excessive fuel consumption

[george250191]

can anyone tell me what would cause my R reg ford escort to be having excessive fuel consumption? and how to rectify the problem. all answers helpful

[Robert060379]

Air filter, Cat', fuel regulator, fuel pump, ECU? To start with.

[chr15b]

o2 sensor

[george250191]

got a new air filter. standard ford escort one so not the wrong one and there is a a smell of petrol quite frequently also

[Robert060379]

Smell of Petrol on a thirteen year old car? Perished pipe on the return side so it's pumping straight out instead of stopping at the pelum? That would have no effect on the car's performance but you'd loose a lot of fuel due to the leak. You don't smoke do you?

Edited by Robert060379 on Saturday 12th December 16:54

[rfn]

If there's a smell of petrol - are you sure you haven't got a leak!?

[george250191]

no patches under the car though its parked in the exact same place all the time

[george250191]

no i dont and there isnt any patches under the car and its parked in the same place all the time.

[Mr.Jimbo]

You wouldn't necessarily see fuel patches under the car, as fuel tends to evaporate on the hot engine before it gets the chance to drip down to the ground... Its usually a soding big leak if you can see it on the floor!

[george250191]

ah i see so how could i tell for certain it was a fuel leak?? would it be pricey?

[rfn]

george250191 said:

ah i see so how could i tell for certain it was a fuel leak?? would it be pricey?

I was going to ask how "bad" the "excessive" consumption is?

[george250191]

varies on where i go. if i go on a dual carriage way then it goes down very qiuckly as £10 usd in 20 or so miles and if i go thrugh city centre roads then its more mileage but about 10 to 15 miles more

[DaveL86]

george250191 said:

varies on where i go. if i go on a dual carriage way then it goes down very qiuckly as £10 usd in 20 or so miles and if i go thrugh city centre roads then its more mileage but about 10 to 15 miles more

Lead foot syndrome?

using approximately 2 gallons of petrol over 20 miles is very excessive! quite expensive too no doubt, hope you live in walking distance from work!

Strange that your doing ~10 MPG on a dual carriageway but ~17 MPG around town, should be the other way around in my eyes.

[rfn]

DaveL86 said:

george250191 said:

varies on where i go. if i go on a dual carriage way then it goes down very qiuckly as £10 usd in 20 or so miles and if i go thrugh city centre roads then its more mileage but about 10 to 15 miles more

Lead foot syndrome?

using approximately 2 gallons of petrol over 20 miles is very excessive! quite expensive too no doubt, hope you live in walking distance from work!

Strange that your doing ~10 MPG on a dual carriageway but ~17 MPG around town, should be the other way around in my eyes.

Unless the speed of the vehicle is related to the amount of fuel being leaked or otherwise used? Not sure if that is possible?