RE: Bad O2 sensor / high fuel consumption?

["Iain Atkinson (ETL)" <iain.atkinson@etl.ericsson.se>]

Hi Mike

Thanks for the reply, looks like I am stuck with the fuel bill then. Interesting to note that you can get 10w30 Mobil 1, I live in the UK and all I can get is 0w40 which is way too thin, I am sure other listers have mentioned 15w40 or 50 as well. 

Regards

Iain

-----Original Message-----
From:	Michael Murphy [mailto:mmurphy@nais.com]
Sent:	24 August 1999 11:15
To:	Iain Atkinson (ETL)
Subject:	Re: Bad O2 sensor / high fuel consumption?

"Iain Atkinson (ETL)" wrote:

> My wife's 100 2.0E Auto avant uses fuel at the rate of 26 to 27 mpg no matter what sort of driving. Is this about right for this car? Or am I looking at a bad O2 sensor or bad cat, the car runs fine with no problems other than the small fortune it costs us to run the damn thing. Any advice or am I stuck with a big fuel bill.

Iain,
My 89 100 (2.3 NF engine w/auto) gets ~27mpg highway, ~22-23 around town
in the summer (15w50 oil).  In cooler weather, w/10w30 Mobil 1, it gets
~30mpg highway, 26 in town.  That's w/a good OXS and a kitty that lost
it's innards about 60K miles ago (still passes emissions inspection
though).

In the land of gas guzzling SUVs, the 100's mpg makes it a
"tree-hugger".
--
Mike Murphy