Ben100
New Member
Hi there. New owner and first post, sadly problems already. DPFs and fuel economy have been covered in separate posts but I can't see them related on the same thread so here goes..
At the end of Aug I bought a LWB T32 150 4M Kombi with a manual box. 68 reg with 66k. V smart in grey, twin sliders, heated seats, Nav, reversing camera, tow bar, foldy mirrors - really nice spec. I should be very pleased I guess, however.....
It's first journey was from Brigewater Van Centre to my home in North Bucks; a decent run taken v steadily. It had another run back to Bridgewater and back again (long dull story, returned to fix numerous bodywork items and missing parts that hadn't been completed/supplied before initial collection..)
MPG was 36 which was disappointing given the van was empty apart from myself and 2 boys. Looking on threads here I might have hoped for something in the forties?
I now average 26 MPG. No lead footing, just regular driving, some duals, some city driving. A few tools onboard but nothing too heavy.
Last week the DPF warning light started combining on intermittently. I called into my local van centre, they hooked it up to diagnostics and there was no record of the warning lamp (typically this wasn't on at the time). It had various faults recorded and they were then closed down. Does this make any sense? A picture of them is (hopefully) attached.
Watching the clip of the Aussie chap venting about DPFs, I wondered if it could be an airflow sensor issue and therefore excessive fuel usage?
Has anyone experienced the same, or does my MPG sound normal.
At times the van feels awkward to drive in the right gear; the dish will tell me to shift from 5th to 6th but when I do, there's no torque so 6th just feels like an overdrive cruising gear. With this in mind and before the DPF lamp came on I was considering a Revo remap and hoped it may also improve economy.
Ben
At the end of Aug I bought a LWB T32 150 4M Kombi with a manual box. 68 reg with 66k. V smart in grey, twin sliders, heated seats, Nav, reversing camera, tow bar, foldy mirrors - really nice spec. I should be very pleased I guess, however.....
It's first journey was from Brigewater Van Centre to my home in North Bucks; a decent run taken v steadily. It had another run back to Bridgewater and back again (long dull story, returned to fix numerous bodywork items and missing parts that hadn't been completed/supplied before initial collection..)
MPG was 36 which was disappointing given the van was empty apart from myself and 2 boys. Looking on threads here I might have hoped for something in the forties?
I now average 26 MPG. No lead footing, just regular driving, some duals, some city driving. A few tools onboard but nothing too heavy.
Last week the DPF warning light started combining on intermittently. I called into my local van centre, they hooked it up to diagnostics and there was no record of the warning lamp (typically this wasn't on at the time). It had various faults recorded and they were then closed down. Does this make any sense? A picture of them is (hopefully) attached.
Watching the clip of the Aussie chap venting about DPFs, I wondered if it could be an airflow sensor issue and therefore excessive fuel usage?
Has anyone experienced the same, or does my MPG sound normal.
At times the van feels awkward to drive in the right gear; the dish will tell me to shift from 5th to 6th but when I do, there's no torque so 6th just feels like an overdrive cruising gear. With this in mind and before the DPF lamp came on I was considering a Revo remap and hoped it may also improve economy.
Ben