Lenry Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hi,Quick niggling question regarding my wife's Arosa.Currently she is only getting 150 mile per tank of petrol.It's used for short journeys to work and back daily 3-4 miles either way.History.it's recently has the following repaired/replaced (it was getting the same mileage before the work)Head Gasket (it had blown/gone)Head skimmedSpark PlugsRadiatorCam BeltWater PumpNeeds back box changing (noisy).Coolant Temp Senor doesn't seem to be working as the dash needle is always to the left.I changes the sensor for an eBay special, but will get a OEM from Seat/VW very soon.Any advice on whether the mileage is normal for a Auto doing short city miles or there's something obvious I can check.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 how many Liters are you putting in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 also change the gear oil. temp sensors important as it control's how much fuel is being put in the engine in correlation to how warm it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenry Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hi James,The last time it was 28-29L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS6plusMTM Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Auto boxes will reduce mpg compared to manual & just 3-4 miles trips are a killer, prob the worse type of driving you can do for fuel economy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenry Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Agreed - maybe I little moped will be more appropriate ;-) I will change the Coolant Temp Sensor and Auto Gearbox Oil and then monitor from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenry Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Oh any advice offered for the back box change? Tips and part source advice welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS6plusMTM Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) 150 miles on 28 litres is around 15 mpg so it's does sound a little low mpgA 1.4 auto petrol should do 26mpg on a urban cycle (short trip driving)If you have a smart phone get yourself an app to measure the true mpg, otherwise it pretty much guess work - I recommend Road Trip, works pretty well for mehttp://darrensoft.ca/ Edited March 31, 2013 by RS6plusMTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenry Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just downloaded RoadTrip.Maybe hard to use with the Arosa as I only drive it once a week. I will use with my Polo though :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 i use MPG calc Free, because im cheap and its a simple app.back box wise, id just buy the cheapest i can find on ebay or what have you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenry Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Bought a back box from Euro Car Parts, with the nice Easter discount :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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