Honda Stream 2.0L FC = 7.5km/litre ?!

[Tploh]

Is this normal ?

 

17" rim, 215 tyres. Light footed. Auto gear.

 

Any recommendation to improve FC ?

[Panda]

Hmm... you're fully loaded most of the time?

[Mzrmazda3]

Bro, your fc abit on the high side leh You always kui your i-vtec? Maybe, you can do grounding, voltage stabilizer, z-stab ... etc and see if there is any improvement.

[Tploh]

Nop ! Usually just myself.

 

[Tploh]

Peiseh. What do you mean "Kui" i-vtec ? How do you witch it off ?

 

It has "Tiptronic" gear swift. I always put on "D".

 

Edited April 15, 2005 by Tploh

[Panda]

Erm... then other than those slightly bigger wheels, care to share what else you did with your ride?

[Tploh]

Nothing. Except that it is a repossessed car. I don't know what the previous owner has done to it ?!

[Falc]

What's your percentage of city to highway drive?

[Mzrmazda3]

Kui your i-vtec meaning you always ram til 5.5K on your rpm to open your vtec? Since you only put to D so your i-vtec shouldn't have kui.

[Tploh]

City = 80%

Expressway = 20% ( only can go about 60-80 km/h )

Highway = 0% ( I mean NS Highway )

[Vtim]

it's not normal, have you check your tyre pressure???

 

just a note, your original tyre size is 195/65/R15, so for 17", you should go for 205/50/R17 instead of 215

[Tploh]

i-Vtec boh kui lah. Light footed = drive around 1500-2500 rpm only. Usually less than 2000 rpm.

[Panda]

Hmm looks like you have alot of driving in slow traffic or stop and go traffic. Do you have erratic idling problems?

[Tploh]

Obviously, I am not a car techno person. Will check again the size.

 

But assuming 215, what is the right tyre pressure ? ( I pumped 220, front and back )

[Tploh]

No erratic idling problem. Thank god !

[Falc]

Your high city drive ratio may contribute partly to the high FC. Well ... troubleshooting FC is really tough, many potential suspects. Perhaps for a start, can head down kah motor and ask them if they can do a diagnostic check on your car with OBDII for any error code.

[Genie47]

Wait for Redz and Zakuii to come in. They have reported good FC with the Stream after some maintenance tricks like using 10W30 or 5W20 oil.

[Dtvox]

City driving is the major killer of FC.

 

When I drive 20% City and 80% Highway, FC around 11 to 12km/l.

 

When I drive 80% City and 20% Highway, FC around 8km/l.

 

So I don't think its a problem.