[Vwdiesel] Cross country trip report 87 Jetta diesel

[Nate Wall]

I actually wondered if the oil being burned reduced
fuel usage. It was about 7 percent of the fuel being
used when I pulled the motor out of service. 1 qt/300
miles! But with the rebuilt motor I get about 2 MPGs
better.

--NAte
--- Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2003 at 8:51, Nate Wall
> <natewall1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > <<<Yes, the motor is tired but I made the
> > trip fine and got breat economy to boot.>>>>
> >
> > Yes, with the old motor in my Jetta TD, I got
> great
> > mileage too, about the same as Greg got. And that
> > motor was using a quart of oil every 500 miles!
>
> So I have to wait until my engine burns oil before I
> see 60 MPG?! :-(
>
> I'm only getting 50-55 MPG Imp on my '85 Jetta D,
> which is not nearly as good as my
> old '85 TD, but I'm not consuming any oil so far in
> ~3000 kms...
>
> --
> Shawn Wright
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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