my air temp sensour has a fault . i unpluged it and now she runs like a dream mutch faster and i think better on fule so far. have orded a new one

Glad to see it worked and not to bad a fault.