Fuel Consumption

SpecOps87 SG

Anybody please share how to improve the FC of a 1.8L Altis…am driving it relatively light-footedly and yet in 2wks it sucks about $100 worth of petrol.Thanks!

junkieyuri SG

What is the distance you have covered in those 2 weeks??? If you drive relatively light footed & covered 2000km & yet it only costs SGD$100 of petrol, then your Fc would be quite amazing. If the distance were 500km then it is horrible for an Altis. Remember FC is calculated by distance/litre of petrol or litres of petrol / 100km if I'm not wrong. Distance is always involved, not time.

Cheers.

sir_boris SG

i spend more than that in 2 weeks. i cover abt 500km per week.
i'm driving a 1.6.

SpecOps87 SG

Hmmm…k, as of what I remember, when I got the car it was 3/4 full. and before i return it, it left 1/4, but in between i pumped $50. On the return day, i pumped $40 and it hit full tank. My distance of travel is Toa Payoh to School (TP) X 4 and Toa Payoh to Mandarin Gardens X 4, Toa Payoh to Boon Keng market X 2 and lastly Toa Payoh to Marina South X 2.

Fatum SG

how old is the car ? .... well maintained ? ....

lots of things would help .... from the exhaust to the air filter, fuel filter, fuel pump, engine oil, oxygen sensor, spark plugs etc ....

go round to the back of the car and sniff at the exhaust a bit, got strong gasoline smell ? .... that may imply that the combustion is not happening properly, or more than the required fuel is being injected ...

Larry SG

It would help if u put up more information like:

1) Actual mileage from ur starting point to ur destination
2) Traffic condition
3) Amt of petrol pumped

Do u know how to calculate ur FC in the 1st place?

tomsss SG

With auto cars you can't really do much other than continue being light-footed... unless you go install those so-called fuel saver devices loh. And I don't think they have a manual Altis in SG right?

$100 in 2 weeks... plus the kind of distance you travel... doesn't look like high consumption to me leh.

For me one way that really improves FC on my van is gradual acceleration, constant speed and smooth driving (plus shifting gears super early Mr. Green ).

social87 SG

hmm.bro so how many KM did u cover in those 2weeks?

i think u're considered below average for ur petrol cost man.

on the average i travel approx 1000km per week. 2 tanks of petrol each week.haha 1 tank is around S$100.

my car(or rather my mums) is less den 3 years old.my mileage has almost reached 120K

sometimes petrol costs cant be saved. Cool

SpecOps87 SG

Hmmm…does it matter if you use different brands of fuel? Would using 98 get better FC then 95? What about Shell Vpower?Lastly any users of Caltex Techron here? Does it really purge carbon and smoothen the engine?

social87 SG

perhaps u are being a little too skeptical in saving costs yeah dude. relax la.jus enjoy ur drive. thats the most impt. Very Happy

woodlandsHool SG

my jazz serve me $110 on about 900 km … im quite a heavy footer side though

tomsss SG

i’ve just watched Mythbuster which was showing its Big Rig episode… one of the myths they were testing included drafting behind a big truck to improve fuel efficiency… and it was proven to be true! but its suicidal lah to follow a trailer truck so closely.

Kuali Baba SG

Turn off the air-conditioning and open the windows when you can.

kerts SG

hey are u trying to be funny??

2 weeks for $100 is dammned CHEAP!!

I usually spent $500 in a mth jus on petrol, tt would equals to $250 for 2 weeks, n here u are saying it's fuel consuming when u only spent $100 for 2 weeks??

Are u driving a weekend car? I dun think any real car owner wld complain if they spent $100 on petrol for 2 WEEKS ya Shocked

SpecOps87 SG

KK...not trying to be funny okay. Just trying to find out seriously, because I'm 20, paying with my allowance. And my uncle lives in the same block, so when he go overseas, he allows me to use the car. So i'm just wondering if its excessive anot.

TheDream SG

For Shell VPower vs Caltex Platinum, my feel is that Caltex power is really lacking, and worse still, the consumption is higher...

Just my assessment,... u may wanna check with others... Rolling Eyes

kerts SG

oic.. okie den jus a note. altis shd be very fuel economy. tt's provided it's original condition, tt means no mod of exhaust pipe n air filter etc..

if u nid help to check ur consumption, try do e following.

1) pump ur tank to e fullest, n take down e mileage after pump.
2) e next time u pump again, be it half tank or empty, take down e mileage again, n the litres of petrol.

This 2nd mileage minus 1st mileage = dist travelled.
so take dist travelled divided by litres taken = dist travel per litre

anything abv 11km/li is quite fuel economy, which i believe altis is.

mine car is ard 8 km/li. bmw is ard 8.5-9km/li

try calculating n let us know! Mr. Green

kerts SG

yup agree, VPower is definitely better in terms of mileage n power, but it's very costly.

Usually unleaded 98 would be suffice enough for modern car, if u looking for mileage.

but every car make is different, so there's a slight chance of some car may b suited for others, so it's better to do some homework ya, probably those altis owners can give some opinons Wink

sand king SG

Lighten up your boot.

WhamBamTyMam SG

is the car still running in?

if it still is running in the fuel consumption would be high. wait till the change of engine oil, fc will improve