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Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:55 am Post subject:
What is your MPG? |
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I resently acquired a 2003 525 with 6k miles on it; the only issue is
been the gas indicator that for some reason never "marks" a full tank -
my BMW Center changed the left sender, but it still doen't go to full.
After they changed the sender I've noticed my MPG numbers (as indicated
by the computer) drop from around 17 to 10 MPG!!! No, no hard driving,
but 70% is city driving.
What gives?
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Jeff Strickland
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:13 am Post subject:
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If it doesn't go to F, then you are not filling the tank. And, so what?
And, the mileage will not change because the sending unit is changed. Reset
the Average Consumption and move on.
<cavaleroinc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I resently acquired a 2003 525 with 6k miles on it; the only issue is
been the gas indicator that for some reason never "marks" a full tank -
my BMW Center changed the left sender, but it still doen't go to full.
After they changed the sender I've noticed my MPG numbers (as indicated
by the computer) drop from around 17 to 10 MPG!!! No, no hard driving,
but 70% is city driving.
What gives?
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject:
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:23:17 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
<crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | If it doesn't go to F, then you are not filling the tank. And, so what?
And, the mileage will not change because the sending unit is changed. Reset
the Average Consumption and move on.
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How do I re-set the Average Consumption on my 535i please?
pete
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Jeff Strickland
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:06 pm Post subject:
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I don't know where the buttons are on the 5 Series, but if you select the
CONSUM1 or CONSUM2 display, then press the Reset button, the display will
magically give you the current consumption rate. As you watch the display,
it will change as the conditions change. The changes will slow over time --
a couple of minutes -- and stabalize, where the changing conditions will
have less and less affect on the display. Eventually, the display will tell
you what the fuel consumption rate is for the driving conditions you have.
I like to use CONSUM1 to give the average consumption for the particular
tank of gas I am currently working on, and CONSUM2 to give the consumption
rate over several tanks of gas.
<me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:23:17 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote:
If it doesn't go to F, then you are not filling the tank. And, so what?
And, the mileage will not change because the sending unit is changed.
Reset
the Average Consumption and move on.
How do I re-set the Average Consumption on my 535i please?
pete |
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ena
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:05 am Post subject:
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Around 47 mpg in my 320d
<cavaleroinc@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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| Quote: | I resently acquired a 2003 525 with 6k miles on it; the only issue is
been the gas indicator that for some reason never "marks" a full tank -
my BMW Center changed the left sender, but it still doen't go to full.
After they changed the sender I've noticed my MPG numbers (as indicated
by the computer) drop from around 17 to 10 MPG!!! No, no hard driving,
but 70% is city driving.
What gives?
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:44 am Post subject:
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On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 09:06:11 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
<crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I don't know where the buttons are on the 5 Series, but if you select the
CONSUM1 or CONSUM2 display, then press the Reset button, the display will
magically give you the current consumption rate. As you watch the display,
it will change as the conditions change. The changes will slow over time --
a couple of minutes -- and stabalize, where the changing conditions will
have less and less affect on the display. Eventually, the display will tell
you what the fuel consumption rate is for the driving conditions you have.
I like to use CONSUM1 to give the average consumption for the particular
tank of gas I am currently working on, and CONSUM2 to give the consumption
rate over several tanks of gas.
me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:23:17 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote:
If it doesn't go to F, then you are not filling the tank. And, so what?
And, the mileage will not change because the sending unit is changed.
Reset
the Average Consumption and move on.
How do I re-set the Average Consumption on my 535i please?
pete
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I think mine does that itself.
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Sam Smith
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:
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<cavaleroinc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I resently acquired a 2003 525 with 6k miles on it; the only issue is
been the gas indicator that for some reason never "marks" a full tank -
my BMW Center changed the left sender, but it still doen't go to full.
After they changed the sender I've noticed my MPG numbers (as indicated
by the computer) drop from around 17 to 10 MPG!!! No, no hard driving,
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Wow that's low. On my Roadster S I get just under 29 mpg. That's with a 3.4
litre engine too.
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Henrik Ohm Eriksen
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Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:40 am Post subject:
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5.6km/ltr on an x5 4.4i
/Henrik
"Sam Smith" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | cavaleroinc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130036119.325180.258030@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
I resently acquired a 2003 525 with 6k miles on it; the only issue is
been the gas indicator that for some reason never "marks" a full tank -
my BMW Center changed the left sender, but it still doen't go to full.
After they changed the sender I've noticed my MPG numbers (as indicated
by the computer) drop from around 17 to 10 MPG!!! No, no hard driving,
Wow that's low. On my Roadster S I get just under 29 mpg. That's with a
3.4 litre engine too.
