Fuel Consu,ption Volvo 940 2.0 Turbo

TrevorL>>... my 1993 940t gets an average of...

21.0 last time i checked...i drive it hard, and have done a number of mods... i have the turbo or boost turned up from the factory setting.....what are you getting? is it stock?

Give examples and your driving style and we may well be able to give you an answer.

Cheers, Peter.

Thanks for your comments.

I have not upgraded the car so it is as per the factory, altough is a

1994 model. When I first got the car I tried not to use the turbo too much and was getting about 30mpg, however even driving it sensibly now I am getting about 20-25mpg. The car is losing water from somewhere so i don't know if this is making the difference but I can't see where it would be leaking from. It loses about 1 litre a week. There are no signs of a leak under the car and the engine is very smooth and the oil is clean so I don't think its a gasket. I will check the water pump for leaks as soon as I get the chance as one of the other members suggested. ALso there is a fluid leaking from the carbon cannister which I need to asses to see if fuel is somehow feeding up to this.

The Carbon Canister is a device for subduing the effects of fuel vaporisation in the fuel tank. When the ignition is turned on and the engine has started the canister is connected to the inlet manifold and vents any fuel vapour that has collected, into the engine safely. It would seem that something has gone wrong along the piping from the fuel tank to the canister. I would investigate this at the earliest opportunity.

Cheers, Peter.

TrevorL >>

damm man, you got as high as 30?...was the car brand new, or...aprox how miles did it have on it when you got 30mpg?...that's great, i wish i could get in the

27-29 range.....I need to take a nice road trip on the interstate w/"miliage in mind"...and see how high i could get...i ordered a new pipercross air filter, its a cone .. so i am hoping that will make a difference...my old one is 2 years old...and pretty crapped up...i am guessing dirty air filters can have a HUGE impact on mpg.....how do you like the 940t overall?

--snip------------------- "When I first got the car I tried not to use the turbo too much and was getting about 30mpg, however even driving it sensibly now I am getting about 20-25mpg"

The car is a 1993 on a K Reg. I have had it now for about 1.5 years and it now has 112000 miles on the clock. Can't remember how many miles it started with, probably about 95000. THe engine does look immaculate and runs very smoothly. As a car I love it. I think the older Volvo's such as the 940 were extremely well designed. having the Turbo makes it a large car with some oomph although it does drink the juice when you boot it. Having 3 kids under 5 makes it an ideal family car for me and although I havn;t used the

6th and 7th seats yet will be very useful.