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Sounds about the same as me. Usually if I rag it most of the time I'm lucky to get 200miles. If sensibly I will get 250miles and then if doing motorway journys (I went from Newcastle to Wales) I will get 350+ miles. 
If you think she's drinking the petrol, perhaps change the sparks and leads and slap in some injector cleaner, such as Redex. Make sure she is running some decent oil as well.
If you think she's drinking the petrol, perhaps change the sparks and leads and slap in some injector cleaner, such as Redex. Make sure she is running some decent oil as well.
It costs me about £30-£35 to fill her full. But my mates Mk1 Ph3 is exactly the same as well. I think it's because of the mileage personally. His has done over 100K miles and mine has done just over 95k miles.
Lol, bland, I can see the needle move too but that's when you go up a steep hill or round bends it'll move. I'm guessing it uses some kind of float to measure the fuel level.
Lol, bland, I can see the needle move too but that's when you go up a steep hill or round bends it'll move. I'm guessing it uses some kind of float to measure the fuel level.
i went to london and back on a full tank, was on about 1 or 2 bars at the end, about 300 miles there and back. mostly at motorway speed... + 20mph or so maybe . worked it out at about 40mpg, i think thats maybe pushing it a bit, probably more like 33-37.
find it hard to actually be particularly rapid in a 1.4 no matter how much you glue your right boot to the floor! Serviced my brothers mk4 golf gti today and took it out for a test run, now that had some go i tell you, found it very difficult to keep to the speed limit, plus it didn't feel like it was gonna fall apart round my ears.
. worked it out at about 40mpg, i think thats maybe pushing it a bit, probably more like 33-37.find it hard to actually be particularly rapid in a 1.4 no matter how much you glue your right boot to the floor! Serviced my brothers mk4 golf gti today and took it out for a test run, now that had some go i tell you, found it very difficult to keep to the speed limit, plus it didn't feel like it was gonna fall apart round my ears.
I'm not sure about mine at the moment as I've not had it insured for a while (re-insured yesterday though ). Before that mine was a bit mixed though. When I first got it I go about 45mpg on average when I did a long journey, but later I was only getting about 75 miles to £10, though occasionaly I would get about 100 miles driving it exactly the same. I replaced a few bit and pieces though and it was returning reasonable firgures again.
I think there is a problem that can occur on these engines as they are capable of returning excellent MPG, but very often they seem to manage to go wrong and produce they crap figures mentioned above. It would be great if we could find a fix to it tbh as it's probably a similar problem on all of them.
). Before that mine was a bit mixed though. When I first got it I go about 45mpg on average when I did a long journey, but later I was only getting about 75 miles to £10, though occasionaly I would get about 100 miles driving it exactly the same. I replaced a few bit and pieces though and it was returning reasonable firgures again.I think there is a problem that can occur on these engines as they are capable of returning excellent MPG, but very often they seem to manage to go wrong and produce they crap figures mentioned above. It would be great if we could find a fix to it tbh as it's probably a similar problem on all of them.
I run mine on optimax and driving sensibly around town (no motorway miles) i get 260ish give or take 10 either way. Ive never seen more than 270 to a tank
And even though the handbook reckons the tanks are 40L its complete guff, from almost dry i can brim mine to the petrol cap and it will take 33L So the mpg is actually better than you probaby think.
BTW i can vouch for optimax even if it doesnt have any performance benefit, from running mine on superkarket 95ron i never used to get more than 250miles to a tank, but now running 98ron i can hit 270.
And even though the handbook reckons the tanks are 40L its complete guff, from almost dry i can brim mine to the petrol cap and it will take 33L So the mpg is actually better than you probaby think.
BTW i can vouch for optimax even if it doesnt have any performance benefit, from running mine on superkarket 95ron i never used to get more than 250miles to a tank, but now running 98ron i can hit 270.
Remedi said:
Thats witchcraft.
6/468 17poo
Im in the same boat as alot of you guys!!sometimes good most of the time crap!
I remember ages ago someone on renaultsportclub website said leave the battery disconnected over night to reset the ecu and apparantly this worked!
I think its bullshit to be honest but maybe worth a try, plus my decat saves petrol im sure!!!!Remedis must be on drugs or summit!
I remember ages ago someone on renaultsportclub website said leave the battery disconnected over night to reset the ecu and apparantly this worked!
I think its bullshit to be honest but maybe worth a try, plus my decat saves petrol im sure!!!!Remedis must be on drugs or summit!
Why would anyone run their RT on Optimax? For me, its a waste of money.
If you drive sensibly - i.e. in a gear that keeps the revs low, but doesnt over-load the engine, drive with the windows up unless neccessary, and avoid taking any heavy weight that is uneccessary - i.e. fat mates/stuff in the boot, then you should get good mpg's. I know my RT is great on fuel economy anyway.
If you drive sensibly - i.e. in a gear that keeps the revs low, but doesnt over-load the engine, drive with the windows up unless neccessary, and avoid taking any heavy weight that is uneccessary - i.e. fat mates/stuff in the boot, then you should get good mpg's. I know my RT is great on fuel economy anyway.
Nyphur said:
I know optimax gives me better mpg theres no doubt about that, plus the car runs soother so i think its worth it.
I currently get fantastic fuel economy as my cars failed its MOT so isnt going anywhere. The fuel bills have been slashed!
Nyphur & Remedi - It's not just about how you drive though, it just seems some RT's are better than others tbh - though obviously something else must be causing it. I have tried driving uber sensibly for quite a while when topping up to check the figures and I still only get about 75 miles to £10, if I ragged it the whole time I would get about 70 miles.
Are you guys sure your cars dont need a serious service? I used to get 350 miles out of my 1.6 8v ragging at every opportuinty and when i wasnt ragging it i was stuck in traffic. Wouldnt have thought the mileage would make them less economical, jsut the lack of a good service, oil filter, fuel filter ect probably all need changing. I know my fiesta was like this, when I bought it I got 400 miles from a tank, 18 months later after a lot of abuse i was seeing only 300 miles to the tank, oil and all filters service later and i was seeing 400 miles a tank again.
theduckeatspork said:
That's what I thought about mine, "ah probably needs a good service" but it's had most things done. Fuel Filter, Oil Change, Spark Plugs, HT leads, new Panel Filter, checked tyre pressure (28 front / 32 rear). :S Just been out today and she has 1/4 tank left and I've done ~230miles. Meh! What can ya do!!
I'll quickly just say that I've bought some Motual 300v (the dogs b*llocks) oil, new filter, and some engine flush, as well as some Wynn's top end treatment so I'm hoping this will improve the situation for me. I was going to drop the sump (to remove all the sludge) but Renault wanted £21 for a new gasket but didn't even have them in stock, so won't be doing that this time.
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if im on a jourey on motorway not in a rush, like i went to glasgow ad back steady 60mph all the way there and back sat behind lorries most of the way, 480miles and then i filled up, 1.2 all the way.
theduckeatspork said:
Hah, woops! Posted that the wrong way around. Lol. It's 32 front and 28 rear.
Here's my thread where I asked at RSC, two or three people agree'd on that pressure.
http://www.renaultsportsclub.com/cms/forum/index.php/topic,7607.0.html
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