[A4] drifting gas mileage display

[Peter Kirby]

I purposely was looking at instantaneous but on a very flat road and even
throttle.  In my friend's A4 the display was quite steady but on this one,
it would creep up and then creep down.  Not a FB user.

Thanks.

P

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Larry Velez <Larry at sinu.com> wrote:

> Peter,
>
> This list does not get much traffic - sadly.
>
> But I will try to chime in.
>
> Make sure you are looking at the Average MPG and not the realtime figure
> which changes often and drastically.
>
> I don't think you can use the realtime figures for any concrete
> conclusions.
>
> If you use Facebook, look for the A4 and Audi groups which are rather
> active.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Larry
> 99.5 B5 A4
> 2002 B5 S4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A4 [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Peter Kirby
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 8:08 AM
> To: A4 list <A4 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [A4] drifting gas mileage display
>
> I am looking at buying a 2008 A4 Avant.  During our test drive last night,
> I noticed that on a flat road with steady throttle, the instantaneous fuel
> mileage indicator would slowly drift up and then slowly drift down, etc.
> Is this an indicator of O2 sensor going south?  I can't get a straight
> answer out of the owner about oil consumption but am wondering if oil
> consumption is contaminating the O2 sensor....  Any thoughts.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Peter
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