Re: Bad O2 sensor / high fuel consumption?

[Samir Shah <gofast1@home.com>]

I barely get 15 mpg. Any ideas? Bad injectors? Car passes emmissions,
idle fine, no smells, etc. I do have a lead foot, but this is even
during highway usage. Samir 89 200tqa.

Fred Munro wrote:
> 
> Hi Iain;
> 
>     I average 30 miles per Imperial gallon (25 miles per U.S. gallon) in
> mixed highway/city driving on my '91 200q. Mike's data will be in miles per
> U.S. gallon and would convert to 32.4 miles per Imp gal highway and 26.4 -
> 27.6 miles per Imp gal town. Sounds like your wife's car is in the right
> range for town driving.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Fred Munro
> '91 200q  280k km
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Iain Atkinson (ETL) <iain.atkinson@etl.ericsson.se>
> To: 'Michael Murphy' <mmurphy@nais.com>
> Cc: <quattro@audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:26 AM
> Subject: RE: Bad O2 sensor / high fuel consumption?
> 
> > 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
> >