average mileage

[meatwagon]

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

[Mark(The Miser)UK]

That's poor mileage. Get rid of that gasser engine and get a Quantum TD :shock:

[CoolAirVw]

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?

[burn_your_money]

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

[lyeinyoureye]

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.

[Jetta Fan]

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.

[meatwagon]

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

[Justin]

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

[meatwagon]

what is a giles pump?

[jimfoo]

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.

[johnboy]

I ussally get around 40mpg (imperial), more on long  steady runs. Not too bad for a 168k engine pulling along a heavy Passat Estate!

[91 ECO]

I get around 40mpg (American) on a well worn engine and a shorth 5th gear.

[bvolks73]

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.

[Justin]

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

[Black Smokin' Diesel]

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.