boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 18/08/09 06:52 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 06:52 AM Took my car into Ford for some warranty work...as I needed to get some bushes replaced...and I also mentioned to the service guy that im consistently sitting over 18L/100KM on fuel usage...no matter how easy I drive it...and I have always thought it might be a faulty O2 sensor etc...and he replied by saying that he cant muck around with certain settings on my computer because there is some type of program the cops have locked into the computer which they cant unlock...but this would be a cause of the increased fuel usgae he said...im fully aware of the myths regarding chasers and im the first to say they are standard bar slotted rotors and some other minor extras...but does this service guy know what hes talking about??? Or is he blowing me off...as the fuel usage does seem to be a bit excessive...any advice would be appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/08/09 07:01 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 07:01 AM Find another dealer...the one you've got is an absolute tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryturbo Oh look.... a real car, with no hair dryer Donating Members 1,724 Member For: 18y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Fear and Loathing in Callala Bay Posted 18/08/09 07:46 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 07:46 AM Their having you on mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/08/09 07:52 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 07:52 AM Your Dealer = NFIPoint him to this threadThey can flash the ECU and do what they want to the car. The only change police mode does is bring up the speedo on the LCD in the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 18/08/09 07:56 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 07:56 AM boost69 what make and model is it....Is it a turbo 6 or an eight..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 18/08/09 10:04 AM Author Share Posted 18/08/09 10:04 AM Guys its a BF Series 2 XR6T... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 18/08/09 10:10 AM Share Posted 18/08/09 10:10 AM what sort of driving do you do daily.. city...short trips...open road.....?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiboart Member 665 Member For: 19y 10m 12d Posted 18/08/09 08:25 PM Share Posted 18/08/09 08:25 PM FWIW, it may be useful to check that the problem is not an artifact of the testing process. So,How have you calculated the fuel usage?If using the trip computer to calculate average fuel usage, have you reset the trip computer?Regards,aa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Banned 236 Member For: 15y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: Blacktown NSW Posted 18/08/09 09:33 PM Share Posted 18/08/09 09:33 PM If you're getting anywhere from 350-450km to a tank that's normal for these things. So don't stress if that's the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notol Team Octane Donating Members 209 Member For: 15y 11m 28d Gender: Male Location: Innisfail Nth Qld Posted 18/08/09 10:37 PM Share Posted 18/08/09 10:37 PM If you're getting anywhere from 350-450km to a tank that's normal for these things. So don't stress if that's the case.Jeez, mine hasn't been that heavy on fuel since the first 2months of owning it. Here I was getting annoyed with 550-600 from a tank (58L used at the most)... However, if you are doing a lot of stopping and starting ie lights etc, and then give it a boot full each time to get back up to speed, it will suck it better then a $10 hooker... As the others have said mate, take it to someone else, it's obvious he has no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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