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average mileage
by
meatwagon
on 29 May, 2007 18:45
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Hi guys i got a 97 IDI just wondering what your avg mileage is, this isnt a contest, or anything, im just wondering if what im getting is average or below. Ive been told both. I get 680km/ tank wich is about 50-53L fill, thats mostly city, THe thing is last summer i was getting a lot more, went from over 760/tank down to 550 this winter, now im back at 670. I even drove from calgary to van, and got over 900kms and still have 5L left. so ywah. whats your average per tank? thanks
Jamie
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#1
by
Mark(The Miser)UK
on 29 May, 2007 18:53
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That's poor mileage. Get rid of that gasser engine and get a Quantum TD :shock:
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#2
by
CoolAirVw
on 29 May, 2007 19:18
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I get 40 mpg (american gallon not imperial) in summer and 38 mpg with winter fuel on my 85 Jetta 1.6 turbo diesel. Thats with a very worn out engine. I know because I pulled it recently and found 24 thousandths piston to cylinder clearance with one broken oil ring and worn out valves.
Maybe I'll get better mileage after rebuild.
I guess you have a 1.9?
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#3
by
burn_your_money
on 29 May, 2007 20:16
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I usually get 800km/43L but if I try can get 950-1000/43L. I've developed a mean fuel leak that I haven't been able to correct yet and have lost about 200kms/tank :evil:
I drive a mk2 TD and there is usually about 100-200 pounds of crap in the trunk
At best that works out to 55 MPG (US) I have a goal to hit 75 MPG but we will see.
Engine has 450xxx kms on it too
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#4
by
lyeinyoureye
on 29 May, 2007 21:50
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I pretty much hung around the 45mpg (American) mark. I got it up to 53mpg by keeping it at ~50mph during a highway round trip, and with ~1000lbs of people in the car managed to get ~38mpg during lots of holiday stop and go traffic. I figure I can break into the 70mpg range w/ ease, but going past that may take some unorthodox finagling.
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#5
by
Jetta Fan
on 30 May, 2007 04:59
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I've got a 97 Jetta with the 1.9 AAZ and I get an average of 50-51 mpg (imperial).
I have stretched it to 55 mpg a few times last summer, but there was no fun in that. If I keep the engine speed down, shift below 3000rpm etc it goes up, but I've been driving it hard (shifting around 3600-4000rpm) and doing 70-75mph on the highway.
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#6
by
meatwagon
on 01 Jun, 2007 01:46
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yeah i dont have a gasser, 1.9 td IDI, 260k Kms, im going to a gtg here in langley , hopefully someone can give me some pointers on my problem. I think it may be my injectors? i really have no idea. THanks guys,
Jamie
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#7
by
Justin
on 01 Jun, 2007 06:52
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with my 1.9 NA TDI (turbo is in the mail) I just got no less than 46 mpg with a mix of 55mph and lots of stoplights city driving
this is a brand new engine with a Giles pump and some of vwmike's .22mm injectors with the timing set to 1.00 mm, and the cable shifted 5 speed from a 98 beetle TDI
once this thing is broken in and turbo is on I want to squeeze 60 mpg plus out of this.
later
Justin
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#8
by
meatwagon
on 01 Jun, 2007 10:42
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what is a giles pump?
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#9
by
jimfoo
on 01 Jun, 2007 12:08
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It is the pump to beat all pumps, with the special treatment to make lots of power. I don't have one, but I have only heard great stuff about them. You can find him under the vendors section.
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#10
by
johnboy
on 01 Jun, 2007 15:03
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I ussally get around 40mpg (imperial), more on long steady runs. Not too bad for a 168k engine pulling along a heavy Passat Estate!
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#11
by
91 ECO
on 01 Jun, 2007 16:22
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I get around 40mpg (American) on a well worn engine and a shorth 5th gear.
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#12
by
bvolks73
on 01 Jun, 2007 19:55
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I'm only getting 40 mpg (US). I used to get around 50. But that's still almost twice as much as I'm getting with my automatic gasser.
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#13
by
Justin
on 02 Jun, 2007 10:27
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the giles pump runs great on my NA TDI, but I have the Giles turbo pump and I need the turbo installed before I realize the full potential of it since the fuel is limited right now since it was calibrated for boost.
I love the 1.9 TDI I really think that to stall this thing it would require a lot of brake and then dropping the clutch, needless to say I love the torque of the 1.9
later
Justin
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#14
by
Black Smokin' Diesel
on 03 Jun, 2007 11:14
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Right now I can't say for sure with all the new parts I've put on but I've put 20L (there was about 5L left in the tank) in and used 1/3rd of it and I'm at 130km so far. I estimate around 300-350km with 25L which is about 7 to 8 liters per 100km. It's 50/50 between city and highway driving.