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320i E90 Fuel Consumption?
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sam1801
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thats madness but just monitor the consumption. when they disconnected my battery and reconnected it my consumption was at 20l/100km but came down as i drove. could be a reset figure i guess. have a look at the link below. could help
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_could_cause_a_BMW_320I_to_consume_excessive_fuel
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_could_cause_a_BMW_320I_to_consume_excessive_fuel
herco
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Just a little update.
Noise Boys had a close look at my car, turns out the decat will be around 5k. Apparently they have to lower the motor to get the cats out. I do not trust the people that would be doing this job so I am looking at alternatives.
I replaced the rest of the exhaust with a 57" pipe and 2 small silencer boxes. The car now has a nice grunt and rumble to it. My fuel is now around 12l/100km, which is better but still not in line with what other people are getting.
It is a lot better than it was, but I will have to drive it a little more to be sure. Car will be going in as soon as month end arrives. Im taking it to my local mech to see if he can find any problem parts relating to the fuel consumption.
I will keep you gentleman updated.
Noise Boys had a close look at my car, turns out the decat will be around 5k. Apparently they have to lower the motor to get the cats out. I do not trust the people that would be doing this job so I am looking at alternatives.
I replaced the rest of the exhaust with a 57" pipe and 2 small silencer boxes. The car now has a nice grunt and rumble to it. My fuel is now around 12l/100km, which is better but still not in line with what other people are getting.
It is a lot better than it was, but I will have to drive it a little more to be sure. Car will be going in as soon as month end arrives. Im taking it to my local mech to see if he can find any problem parts relating to the fuel consumption.
I will keep you gentleman updated.
streetglow
New member
I used used to average 5.9lt / 100km on my 2006 320i Auto / with cruise control and air con on, city driving was around 9lt /100km.
herco said:
thats not bad for a 57mm stainless steel system man .. post some pics of ur exhaust setup on ur ride thread ...
well put the silencer up on gumtree .. advertise a price and see what comes off it .. consider it money towards ur decat ...
also check with Viper Performance if they can assist ..
streetglow said:
i also averaged 6.9l/100km down to durbz with 5 people and an overfilled boot .. and avergaes around 8.5-9.5 up here with mixed highway and town driving ..
herco
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Teezy_F30 said:
Hey Teezy,
Been awhile. Very busy at work and so on.
A little update on the car,
After a lot of struggle and back and forth with BMW Menlyn, it is clear they feel it is no fault to the car and that it is my problem now. :RedNo:
Anyway, my mechanic claimed it was the fuel pump. Since that is also quite expensive I took my car to a bosch service centre close to my house and VIOLLA!
They did a diagnostic and reset something on my software. Not sure what they did.
My current tank is sitting at 485km and the computer say I have another 80km to go. The consumption meter on this tank now reads 10.8l/100km.
That is a lot more reasonable to me. I did some mixed driving and some 'fast' driving on the highway as well.
I will still however take my car for a decat in the near future.
herco
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Hello All,
Just a little update on my current consumption:
Spirited driving in town: 15l/100km
Normal driving in town traffic: 12l/100km
Open road highway driving: 8l/100km
Mixed consumption: 11.1l/100km
At the moment I'm managing to keep the car at around 11l/100km. With about 50/50 town and highway.
I am planning to trade the car in, so I won't be doing any more effort to reduce my consumption figures. Ultimately, it has forced me to swop the car for another BMW.
Beware when purchasing an E90 320i. Consumption is high and performance is lacking.
Just a little update on my current consumption:
Spirited driving in town: 15l/100km
Normal driving in town traffic: 12l/100km
Open road highway driving: 8l/100km
Mixed consumption: 11.1l/100km
At the moment I'm managing to keep the car at around 11l/100km. With about 50/50 town and highway.
I am planning to trade the car in, so I won't be doing any more effort to reduce my consumption figures. Ultimately, it has forced me to swop the car for another BMW.
Beware when purchasing an E90 320i. Consumption is high and performance is lacking.
Sabretooth tiger
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herco said:Hello All,
Just a little update on my current consumption:
Spirited driving in town: 15l/100km
Normal driving in town traffic: 12l/100km
Open road highway driving: 8l/100km
Mixed consumption: 11.1l/100km
At the moment I'm managing to keep the car at around 11l/100km. With about 50/50 town and highway.
I am planning to trade the car in, so I won't be doing any more effort to reduce my consumption figures. Ultimately, it has forced me to swop the car for another BMW.
Beware when purchasing an E90 320i. Consumption is high and performance is lacking.
I average 12.5l/100km in town in my 3.6v6 2 ton Dodge, you should get better consumption than that. Myself and my swaer who has a 2015 Grand Cherokee 3.6 V6 played a bit the other day on a private road, and I only got as high as 13.8 l/100km
Sabretooth tiger
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dont spend anymore money on it, you about to trade it in.
