Clio 172 only managing 200 miles to a tank

[Bluebeard]

As above.

I foolishly recommended my friend to buy one and now he's moaning like f**k because he can't get more than 200 miles out of a full tank.

It has a decat but it STINKS of fuel at the rear. Car drives perfect though. I just took it round the block and can't fault it.

I have a million Clio bits down the garage so what should I look at swapping for him? s**t, I'll take it off my own car if it shuts him up! Lol

Any help appreciated.

(I'm on tapawank so my search typically came up with nothing)

 

[bloke]

check lambda.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Lambda

 

[Bluebeard]

Pre cat im assuming?

 

[bloke]

yup.

 

[Russ_16v]

agreed, swap the lambda (Bosch only!) and get the timing checked colshe

 

[182Trophy]

Tell him to stop red lining the f**king thing.

 

[leeds_182]

Same issue with mine. I changed the lambda and back up to 34mpg.

 

[Bluebeard]

Tell him to stop red lining the f**king thing.

He drives like a b**ch. Has absolutely no interest in cars or driving fast.

 

[Russ_16v]

should have sold him a 1.6 mk1 focus lol

 

[Bluebeard]

should have sold him a 1.6 mk1 focus lol

I got it cheap, I have lots of spares and a good Renault mechanic.
My thoughts were that it would give him a bit of cheap semi cheap motoring.

At £50 per 200 miles, it's not quite worked out how I planned!

 

[Mr Plums]

I got it cheap, I have lots of spares and a good Renault mechanic.
My thoughts were that it would give him a bit of cheap semi cheap motoring.

At £50 per 200 miles, it's not quite worked out how I planned!

Dci

 

[Russ_16v]

LOL you're not kidding there mate!

My Golf estate does around 600 miles on £50 lol

On topic, we all know a 172 should easily get mid 30's, so definitely something a miss

 

[Djw John]

Aye mine has dropped a few mpg and will kill you if you're sat in traffic with the wind behind you, gonna change the pre(de)cat lambda too, probably due anyway. At least I have the 182 manifold so can access it without the help of dexterous 8 year old.

 

[clarkey*]

I got 150miles to a tank, but it was round cadwell park