i have a 97 2000 awd , and at the mo its drinking fuel like the worlds gonna end soon, i dont boot it all really, thats the truth, but im only getting around 35/40 miles to a tenner, also when i pull off it seems to stutter a bit, i havnt got a scooby about these things under the bonnet, any ides what i should get checked out first.

 

I'd have the MAF sensor checked ,they fail often on the 99-oo models but will go sometimes on the earlier ones too, one of the symptons is excessive fuel consumption.
Have you checked the mpg properly? [fill to the brim, do say 50 miles or so, neck it again then divide litres it took to refill by 4.55 to give gallons used ,then divide the miles you did by the gallons used to give the magic figure,ie 50 miles took 9litres [1.97 galls] 50 miles diveded by 1.97 =25.38 mpg !! (you wish)
Expect 18-22 mpg ,less if modded by much

 

40 miles to a tener sounds about right mate.

 

Or could be O2 sensor if using excessive fuel

 

If it's running rough off boost, the Lamda sensor is a good candidate for being on the way out. Get it checked out

NS04

 

40 miles to a tenner sounds good to me!!!!!!

 

£45 gets me 230 on Super £11 would get me around 55 miles. So I'd say your cars fine as far as fuel consumption goes.

 

I only get 180 miles on 35ish quid so yes, sounds right Aren't they great

 

Tenner gives me near 35/40 miles around town.....full tank £45 gives me 300 on the Motorway @ 80mph....


--Sam

 

Thanks for the replys guys , thirsty things aint they, but this is my first scoob and i can honestly say this wont be my last, its a joy to drive, i could sit in there all day and drive it. and theres me moaning about petrol, talk about contradicting yourself,

 

80?

 

My first fill up on my 99MY gave me 23.5mpg, which was about what I was expecting.

A mixture of around town driving, dual carriageway and some foot flat to floor stuff.