Help with MPG...
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Here is a treatise on hypermiling http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1510
Or were you looking for more than just driving tips?
Or were you looking for more than just driving tips?
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Tell him to get the Honda. My wife picked me up from Long Beach in her Civic took me inland to Walnut then took me to Brea for lunch and back home and the f@ckin needle is still at full.
Oh yeah with the A/C at full blast! It's hot and humid here in L.A.
I need to get back to Vegas where it is a nice dry heat.
Oh yeah with the A/C at full blast! It's hot and humid here in L.A.
I need to get back to Vegas where it is a nice dry heat.
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wow, thats a first. and a small factory turbo not doing its job of being efficient for mpg...
is he already driving with light throttle and using a higher gear when possible?
pack light or don't pack anything in the car at all. seems like people still carry unnecessary stuff... i know people who still have their owners manual in their car, and its been more than 10+yrs.
what i carry is only registration, box of tissues, sunglasses, a bottle of water, and a jacket. everything else i bring is on a day-to-day basis. should be light enough.
and i also up the air pressure 4 psi.
is he already driving with light throttle and using a higher gear when possible?
pack light or don't pack anything in the car at all. seems like people still carry unnecessary stuff... i know people who still have their owners manual in their car, and its been more than 10+yrs.
what i carry is only registration, box of tissues, sunglasses, a bottle of water, and a jacket. everything else i bring is on a day-to-day basis. should be light enough.
and i also up the air pressure 4 psi.
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Unless you drive like an animal, I don't see how you get 20-21 on a Jetta on a regular basis unless all of that time is spent in bumper to bumper, city style traffic.
Fuel injector nozzles on this engine get filthy very easily. Have them pulled and cleaned and use FI cleaner regularly.
The Jetta should also have an MPG monitor in the dash. This can be used to sharpen your driving skills so as not to waste fuel.
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what could also be the problem is if the air filter is dirty. air filters need to be super clean to allow maximum suction of air to let the engine breathe easier, and won't restrain anything on it. and at that i really doubt a jetta would get 20-21 city mpg.
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they sell MAF cleaner at auto parts stores. Basically you unhook the wire harness, screw out the MAF sensor and you gently spray the sensor wires with the cleaner 10-12 times, and you put it back in. Very simple cleaning action that got me 2mpg (from 12 to 14 ave MPG 160 miles per tank, to 190ish)
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- take the turbo off
- buy a better car
- ask in a vw forum
- buy a better car
- take the turbo off
- buy a better car
- ask in a vw forum
- buy a better car
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- Over inflate the tires a few psi above the recommended pressure
- Smooth inputs (don't mash the gas in)
- Stay out of the boost
- Short shift (stay out of the boost)
- Stay at or below th speed limit
- Make sure the plugs, air filter, and injectors are clean, if not, clean or replace
There's other stuff that I can't think of right now
- Smooth inputs (don't mash the gas in)
- Stay out of the boost
- Short shift (stay out of the boost)
- Stay at or below th speed limit
- Make sure the plugs, air filter, and injectors are clean, if not, clean or replace
There's other stuff that I can't think of right now
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In fact she'd have to put more load on the engine to ever get to speed! Keep the turbo in, and try to stay outta boost.
Short shifting.
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So thats about the right MPG oh well. Guess hes screwed! lol thanks anyway guys.
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