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- Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What spark plugs?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1151
What spark plugs?
I have a discovery 2 V8 and need to change the spark plugs. At the moment it has iridium of that are of unknown age but i belive they last 90,000 miles ( or so they say). I have had advice from using cheap ones to special gas ones ( like the brisk ones). Last year i just put cheap ones in out ...
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: mpg with my picasso
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2032
Re: mpg with my picasso
Ours is just tuned with the auto callabration part in bi gas software and driven normally. Not driven easy by anymeans but stick to about 73mph on motorway.
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: mpg with my picasso
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2032
Re: mpg with my picasso
I have just getting 280 miles on run to alton towers at weekend from newcastle on 44 l of gas. We usally get about 240 -260 per tank fill ( 44 l). Never less than 220.
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Audi FSI
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3149
Re: Audi FSI
I know what you mean. My landrover is a pain, 170 mile range on 60 L, prices at home 56p l and away up to 77p L. At least with diesel you can fill up at at almost any supermarket and be withing 2p of home. Im im still convinced lpg is going up the same price route as diesel, cheap at first then now ...
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Audi FSI
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3149
Re: Audi FSI
Hi, i did mean equivalant mpg. I belive they are all direct injection. Im toying between going back to diesel or converting another car. Out discovery is getting about 27 ( equivalant ) and piccaso is getting 60mpg. I know i can get about high 40 low 50 out of passat or audi tdi and was wondering if ...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Audi FSI
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3149
Audi FSI
Has anyone converted one of the vw or audi fsi 2L engines. turbo or NA. Im looking for a replacement for my 4L Discover and the above engines seem to get about 35 ish mpg on petrol so should give about 58 to 60 mpg on gas. Any problems with above conversions to look out for. Thanks
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fill pressure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1247
Fill pressure
Hi there. I have a discovery 2 with twin 40 Tanks. What determins the fil cut out? I can only ever get 60l in and usaly runs out at about 57. Any ideas?
- Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:22 pm
- Forum: Gas Stations, Prices and Economy
- Topic: Proctor, Team Valley, Gateshead
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2785
Whats the current cost. Dixons is 50p/L. All my local ones have gone up by over 8 pence a litre in last couple of weeks. Im one rise away from getting rid of lpg car, its just getting to hard to get cheap fuel. There seams to be no rues for costs, some places its 44p and 50 mile down road it 68p ...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vw Passat 2002
- Replies: 1
- Views: 887
Vw Passat 2002
Had anyone got or converted a 1.8t ir 2l Passat? I am looking at buying one to replace my 4l landrover and cant decide if its just better to get tdi or convert one of the above. Any ideas on tank size i can get in wheel well and range on gas. Any advice welcome.
- Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: Running a V8 on LPG
- Topic: Grand Cherokee splutter!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1835
I have just had a similar problem on my 4l v8 discovery 2 and it was caused by lambda sensor. It was fine on light load, no errors on testbook, abd was worse on gas but still there on petrol. I spoke to a few people and it looks like sensors should be changed betweek 60 and 80 tho miles and dont ...
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:50 pm
- Forum: Running a V8 on LPG
- Topic: Discovery v8 new lpg user
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2718
when does it cut back to petrol
I will have to look at what tank has the sender on it. What causes the car to switch back to petrol? Is it the gas pressure in line going to engine bay or does it come from redings in tank ot guage. I ran it down this week , ignoring the empty tank leval and got to 180 mile before i decided to ...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:06 pm
- Forum: Running a V8 on LPG
- Topic: Discovery v8 new lpg user
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2718
Discovery v8 new lpg user
I have just bought a v8 disco with bigas lpg system. The gas leval guage has only ever read up to 3 green leds when full and gone to red after about 160 miles on 2 x40 tanks.Now it goes from 3 green to 2 within 30 miles and into red after 50. It still runs on gas . Will it run untill there is no gas ...