Fuel consumption

**gilkaths** · July 14th, 2013 01:42 AM

Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can help or give me an advice. I own a mitsubishi lancer gls year 2005 model, 1.6 engine cvt. second hand. My problem is the fuel consumption, it is a little bit high, it is around 5km/liters city driving. I already changed oil, replace air filter, tune up, but still the same. What can I do to make a reasonable rate of 7 or 8km/liters?

**dr. d** · July 14th, 2013 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by gilkaths

Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can help or give me an advice. I own a mitsubishi lancer gls year 2005 model, 1.6 engine cvt. second hand. My problem is the fuel consumption, it is a little bit high, it is around 5km/liters city driving. I already changed oil, replace air filter, tune up, but still the same. What can I do to make a reasonable rate of 7 or 8km/liters?

stay out of metro manila.. heh heh.
welcome to the club. "The Bane of Mitsu CVTs" Club. heh heh.

i don't press hard on the gas pedal. i wait for the car to slowly accelerate.. i can get 7 km/li that way.

**Noel Salisipan** · July 14th, 2013 10:00 PM

Or for the mean time, plan your trips, early in the morning, late night, check yung idle rpm kung pwede pang ibaba, tipid apak sa gas, coasting pag may pagkakataon...

**siopaonatoasted** · July 14th, 2013 10:23 PM

Try using iridium spark plugs also, it will help in the acceleration so mas lesser ang apak.

**1D4LV** · July 15th, 2013 04:36 PM

taas ng FC mo ah. di kaya sa programming ng ECU yan?
but, check mo din yung route mo everyday, sobrang traffic ba?

**kisshmet** · July 16th, 2013 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by gilkaths

Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can help or give me an advice. I own a mitsubishi lancer gls year 2005 model, 1.6 engine cvt. second hand. My problem is the fuel consumption, it is a little bit high, it is around 5km/liters city driving. I already changed oil, replace air filter, tune up, but still the same. What can I do to make a reasonable rate of 7 or 8km/liters?

musta naman ang tire pressure mo? over inflating based on whats recommended can help reduce fuel consumption

**GTi** · July 16th, 2013 12:35 AM

Hindi lang a little bit high, very high na!

Even if this car is supposedly inefficient, this is not the norm. I'd expect this sort of gas mileage from big V6 engines around 3.0-3.5L in displacement! Have you already tried changing the CVTF? Try also using the manual shift override and shift as early as allowable by the transmission. And as 1D4LV said, there may also be problems with the ECU programming. You may want to have it checked with an ECU analyzer.

**gilkaths** · July 16th, 2013 01:32 AM

Hello,
Thank you for the reply, medyo malakas yun pedal ko sa gas pag start because mabagal siya sa start. Maybe yun ang cause? nag search ako sa inet, ang daming possiblities ng fuel consumption. Sa tire pressure, 32 sa front, 30 sa rear. Sa gas pedal lang talaga ang issue? Planned trips na ako every time, pag sa gabi, may traffic not grabe, hindi naman ako dumadaan ng edsa.

**gilkaths** · July 16th, 2013 01:37 AM

Hello gti,
What do you mean by ecu programming, where i get such service? Sa casa? Last time nag ask ako sa casa, sabi niya normal na daw yun 5-6km/liters pag ganyan ka lumang car. Or palitan ko daw yun timing valve ko which will cost me P11,000. Will it be the solution?

**gilkaths** · July 16th, 2013 01:43 AM

Just want to ask, ok ba yun mga na bibili sa blade stores like x-1r engine treatment? Or nakaksira sila ng mga engines? Last time, pinacheck ko na sa shell station yun tungkol dyan sa fuel consumption ko, pero palit spark plug muna daw then observe. Gusto ko na tuloy bumili ng mirage dahil sa 21km/liters, but not in the budget for that yet chaka mas malaki ang katawan ng lancer compare to the mirage, so kung kaya ko pangsolusyunan yun fuel consumption, why not diba?