Newbie po! Fuel Efficiency Question

**norebo** · October 19th, 2007 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Lancie

hello po mga sirs! newbie lang po ako sa forum na to and im glad that ive found this forums for my car questions. pano bo maincrease ang fuel efficiency ng car ko? ang tsikot ko po is 1982 GSR lancer.. 1.6L 4g32 Engine.. can't sell it for a new one because of it's aesthetic value.. so balak ko, restore na lang.. ano po ba dapat ang mga dapat kong icheck sa engine to have it replaced or adjusted? ang consumption po niya eh 10km/L based on observation.. one thing pa po is, yung fuel pump niya has busted diaphragm daw.. dahil pag hi rpms, may binubuga siya which explains why is the side of the fuel pump down to the starter motor covered with dry oil or grease, whatever it is.. factor din po ba ito ng poor Fuel Efficiency?

thanks po!!!

sir lancie, pareho tayo ng car, matagal bang di mo nagamit yun car mo? well, pede mo palitan ang fuel jet ng mas maliit para mas matipid cya sa gas. anyways, i we do have a lot to talk, punta ka ba sa GEB?

**v6dreamer** · October 20th, 2007 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Lancie

hello po mga sirs! newbie lang po ako sa forum na to and im glad that ive found this forums for my car questions. pano bo maincrease ang fuel efficiency ng car ko? ang tsikot ko po is 1982 GSR lancer.. 1.6L 4g32 Engine.. can't sell it for a new one because of it's aesthetic value.. so balak ko, restore na lang.. ano po ba dapat ang mga dapat kong icheck sa engine to have it replaced or adjusted? ang consumption po niya eh 10km/L based on observation.. one thing pa po is, yung fuel pump niya has busted diaphragm daw.. dahil pag hi rpms, may binubuga siya which explains why is the side of the fuel pump down to the starter motor covered with dry oil or grease, whatever it is.. factor din po ba ito ng poor Fuel Efficiency?

thanks po!!!

Tama si lhandzs.
What need is a tune up.
Change your oil regularly
Clean or replace you air filter( must often if too dusty)
Replace your gas filter( must have been too old)
Change you sparkplug( you must SET GAP properly for proper function)Replace Sparkplug cable if you notice crack on the rubber.
Clean your Carb throtle, linkage, arm w/ Carb cleaner
Replace all old vacuum hose( clean the OROPICE also)
Inflate your tire properly(check your side wall for proper inflation)

If you do this simple tune could save you a lot of gas

Regarding your Fuelpump that leaking, busted diaphragm I have a big doubt on that unless they remove and inspected visually. I suspect that the gasket is the culprit. Buy a new gasket and replace it yourself, you can do it very easy to fix its just small bolts and gas hose to remove.

**washburn** · October 20th, 2007 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by 1D4LV

10 kms/l sa GSR is still reasonable. ako nga mga 9 kms/l lang dun sa MX ko.

yes reasonable pa, GLXi ko 6-7km/l

**cmcaro22** · October 28th, 2007 05:10 PM

10 km/liter is still reasonable. i have a 1993 toyota corolla gli.

**dangerboi** · October 31st, 2007 02:43 PM

"Icheck mo rin lahat ng hose mo pati yung thermostat baka di pa tinataggal. parang chupon yun ng bata na bumabara kapag kinalawang. Di na kailangan dito sa pinas yung ganun. Tanggalin mo na lang."

Baligtad tayo, when I noticed that the thermostat is missing from my rig, I bought a new one. Ang hirap maghanap sa mga auto supply kasi sabi raw ng mga mekaniko inaalis na raw yan, so di na rin sila nag bebenta... Hindi ako makapaniwala, so I did some research, and mas nangibabaw sa kin yung mga reasons kung bakit dapat merong thermostat.

Merong thread dito regarding sa thermostat, and mahaba habang debate yan. Kanya kanyang opinion and experience.

For me nung binalik ko yun thermostat, mas bumilis ang warm up time ko, and mas naging efficient yung cooling system ko.

Yung thermostat, kahit fully opened, still restricts the flow of the coolant therefore allowing more heat transfer. Tapos pag nasa radiator naman yung coolant, mas may time para lumamig ng konti before bumalik ulit sa engine.

Talking about cooling system, vital din 'to lalo na sa mga lumang sasakyan. Kung wala naman leak yung sa cooling system mo, ibalik mo na lang sa coolant instead of plain water. Marami rin thread dito tungkol dyan, pero just to give you a heads up, 50-50 ang mix ng distilled water at coolant, up to 40-60 pwede pa rin. Check mo rin yung radiator cap mo kasi pag defective, hindi magiging accurate yung pag overflow and higop sa reservoir mo.

**tagarito** · November 15th, 2007 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by dangerboi

"Icheck mo rin lahat ng hose mo pati yung thermostat baka di pa tinataggal. parang chupon yun ng bata na bumabara kapag kinalawang. Di na kailangan dito sa pinas yung ganun. Tanggalin mo na lang."

Baligtad tayo, when I noticed that the thermostat is missing from my rig, I bought a new one. Ang hirap maghanap sa mga auto supply kasi sabi raw ng mga mekaniko inaalis na raw yan, so di na rin sila nag bebenta... Hindi ako makapaniwala, so I did some research, and mas nangibabaw sa kin yung mga reasons kung bakit dapat merong thermostat.

Merong thread dito regarding sa thermostat, and mahaba habang debate yan. Kanya kanyang opinion and experience.

Thanks dangerboi, medyo matagal ko na ring nireresearch iyan at clearly divided sa issue ang mga nababasa ko sa net at nakakausap ko. I'm actually thinking of saving up for one even though erpats ko disagrees completely; kapag napalitan ko na yung bypass hose at yung ibang rubber components baka isabay ko na yung thermo.

I fear na baka kapag mag high pressure uli ang cooling system ko, sisingaw na naman sa mga old hoses (since radiator hoses pa lang ang napapalitan)
and I would suddenly end up having a dry radiator. :headache:

If I had just one day alone with this car and just enough money I know just what to do.