Oil / Diesel leak on the Merc (NLC)

[tuscan_thunder]

cool. could've just been heat opening a wastegate to keep the turbo cool.

that's quite an impressive mpg figure for a big car with reasonably big engine.

[ryallm]

that's quite an impressive mpg figure for a big car with reasonably big engine.

Certainly is. There is loads of stuff on web forums about how a lot of modern turbo diesels are not nearly as economical in real world driving as the official figures suggest. I have read reports of the both the Honda Accord and 2l TDCI Mondeo for example struggling to make it past 40ish mpg.

Mark

[Dominic]

Sanjoy,

Were you in Glasgow, on Friday morning, about 6 AM, on the M8 by any chance?....

http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... =2&t=17211

[tuscan_thunder]

that's quite an impressive mpg figure for a big car with reasonably big engine.

Certainly is. There is loads of stuff on web forums about how a lot of modern turbo diesels are not nearly as economical in real world driving as the official figures suggest. I have read reports of the both the Honda Accord and 2l TDCI Mondeo for example struggling to make it past 40ish mpg.

Mark

My old company Skoda Fabia (1400cc split across 3 turbocharged diesel cylinders of pure 'power') was supposed to do 67mpg.

My average over 10months was 44mpg and that was without being totally daft. Ragging it would give high 20s which was worrying.

Had a Focus TDCI (new shape) for a while and it was far better, getting 48 with relative ease, bigger, heavier car, bigger engine and the really quite good 'semi-auto' CVT gearbox

[Sanjøy]

that's quite an impressive mpg figure for a big car with reasonably big engine.

Certainly is. There is loads of stuff on web forums about how a lot of modern turbo diesels are not nearly as economical in real world driving as the official figures suggest. I have read reports of the both the Honda Accord and 2l TDCI Mondeo for example struggling to make it past 40ish mpg.

Mark

Cruise was set at a GPS 83 tuts, I think that the A roads at either end stopped it going over 40. Still in touch with the prev owner who replaced it with a brand new E220 CDI 7 speed. He is gutted to get worse mpg as the upper gears are only used on the mway and do not kick in below 40 mph.

Will run some redex through it again and see it will punch over 40.