Over Fuelling

[imtiaz]

can anyone please me, i am at my wits with this car of mine, its a 54`plate ford galaxy its over fueling, on about 30 quid of diesel , i am getting about 100 miles and that its, its costing me a bloody fortune. there is no diesel leak.no thick black smoke. no warning light nothing.i have been told. with no warning light, the diagnostics will not pick it up, so i am at a total loss, anyone advise please cheers charlie Edited June 3, 2009 by imtiaz

[insider]

Are you certain it is over-fuelling, not just excessive fuel consumption? As you suggest, if it's burning more fuel then you'd expect black smoke. However, if the extra fuel is not being burnt then you'd get white smoke instead - any sign of this?

Excessive fuel consumption could be due to a wide range of reasons, e.g. brakes binding, faulty aux heater, etc. Are there any other unusual symptoms with the car?

[Bigjeeze]

How long have you had it? Has the performance changed? Does it start and appear to run OK?

 

As insider says - it could be binding brakes - Try parking on a levle surface then pull away up to about 20 mph put itno neutral - does it come to a halt qucikly does it roll on ok .

 

Check tyre pressures.

[Richard gal]

My 54 started leaking fuel from the pump (end of the Cyl head), the seal had disintegrated, but i could smell it, are you certain its not leaking, as the under tray may hold it until driving?

[seatkid]

15mpg? Must be a fuel leak - or someone is siphoning it off. One thing for certain, engine is not using it up, you would have tons of black smoke.

[shahed]

can anyone please me, i am at my wits with this car of mine, its a 54`plate ford galaxy its over fueling, on about 30 quid of diesel , i am getting about 100 miles and that its, its costing me a bloody fortune. there is no diesel leak.no thick black smoke. no warning light nothing.i have been told. with no warning light, the diagnostics will not pick it up, so i am at a total loss, anyone advise please cheers charlie

 

 

 

If you can smell diesel inside your car or when parked up pretty much leak. Did you have the fuel filter change recently? it might not be on correctly! it may also be the fuel pump. Have you checked your exhaust for any leaks?

[Scorpiorefugee]

Ecxessive fuel consumption can be misleading. I always run my vehicles full to empty but a good guide is to fill up at the same pump on a regular basis and do a test 100 miles or so down a motorway at a steady 60 when you should need less than 10 litres to top up.

 

15mpg sound horrendous. If you are losing it it sould be very evident. If you are wasting it and not getting black smoke, something must be getting pretty hot or you're spending a lot of time in thick traffic. Even with a combination of the usual fuel wasting problems I can't imagine 15mpg.

[sepulchrave]

can anyone please me, i am at my wits with this car of mine, its a 54`plate ford galaxy its over fueling, on about 30 quid of diesel , i am getting about 100 miles and that its, its costing me a bloody fortune. there is no diesel leak.no thick black smoke. no warning light nothing.i have been told. with no warning light, the diagnostics will not pick it up, so i am at a total loss, anyone advise please cheers charlie

 

How long have you had the car?

 

What is the performance like?

 

Which engine variant do you have?

 

Auto or manual?

 

Much more info please.

[jack1]

can anyone please me, i am at my wits with this car of mine, its a 54`plate ford galaxy its over fueling, on about 30 quid of diesel , i am getting about 100 miles and that its, its costing me a bloody fortune. there is no diesel leak.no thick black smoke. no warning light nothing.i have been told. with no warning light, the diagnostics will not pick it up, so i am at a total loss, anyone advise please cheers charlie

 

 

did you find the cure????????????

[f0ster]

the oil level isnt increasing is it