Fuel Consumption

[TW166Y]

Right is it me or does this sound about right to all you e30 lovers out there? ive got a e30 325i sport 89, im putting Ԛ£30 bullets in her a week and im only getting about 120 miles, is this about right or do have i problems? obviously on a long journey its a little better but town driving and short trips im getting the above mileage, do i have a guzzler or is this ok?? i think its pretty poo to be honest with you all, if anyone can suggest anything for me and thing to get checked it would be a great help, thanks peeps

[TOURINGDADDY]

either thats one big foot u got or u got probs mine is a 325 tourer and i aint shy and i get 120 miles out a Ԛ£20

[TW166Y]

i fcuking knew it!!! i mean dont get me wrong i love to give her a little thrape now and again but Ԛ£30 to 120 miles is shit, cheers DADDY

[Zayyan]

I get 300 miles outta Ԛ£30 without too much trouble in my 316i

I think around 25mpg is what a healthy 325i should get with a mixture of town and longer journeys, which is about 180 miles?

[TOURINGDADDY]

yeah mine aint too bad as i boot it quite alot

[TW166Y]

ZAYYAN Sounds good 300 miles to Ԛ£30 in a 316i, at least when i stick my foot down i actually move in a 325 prrrrrrr dam wish i could get that kind of mileage though buddy, thanks for comms

[Zayyan]

The 316i really is a good first E30 though, insurance and economy very reasonable for a BMW.

Also lets you get used to RWD instead of jumping straight into a 325 and writing that off! So it's all good

Nothing against 325s though, will own one as soon as the insurance is reasonable

[Martinaston]

I took the manifold off mine recently and cranked the engine.
The jets are supposed to fire out a fine mist, no such luck.
It looks more like a set of water pistols firing across the engine bay.
I think it's time i got them cleaned ( or replaced, Ԛ£450 from BMW woo hoo).
And that was after a whole bottle of redex.
TW166Y
If you get them cleaned it should pay for itself in about 4 week at the mileage you do.

[TW166Y]

tell me about it mate, i had a 316i when i was 18, cracking motor and it never let me down, im 25 now and beleive me man the insurance is still silly espcially that little s that comes after the 325 !

[Martinaston]

It,s also ruined my exhaust because of all the unburnt fuel rotting the back box

[Bob_S]

i too get similar fuel comsumption on my 316i! i cant believe it! it's as good as a 1.25 fiesta, altho ya had to boot that to make it shift

[TW166Y]

Martinaston yeh ill get um cleaned up then buddy, i suspected that that was my problem, it aint a cheap do though as youve stated, cheers dude

[TOURINGDADDY]

its not the unburnt fuel that rots ur zorst mate its the acidic water that ur engine produces which is at the rate of 1L of petty = 1L of acidic water produced (now thats shit)

[Martinaston]

I've heard an ultrsound clean is about Ԛ£50 on here but have never actually got a quote, And that was with them already removed from the car which is an easy job if your spanner friendly.

[Zayyan]

i too get similar fuel comsumption on my 316i! i cant believe it! it's as good as a 1.25 fiesta, altho ya had to boot that to make it shift

What 120 miles outta 30 quid?

Think you got problems with that one

Just kidding.....out of interest how many miles has your 316i got on it? It seems for some reason that there's a bit of a correllation between high mileages and good economy, so I'm interested

[TOURINGDADDY]

mines a 325 wid 192000 on it

[dazleeds]

320i se
getting 60max to a tenna and thats regardless of how i drive it

[Zayyan]

mines a 325 wid 192000 on it

Considering you're "not shy" I guess getting 25mpg kinda supports my theory.....will be interesting to see what Bob S says his mileage is....

[k130]

Ive got a 323i with 128K on the clock, had it 5 months, put in Ԛ£120 of petrol and got out 645 miles...

I always use super unleaded (97/98) I think you really notice the difference on older cars.

I took it for a drive round some of the local back roads a week or so ago and I recon it was at around 6/7 mpg for about 30 miles!

[Bob_S]

I have a nice 86602 mile example oh well

[dazleeds]

6 or 7 mpg thats even worse than my 320

i have a cplate 323 as well and that pisses 90/+ to a tenna on a run and not much less round streets but its a shed

engine soon to be in 1of the delphin twins tho

[TW166Y]

any idea's then boys what kind of things i should be looking for and maybe restoring parts etc.. to get my fuel consumption back how it should be and maybe that little sluggish feels she has to her?

[dazleeds]

if you find out i wanna know too

[Martinaston]

bob_s
Mileage is nothing to do with it.
my engine was sitting in a corner for 6 years and has only done 45k

[TW166Y]

dazleeds no problem dude, as soon as i find out what the problems is ill leave a thread for you and let you know

[Zayyan]

I have a nice 86602 mile example oh well

bob_s
Mileage is nothing to do with it.
my engine was sitting in a corner for 6 years and has only done 45k

Evidently it doesn't.......proves me completely wrong!

I've got 185k if you're interested

[glenn]

dont talk to me about fuel consumption

[Zayyan]

It can't be that bad can it? In a light car?