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Bad fuel economy after service

PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:04 pm
by instagata
Hey,

has anyone experienced a bad drop in fuel economy after a service?

Just had the 200k done and my fuel economy has gone to the dogs. I was getting between 8.9km/L and 9.4km/L for urban driving in Sydney. I initially though the ECU may have been reset, but now 3 tanks of Shell 95 later I am lucky to get above 7.7km/L for the same kind of unspirited daily drive.

Cheers.

Re: Bad fuel economy after service

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:16 pm
by nvmylh
check the spark leads, one might not have been put back on properly. does it run rough at all?

Re: Bad fuel economy after service

PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 3:03 pm
by instagata
Doesn't run rough. Checked the spark plug leads all good.

Took it to my mechanic, might have a solution. Seems the previous mechanic put some air intake bypass in to the throttle body area (could be the finungulator for all I know) and it was allowing un metered air into the system. Blocked that bypass. It doesn't surge so much now.

I am going to reset the ecu today and take it back Friday to have them replace some non factory piping (one is almost kinking instead of bending)