Andrew50 Member 75 Member For: 19y 3m 24d Posted 06/05/05 10:38 AM Share Posted 06/05/05 10:38 AM Car booked in next week for several warranty issues:- Power steering shudder (since new, was told "normal")- Driver's window bottoming out too hard- Check rear suspension for tightness (low speed knocking over bumps)- Scores on 3 out of 4 disc brake rotors (no shudder)- Poor fuel economy, average approx 17L/100km. Has deteriorated from approx 15L/100km in the last few months.- Rough idle, progressively gotten worse over last few months.- Power inconsistency.The first 3 should not be a problem to fix/ check. Brakes still OK but want issue of scoring reported on. NOW to fix the the last 3 the service "team leader" told me that a flash has been released for only about a week that will address poor fuel economy and idle by leaning the air/ fuel mixture. Also the dreaded turbo reflash that has been receiving so much press is going to be done to address my power inconsistency that I complained about at the 3000km service. The car has done just over 10,000km and is well and truely run in.Will keep forum informed of my experience with the re-flashes since this is obviously the hottest topic at the moment.Andrew50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grass Donating Members 447 Member For: 20y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/05/05 11:20 AM Share Posted 06/05/05 11:20 AM Car booked in next week for several warranty issues:- Power steering shudder (since new, was told "normal")- Driver's window bottoming out too hard- Check rear suspension for tightness (low speed knocking over bumps)- Scores on 3 out of 4 disc brake rotors (no shudder)- Poor fuel economy, average approx 17L/100km. Has deteriorated from approx 15L/100km in the last few months.- Rough idle, progressively gotten worse over last few months.- Power inconsistency.The first 3 should not be a problem to fix/ check. Brakes still OK but want issue of scoring reported on. NOW to fix the the last 3 the service "team leader" told me that a flash has been released for only about a week that will address poor fuel economy and idle by leaning the air/ fuel mixture. Also the dreaded turbo reflash that has been receiving so much press is going to be done to address my power inconsistency that I complained about at the 3000km service. The car has done just over 10,000km and is well and truely run in.Will keep forum informed of my experience with the re-flashes since this is obviously the hottest topic at the moment.Andrew50Well if it has only been out for a week, it should be a different version to what the rest of us have endured.. so hopefully Ford have got it closer to "right" this time..I have never had any problems with fuel economy of overboost. I wonder if Ford are causing themselves more problems while trying to fix the other ones.Please let us all know how you go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Member 335 Member For: 21y 3m 9d Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 06/05/05 11:24 AM Share Posted 06/05/05 11:24 AM I must say that my fuel economy around town sucks at the moment. High 17's or low 18's, I constantly seem to be filling up. Would be nice to know if it could be improved. And, no, I don't drive with a lead-foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grass Donating Members 447 Member For: 20y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/05/05 11:26 AM Share Posted 06/05/05 11:26 AM Sh***t,I doing 12.3l/100 around town according to my computer.... Doing 600Km/tank on a good run, like to Coffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 19y 8m Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 06/05/05 11:47 AM Share Posted 06/05/05 11:47 AM yeah I get about 550 per tank mixed city and highway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clogz Guests Posted 06/05/05 12:36 PM Share Posted 06/05/05 12:36 PM (edited) 550???I'm lucky to get 360! I feel like I'm watching my range guage drop 2 k's for every 1k I travel..... This could be due to the fact that mine's a baby. Only 2400k's. When is it likely to get better?As a complete side note, do the XR6T's have wastegates? Mine doesn't feel quite as powerful as it did 500 or so k's ago. It also sounds a bit raspy when the RPM's are climbing. Doesn't run anywhere near as quick as a mates 6T ute which when dyno'd had less power.Any ideas? Edited 06/05/05 12:36 PM by clogz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cikas Team HgAg Member 616 Member For: 19y 5m 19d Location: Rockingham W.A Posted 06/05/05 12:49 PM Share Posted 06/05/05 12:49 PM Yeah your km/L will drop as you run the car in more.. They Do run rich too start off with ..I think from other post its when you go to your services Ford flash it to make it stop gussiling the fuel.Im gettin 11.5 on average around town and 9-10 on the highways... With 27000km on the clock.that's with 2nd CAI and K+N filter . And running BP Ultimae And yeah get about 550-580 and tank..cikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cragin Member 51 Member For: 20y 3d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 06/05/05 10:12 PM Share Posted 06/05/05 10:12 PM Had mine in for 15000km service yesterday and they did a reflash No309 (I think). Suppose to fix over boost problems theysay.Only time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOOT Member 1,201 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Location: Birkdale Posted 07/05/05 06:51 AM Share Posted 07/05/05 06:51 AM I get around 12.5L/100km around town, and I spank the sh*t out of the ute. Got me stuffed why its so low. Guess its a gooden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 2m 23d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 07/05/05 09:00 AM Share Posted 07/05/05 09:00 AM Im getting 17.8 out of the sedan with 1400km on the clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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