need some help on my FC!

[soong2020]

hi zth-ans,

i own a proton iswara 1.3 n my problem is that my car everyday carries 5 people and travels around hill areas and short distances mostly, which makes my car FC super high! one full tank RM67, it only travels for 270-280km!! :X-: i think that's very bad right?

so, is there anything i can do to improve my fuel efficiency??

thanks guys for your help :_:

 

[Y a k u Z a]

Well,you're not alone my full tank is around RM 68 for about 200-250 km only :(

 

[FocalPoint]

That's 22.3 miles per gallon of premium fuel. Just like for a 2 litre engine. When all else fail, try a bottle of Tufoil and let us see what happens.

 

[gohkokeng]

Well,you're not alone my full tank is around RM 68 for about 200-250 km only :(

dude what car r u driving?

 

[gohkokeng]

hi zth-ans,

i own a proton iswara 1.3 n my problem is that my car everyday carries 5 people and travels around hill areas and short distances mostly, which makes my car FC super high! one full tank RM67, it only travels for 270-280km!! :X-: i think that's very bad right?

so, is there anything i can do to improve my fuel efficiency??

thanks guys for your help :_:

u must be carrying 4 fat guys...........
haha joking........u already said the points
5 people at least around 300kg
somemore uphill........

what u can do.....throw out your spare tyre and jacker loh.....pump all your tyres to 230 and off aircond ask them wind down the window if u r in low speed climbing hill.....if won't got wind drag effect to your power and speed

 

[nitrus]

wey wey, dun ask him to take out his spare tyre la ... he's carrying 4/5 ppl everyday n go up hill all, more chance of kena... u noe *touch wood* ...

juz off aircond when going up hill la ... n get those passengers to pay for ur patrol also la, what is this.... free ride ar? subsidize abit la ...

 

[soong2020]

wey wey, dun ask him to take out his spare tyre la ... he's carrying 4/5 ppl everyday n go up hill all, more chance of kena... u noe *touch wood* ...

juz off aircond when going up hill la ... n get those passengers to pay for ur patrol also la, what is this.... free ride ar? subsidize abit la ...

hahahah.. of cos no!!!! i do charge them for part of the petrol la! hehe i'm not so rich dudes! okay back to the point.... well besides throwing those people out or abandoning my spare tyre ( everyday so heavy later pamcit how :P ) ... is there anything else i can do on my engine just to make it surpass the 300km mark??

i mean is there anything i can do on my engine to boost my fuel efficiency?? i just retuned my engine and changed plugs 2 months ago... only managed to get 260-270... before that was in 240 region...

thx guys :_:

 

[johnsmith]

hi zth-ans,

i own a proton iswara 1.3 n my problem is that my car everyday carries 5 people and travels around hill areas and short distances mostly, which makes my car FC super high! one full tank RM67, it only travels for 270-280km!! :X-: i think that's very bad right?

so, is there anything i can do to improve my fuel efficiency??

thanks guys for your help :_:

that is expensive but are you always in the jam? typically RM65 (1.95/litre) can get around 400km.

 

[nitrus]

johnsmith, u hav to take into consideration about his case ... 4-5 people on board , frequent hill areas, ,short distance drives ..

soong2020, i think ur FC could be considered normal with the way u hav to drive everyday... im sure u hav to press abit more on the pedal when u go up hill right? especially with the big load of passangers....

if u really wanna make sure... maybe get a carb spray to clean ur carb abit, then check ur ignition timing, n check ur airfilter whether it's clean or not .... do u go for regular servicing?

dun worry la.. hehehh now petrol price so high, i drive alone normally, super light footed (only rev sometimes) also still hard to get past 320-350km with RM50/26Liters , also 1.3 carburetor, modded abit lagi ...

 

[soong2020]

icic.. yea gona go for the 5000km servicing soon d as i just bought this car second hand few months ago. And i doubt those second hand car dealers will overhaul the car before selling.

My driving around here always stop and go again. Almost identical to stuck in jams in KL.. sigh..

About carburetor cleaning, how can it be done? Is it by asking the mechanic to do it for me when i send it for servicing?

Last time i told him of my problem he re-tuned my engine and changed my spark plugs and it gave me extra 20-30km! which is of course good news.

Or by changing to a better engine oil will make a difference?

Thx for advising :_:

 

[nitrus]

the carb cleaner u can DIY urself if u dare...

get STP Carb Cleaner from Brother's .... more info u can read from here ... http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=78684

better engine oil might help abit, but no need get until so expensive wan lor i guess... cheers! :regular_smile:

 

[johnsmith]

that cannot help you. time to down grade to kancil/kelisa. i heard the fc is quite good.

 

[soong2020]

Alright pals, now i get the picture. Regarding the injector cleaning thing, i think i'll just leave it to my mech and do it for me la, since i dont think it's been cleansed before.

So is it that i just go ask my mechanic and tell him i wana do a thorough carb cleaning and he'll know what to do? And i saw the thread there wrote that it will damage my spark plugs? Cos i've just changed them 2 months ago.

 

[gohkokeng]

got extra solution also la.....

ask them all slim down, diet, weight loss and such

hahahaha as well as u also.

 

[nitrus]

So is it that i just go ask my mechanic and tell him i wana do a thorough carb cleaning and he'll know what to do? And i saw the thread there wrote that it will damage my spark plugs? Cos i've just changed them 2 months ago.

No it wont damage ur spark plugs, maybe some carbon might stick to ur plugs but that's all. You could take ur spark plugs out n clean them abit with sand paper after that if u want .. No biggie.

 

[soong2020]

Alright, thanks guys for the info... i'm gonna send to my mechanic to do some maintenance on my car and see the effect first... hehe :_:

or perhaps i need to ask them to lose weight LOL!

 

[gohkokeng]

yo bro soong2020

if u don mind, can describe the situation clearly?

like the other 4 people is male or female? slim/average/fat

which hill road area u usally using

y they tumpang u 1? all don have transport?

5 person in a car uphill.......your car will DIE faster

 

[soong2020]

ooo here's the situation, i'm staying with my friends around my university in malacca in bukit beruang . And we're also classmates so we carpool to campus everyday ( hehe for gohkoheng, too bad all males le =P and all average size). Roads here are kinda steep and most the time my car stops and go cos i only travel around this area unless weekends when go lepak mai go town la.. haha :_:

About petrol wise, total pumped per tank will be divided by 5 la of course. My car was bought half a year ago and it's a 7 yr old car d. Before i went re-tuning and changed the plugs, it can only go 240km only while after that it's able to run up to 280-290km.

Cos now the price of petrol on the up so i'm just looking for ways to improve fuel efficiency and to make my tank of fuel run more mileage for me if can. Well, i know with 5 guys inside everyday won't make my car save fuel but just that i'm curious of if there's any ways to get more mileage from my car.

So basically that's the situation lah... oklar hopefully after some servicing, it can go further.

 

[gohkokeng]

hhmmmm icic.......

btw the full tank price should devide among them 4 only

u r sponsoring your CAR out for them to ride.......your car value will depreciate

and somemore your CAR need servicing......

those r the hidden cost that they cannot c......

and don say other.........tyres also botak faster.....300kg pressing on the 4 wheels.

 

[soong2020]

LOL.. nahh out of a week only around 2-3 days we're same class. BTW i most of the time will be going out with my other dudes without them so fair and square d for me. They're paying RM13-15 each so for me is good enough already. Rather than shouldering the burden of paying petrol alone. Hah just my way of thinking.

Anyway dude thanks for your concerns and advices. :_:

Will be on holidays now d so go back gona do some minor overhaul on it. :_: