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Is 17mpg low enough to indicate a problem? 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be judd@spicerackproductions.com on  Sat Sep 21 15:43 CST 2002 [RELATED]

1995 850 turbo wagon 75k miles mobil 1 oil, tranny fluid, BG MOA & 44k additives

Even when I drive slow, (hard to do, very fun car ;) My mileage is only 17-18 mpg city and 24 highway. Plugs and fuel filter have been done according to volvo schedule.
Thank you
Judd








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    Is 17mpg low enough to indicate a problem? Do you have larger than stock tires? 850 1995

    posted by  Torque on  Sat Oct 5 17:21 CST 2002
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    I get 19 or 20 in mostly city driving, high 20's if doing mostly freeway driving. One thought: if you have larger than stock tires, you are actually going more miles than the odometer says. My 240 actually goes 4% faster (and farther) than indicated due to the tires. I forget the link to the conversion chart.








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    Is 17mpg low enough to indicate a problem? 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be HITMAN on  Mon Sep 23 17:27 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    If your driving in economy mode I'd say your a little under average. If your in sport mode your doing average. Plugs need to be changed every 15,000 to keep performance and mileage up.








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    Is 17mpg low enough to indicate a problem? 850 1995

    posted by  chopper on  Sat Sep 21 19:14 CST 2002
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    A little low for the city, but not so terrible that I wouldn't say it's normal. I get 21/26 pretty consistantly. Heat and humidity can have a bit of and effect too. Maybe you need a new fuel filter filter (probably not the cause, but nice to have...I like to preach about this). Tire pressure?
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    Brandon
    95 854T 92k
    Pictures =)







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