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14th July 2024
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Very high fuel consumption (2l/10km) G13BB
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My mother is borrowing my Jimny these days. She lives on a small island with only 9km of road. The car is mostly used to and from the docks to carry groceries etc. Which is about 1km to drive. When I had it in the city it used about 1.2L per 10km. Now its up to 2L..
The clutch is old and bad. And it never really gets driven long obviously. I sometimes flog it down the 9kms just to let it run properly.
It has a 2inch lift and 16" steelies with 215/65r16 KO2's. Oils on diffs has been changed recently. New plugs, filters..
Is the bad clutch and short driving enough to make it use 2L/10km? It had all the same mods before when it used 1.2..
The clutch makes it struggle a bit on low revs(I think it is the clutches fault). Can stutter a bit. And the pedal must be almost fully released for it to bite.
What else should I be looking in to?
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This could just be me though, what do others think?
Short Journeys could still be the issue from a service point, but sounds like you have changed engine oil plugs etc.
Are the brakes binding? On a flat surface it should be fairly easy to push, handbrake off, out of gear.
Not sure as MPG is influenced by so my things including your modifications to the vehicle.
If my maths is correct (highly possible it's not) when it was good you got 23.5mpg, now it's bad you are getting 14mpg .
14mpg is very low, but then so is 23mpg, my standard Jimny averages about 36mpg, so this could just be your modifications and short distance journeys.
Don't know to be honest.
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I drove it again this weekend and the clutch is slipping sometimes. Waiting for a new one I have also changed the bosch spark plugs I bought from the bigjimny store. They have a big tip. The new Brisk ones I bought have fine wire tips. And seems like that did something. It does not struggle at low revs anymore!
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Air filter?
Low tire pressure?
Leaky intake manifold?
Stuck or bad dynamo/ac/power steering/something?
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yakuza wrote: Good the plugs helped. If it is still thirsty, Could it be bad gas on the island? Condensation in it?
Air filter?
Low tire pressure?
Leaky intake manifold?
Stuck or bad dynamo/ac/power steering/something?
They dont sell fuel there, I have to bring it from the city. Its all new and good Will have to see how it is now, but I have used it a bit and the the fuel gauge isnt going down so fast that I can see it anymore. Tire pressure is not bad I think. Could be a leaky manifold or something stuck. Will check if all pullys are spinning! Thanks
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