Excessive fuel consumption
Hi All,
I am currentyl running a 1990 280GE petrol automatic and am finding that the fuel consumption is very heavy. Has anyone any experience of this vehicle and could tell me what level of MPG to expect
(especially around town) or has anyone suffered similar problems.
Thanhs very much
Tim
Hi Tim
12 to 14 mpg around town...best on the motorway at 56/60mph is 20 mpg..
at 90mph it drops to 10 mpg
Sounds very similar than my 500 ..... close your eyes when refilling ....
I'm the same, very hefty but wouldn't change it
Any one think it worthwhile to stick an eighteen year old 300ge into a Bosch service/ tuning center to try to improve running / consumption ?
Hi
if you can find one that can tune an eighteen year old engine by hand/ear !! as the modern computer does not have the parameters for the CIS Jetronic manual management adjustments..
Sounds like it may be a bit of hit and miss if thats my only choice !
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My 1983 280GE is worse still. Cold starting was grim so a local garage enriched the mixture (after completing the MoT). Cold starting much better, consumption much grimmer! Next step - an independent in Salisbury (PFK Engineering), who are proper engineers and always more helpful than you could possibly hope for. They have saved me HUGE amounts with advice, albeit for my CLK55 Cabrio, over what I would have paid if I had taken the advice and "service" offered by MB Salisbury. I will let you know what magik they manage to weave on the 280GE - when they do.
http://www.pkfengineering.com/