[s-cars] I want my MPG

[Mark Strangways]

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I believe you can check the temp reported by that sensor using the climate 
control diagnostic functions.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>
To: <yo-cello at comcast.net>; "Floyd Noel" <floyd.noel at gmail.com>; "Michael 
Wakefield" <S4Quattro at comcast.net>
Cc: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] I want my MPG


> Done the thermostat thing once, I can concur with the results.
> Poor MPG, low temp gauge, and little heat.
>
> The temp gauge does show heat,but it never quite gets to 90 C, if you 
> didn't
> know the car it would almost seem normal.
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <yo-cello at comcast.net>
> To: "Floyd Noel" <floyd.noel at gmail.com>; "Michael Wakefield"
> <S4Quattro at comcast.net>
> Cc: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] I want my MPG
>
>
>> I'll second the sensor on the back of the head.  It's been the cause of
>> poor MPG on 4 of the 5 audis I've owned.  And when that occurred, I also
>> had more smoke coming from the tailpipe in the mornings.
>>
>> The other indicator could be a bad thermostat, with it being stuck open
>> (had that happen too).  Symptoms are poor mpg, temp guage never getting 
>> to
>> normal (at least here in VT), and really poor heat.  But the mpg variance
>> wasn't as great as when the water temp sensor went bad.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Paul
>>
>> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>> From: Floyd Noel <floyd.noel at gmail.com>
>>
>>> Thanks, I'll check that out. My non-audi friend thought it could be
>>> the fuel filter as well. Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> R/S
>>> Floyd Noel
>>> Sgt/USMC
>>>
>>> On Dec 26, 2007, at 21:05, Michael Wakefield
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Check the water temperature sensor on the back of the head. if the
>>> > ECU thinks the engine is cold, it will run very rich.
>>> > Mike Wakefield
>>> >
>>> > On Dec 26, 2007, at 9:39 PM, Floyd Noel wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Listers,
>>> >> My s-car has been getting horrible mileage lately (around 11.5) and I
>>> >> have been trying to diagnose the problem. Power seems like it has
>>> >> gone
>>> >> down as well, but my butt dyno isn't the most accurate, and it still
>>> >> has way more than my work Malibu. It also seems like to me that there
>>> >> is more smoke coming from the tailpipe than I would prefer on cold
>>> >> mornings, but in the daytime it is not really a problem. I just
>>> >> replaced the spark plugs recently, not much difference. From the
>>> >> research I've done, it seems like it might be the oxygen sensor, and
>>> >> I'm not sure when the last time it was changed, so I figured it
>>> >> wouldn't hurt to change it. Are there any other things I should
>>> >> consider or steps I should take? I bought fuel injector cleaner as
>>> >> well but haven't used it yet.
>>> >> TIA
>>> >>
>>> >> R/S
>>> >> Floyd Noel
>>> >> Sgt/USMC
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