Ford Focus: Focus TDCi fuel consumption

David Millen wrote: 
I've got a 1.6TDCi C-max and currently get about 52mpg, although this
varies depending on where I get the diesel (supermarket or other garage)
and the type of driving. Long journeys obviously give better economy.
However, short journeys give quite poor mpg.

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"David Millen" <com> wrote in message
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I've never got less than 45mpg out of my TDCi 115. Mostly 30 mile plus trips
twice daily, mixture of motorway and country roads. Driven in a "press-on,"
but not overtly wasteful manner, I seem to average around 45 to 47. I
vaguely recall pushing that up to 52mpg once on a series of long motorway
runs. Don't know what the official figures are for the TDCi 100 though.



Gary.

"David Millen" wrote... 

i would certainly expect better economy...


are the exhaust gases unusually smokey? if so it could be your egr valve
playing up.

although, i must admit the defective ones i've seen are *very* smokey and
the fuel economy has been *much* lower than you are experiencing.

fairly quick to replace but, iirc, about 180 quid plus vat for the part.



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Indeed, there is a voluntary recall for EGR valves on virtually all Ford
TDCi's, which are to be changed if the owner reports poor starting , poor
mpg, poor performance and smokey exhaust. This applies to the mondeo 2litre
TDCi's also. It is also thought to be a possible cause of premature failed
turbo's on this engine also.

Tim..

On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:05:28 +0000 (UTC), "Tim.."
<com> wrote: 
Thank you, Gandissy and Tim. No, it's not smoking, and it starts
fine and goes all right for a diesel. But that gives me some ammo
for discussions with the dealership.

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On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:03:20 +0100, Gary McClean wrote:
 

I see pretty much the same from my 2003 TDCi 115 Ghia. Not quite as
good I'd hoped, but not bad. ISTR it was quite a bit worse for the first
5K miles though.

In alt.autos.ford.focus David Millen <com>: 

Had a Ford Sierra TD for ages and always mentioned if letting
someone drive not used to a diesel, they'd always turn gears/revs
much to high. Like driving a petrol engine with little
displacement which is common over here. Sure this will lower your
mileage easily without making you a second faster. Best idea would
be getting an eye on the torque plot of your engine and compare
it with one of a petrol engine in the size/power and you should
see.

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"Superfly" <com> wrote in message
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I've been tracking the mileage on our '03 TDCi wagon (115hp) over the last
37'000 km since we bought it. We definitely have very mixed driving
(commute to work, city driving, 140kph motorway on weekends, cold winters,
snow etc.). It has *averaged* a real-world 5.7 l/100km. This is based on
km driven and litres filled, not the overly-optimistic onboard computer
readout.

Can't complain at all, as I flog the thing repeatedly.

Stephen