[Vwdiesel] Quantum Milage pre & post re-ring

[mark shepherd]

So now you've seen just how much wear there was in my compression rings, yet 
the car only became hard to start for about a month or so; that is why your 
Quantum should be running like a goodun...

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at wildblue.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 10:45 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Quantum Milage pre & post re-ring


>
> Since 1996, all new cars sold in the USA have to be OBD 2 compliant which 
> means that any car must have a standardized plug that you can plug in an 
> OBD 2 reader to find any problems stored on the car's computer. Mark, I 
> don't know if this applies to cars sold in the UK. The reason I mention 
> this is that I bought an MPG meter that plugs into the OBD 2 port on my 
> 2001 Focus from JC Whitney. The brand of the meter is Kiwi & it is made in 
> Calif., not China. It has several functions, of which one reads average 
> MPG & another reads instant MPG. It is interesting to watch MPG readings 
> while decelerating. If I put the car in neutral & use the brakes to stop I 
> get readings of 150 MPG. If I slow down while in top gear or 5 th gear, 
> MPG will run from 90 to 120 MPG. If I shift into 3rd using the engine to 
> slow down, which I often do, MPG is around 45 MPG. Observation: For 
> maximum MPG, when braking, put the gear box into neutral & use the brakes 
> to slow down. Shifting the gear box into a lo
> wer gear to avoid using the brakes results in a lower MPG, but does save 
> on brake pads. I can see how a Prius gets 50 MPG (USA) because it can 
> recapture energy used in braking.
> Bill Toensing
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