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Sam
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ena
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:01 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | Wow that's low. On my Roadster S I get just under 29 mpg. That's with a
3.4 litre engine too.
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BMW make excelent Diesel engines with more torque than the Gas versions -
but they can sell everything thay can produce of Diesel cars in Europa - the
gas milage is excelent on the Diesel engines - I am shure someday they are
going to sell them in US too.
I went from Copenhagen to Stockholm yesterday and back today (around 1200
km) and that was on one tank of gas (63 litres) |
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Josh Assing
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:13 am Post subject:
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:01:27 +0200, "ena" <ekk@nomail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I went from Copenhagen to Stockholm yesterday and back today (around 1200
km) and that was on one tank of gas (63 litres)
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Gas or Diesel?
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Dodgy
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject:
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On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:05:34 +0200, "ena" <ekk@nomail.com> waffled on
about something:
| Quote: | Around 47 mpg in my 320d
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40 mpg in my '96 325 TDS Auto.
Hehe... This is the thread the diesel owners can really enjoy :-)
Dodgy.
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Bart Deschacht
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject:
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Josh Assing wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:01:27 +0200, "ena" <ekk@nomail.com> wrote:
I went from Copenhagen to Stockholm yesterday and back today (around 1200
km) and that was on one tank of gas (63 litres)
Gas or Diesel?
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That would be diesel ;-)
I'm doing +-1000 km with mine,
average consumption: 5.9 l / 100 km with mixed driving
1 litre of diesel in Belgium today: 1.097 euro
(1999 E46 320d 136BHP 140.000km) |
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Nick
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:06 pm Post subject:
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1995 525 TDS SE (Auto!!) ( would have preferred manual / stick) but I still
get
around 48 mpg on runs and about 35 mpg around town - diesel in France about
1.07 Euros / Litre at the moment
and about 95p / litre in UK
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Dodgy
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject:
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:06:52 GMT, "Nick" <a@b.com> waffled on about
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| Quote: | 1995 525 TDS SE (Auto!!) ( would have preferred manual / stick) but I still
get
around 48 mpg on runs and about 35 mpg around town - diesel in France about
1.07 Euros / Litre at the moment
and about 95p / litre in UK
Nick
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I think you'll find the 5 speed autobox you have is actually better on
a long run than the manual as it has a very tall cruising 5th gear.
On my '96 325 TDS Auto (same engine and 5 speed box I believe), you'll
be doing 2000rpm at 80mph and looking at aprox 50mpg... Always makes
me feel incredibly smug when I'm cruising along the motorway... :-)
I may however be completely wrong and the manual has a 40mph per
1000rpm 5th too!
Dodgy.
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Nick
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:13 am Post subject:
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"Dodgy" <Dodgy@earth.planet.universe> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:06:52 GMT, "Nick" <a@b.com> waffled on about
something:
1995 525 TDS SE (Auto!!) ( would have preferred manual / stick) but I
still
get
around 48 mpg on runs and about 35 mpg around town - diesel in France
about
1.07 Euros / Litre at the moment
and about 95p / litre in UK
Nick
I think you'll find the 5 speed autobox you have is actually better on
a long run than the manual as it has a very tall cruising 5th gear.
On my '96 325 TDS Auto (same engine and 5 speed box I believe), you'll
be doing 2000rpm at 80mph and looking at aprox 50mpg... Always makes
me feel incredibly smug when I'm cruising along the motorway... :-)
I may however be completely wrong and the manual has a 40mph per
1000rpm 5th too!
Dodgy.
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Hi,
No - You are quite right - about 2000 rpm at about 80 mph and if I hold it
at about 60 mph i.e. just into top with lock-up
it will do slightly better, although I think about 70 is optimum as it just
can't hold slopes at 1500 rpm without changing down.
Update on the starting probs - I had all the injectors re-conned as the next
step was to take them out and check them - the master injector was replaced
with a new one and the others were re-conned - the guy said that they did
need doing and that this work restored them to as-new condition ( I guess he
would wouldn't he ?) anyway it has been starting perfectly every time on a
near empty tank so fingers crossed once again....
Just as a point of interest, I had a long full throttle thrash up a long
steep piece of steep dual carriageway and was running
about 4500 rpm at WOT for about a minute and no smoke at all and the other
side was steep downhill, and I kept it at about 3000 rpm with foot off the
throttle for about 90 secs (and by this time the engine was good and hot)
then floored it at the bottom and again not a hint of smoke, so I conclude
that the bores and valve guides are just fine, which is pleasing.
It doesn't use any oil between my oil changes which I do at about 4 or 5000
miles as I do a bit of town driving, and I do like young oil in my engines.
Thanks for the comments
Nick |
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