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CitDispatch20061.9

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Registered: 2018-08-07

Posts: 12

Dispatch 1.9 06 poor MPG

Hi I have a Citroen 1.9 Dispatch 2006,
When I’m driving I can feel a sort of pulsing from the engine, I’m also getting really poor MPG too. I’ve just swapped from a Peugeot Expert that is 4 years older and twice as many miles, I was getting between 60-70 miles for every £10 of Diesel.
I expected the newer van with half the mileage to be better on Diesel, however I’m not even getting 50 miles for every £10 of Diesel, I drive mainly around town and stupidly slow lol. Would the poor MPG have anything to do with the pulsing??

kenbw2

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From: Preston

Registered: 2017-11-26

Posts: 1,612

Re: Dispatch 1.9 06 poor MPG

I’m not even getting 50 miles for every £10 of Diesel

Have you been buying more expensive diesel? Assuming £1.30/litre, 50 miles comes out at 30MPG. For town driving that's not devastating, but not amazing - mine's been as low as 27MPG. Your old figure of 70 miles/£10 comes out at 41MPG, which for town driving is suspiciously high. I'd try something a bit more repeatable, like 100 miles down the motorway at a fixed speed.

What's the pulsing you describe? Like a clutch slipping, or the engine struggling. Doesn't sound healthy either way.

Last edited by kenbw2 (2018-08-16 16:48:50)

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