Hello ,if I may suggest one thing, because 'they are never checked' ,well to be honest who bothers? The valve clearances, I found 2 very tight ones on mine.(down to 3 thous.) It does make a difference.
The way the fueling is set up can make one hell of a difference.1.9 NA diesel in economy mode 70 MPG, Would not put the skin off a rice pudding, turn the fueling up and 40 MPG and goes well.Sorry TFB.
Cheers.
Geoff.
Fuel Consumption Issue
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Geoffrey Gould
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Re: Fuel Consumption Issue
1991 BX 1-7 td Auto.
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MULLEY
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Re: Fuel Consumption Issue
With the price of fuel these day's, i may need to get someone to show me how to alter the fuelling for the economy mode, i could do with getting 70mpg 
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
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1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
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2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
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docchevron
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Re: Fuel Consumption Issue
You wouldn't want it Matthew, really. When Richie was a 19RD with a turned down pump sure, it would do 70MPG up hill, down dale, but it was so boring I'm prety sure I died of old age many times over before reaching the end of the journey.
That said, I have noticed with the TD lump running a somewhat retarded pump setting at the moment (for reasons that are dull) it's doing rather more to the gallon than it had been with the timing spot on!
That said, I have noticed with the TD lump running a somewhat retarded pump setting at the moment (for reasons that are dull) it's doing rather more to the gallon than it had been with the timing spot on!
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Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...