[s-cars] crazy fuel gauge

Wed Nov 6 05:57:21 EST 2002

Sounds like you need a higher ratio of Toluene to regular gas!!

>From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
>To: Jim McGee <jmcgee at ecentral.com>,S-Car List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] crazy fuel gauge
>Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:59:39 -0800 (PST)
>
>phew!  glad to see that.  i average between 19-21 mpg for mixed
>freeway/street driving.  best i've seen was 26 mpg, 2-way average
>for trips to lake tahoe where i cruised at 90-100 mph.
>
>the current tank has a gallon of toluene added to it, and i've been
>*ahem* testing it, so i'm getting 17 mpg on this tankful.  sadly,
>i started with a pitiful 91 octane fuel, so the toluene is good for
>only a bump to 92 octane, but the car definitely likes it better.
>it no longer dumps boost at WOT.  next stop: 100 octane at the
>76 in san jose.
>
>-teddy
>
>--- Jim McGee <jmcgee at ecentral.com> wrote:
> > This makes me feel great.  19-21 mpg daily driving in the Denver area.
>Just
> > finished a trip to Oregon, California and back and generally got in the
> > 22-23 mpg range.  By the way, I have gotten used to seeing Audis around
>here
> > all the time ( there are four in my office alone), but I'll bet I didn't
>see
> > more than 5 or 6 on the whole 4,000 mile trip; no S-cars.  Except when I
> > stopped at 2-Bennett in Davis.  I did see 156 indicated on a
>particularly
> > desolate strip in eastern Nevada.
> >
> > Jim McGee
> > 95 S6
> > RS2
> > Hoppen Stage III
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Paul Friedenberg
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:37 PM
> > To: Cody.Payne at bconnected.com; serge411 at speakeasy.org;
> > outex at charter.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] crazy fuel gauge
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I get around 17-18 at a mile high, RS2 mods, 3 bar, Stromung. Very
>little
> > hwy driving, and I drive it very hard. Not too bad, I get 10mpg in my
> > Suburban, but I drive it hard as well...
> >
> >
> > >From: "Cody Payne" <Cody.Payne at bconnected.com>
> > >To: "serge" <serge411 at speakeasy.org>,"Chad Hall" <outex at charter.net>,
> > ><s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > >Subject: RE: [s-cars] crazy fuel gauge
> > >Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:22:13 -0700
> > >
> > >Speaking of Fuel...what kink of gas mileage are you fellow "heavy
>footers"
> > >getting?  I commute mostly on back road not much highway and getting
>around
> > >16-17MPG...
> > >Engine Mods:
> > >2.5 Bar Chipped ECU + 7A cam + Stromung SS Exhaust (Cam hasn't seem to
>have
> > >much effect on MPG as before was about the same too)
> > >
> > >New O2 sensor installed 4 weeks ago.
> > >
> > >Is this normal?
> > >
> > >Thx
> > >
> > >cp
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: serge [mailto:serge411 at speakeasy.org]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:05 PM
> > >To: Chad Hall; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > >Subject: Re: [s-cars] crazy fuel guage
> > >
> > >
> > >on 11/4/02 5:47 PM, Chad Hall at outex at charter.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > > --
> > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > > For the past 2 weeks my fuel gauge has been inconsistent at best and
> > >usually
> > > > just plain off most of the time.  When I fill up the tank, sometimes
>it
> > >will
> > > > only show a little above 3/4 full.  When I start out w/full tank, I
>can
> > >only
> > > > get about 225 miles on the trip odometer before I am deep into
>reserve.
> > >With
> > > > my old VW's I would just replace the in-tank fuel pump/float
>mechanism.
> > >Don't
> > > > our cars have a fuel level sensor somewhere other than in the tank?
> > >BTW, per
> > > > Jimmy Pribble's log of his car:  it was a major PITA to finally (I
> > >assume) fix
> > > > his problem fuel gauge.  They replaced the sending unit 2 or 3
>times,
> > >circuit
> > > > boards (once or twice), whole cluster, etc. Any ideas before I head
>to
> > >the
> > > > dealer?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Chad Hall
> > > > '95 S6
> > > > --
> > > >
> > >Chad, my 95 avant has had those same fuel gauge issues since purchase
>last
> > >December. I just assumed it was an Audi quirk. I have filled it to the
> > >point
> > >where I can see gasoline in the filler tube, and still the needle never
> > >quite points to full. In my 84 GTI, I used to keep a close eye on the
>gas
> > >mileage as an indicator to possible engine problems. I miss being able
>to
> > >do
> > >this with the S6 due to the crazy fuel gauge syndrome. Keep us posted
>on
> > >your progress.
> > >
> > >
> > >Serge Filanovsky
> > >
> > >95 S6 Avant
> > >
> > >
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