hi i have an issue with my car drinking fuel at a rediculous rate. either its pouring out somewhere or overfueling but it doesnt smoke at all and performance is pretty much what i'd expect it to be.

here is part from my project thread explaining:

"when i crashed something happened which now causes terrible fuel economy. i mean **** economy. similar to what my brother got from his old 2000 turbo subaru :wonder:

my average mpg reading is between 20-25 mpg when i drive like a propper nightmare slow driver and then driving it hard i get 15-20mpg. as i do when its running cold. and when its doing long distance (50 mile trips ect) it averages 30-35 mpg. and the highest i got was half an hour of 60-65mph where i got an impressive 39.8mpg

But in all seriousness my dad who owned it for all its life before me said that around town when a taxi it was at lowest bringing back 30-35 mpg. and long journeys 45-50mpg. so as you can imagine im constantly skint due to paying 1.45 a litre and pouring down the drain.

Any guesses to what is causing it would be appreciated. but i will mention the egr valve was replaced only around 10k-15k miles ago so is unlikely to be at fault"

if anyone can guess what may be causing the issue i would then be able to put it forward to a mechanic to check the potential fault because at the moment the issue is to general to be able to check without costs being high for time. Also i may also add that i had a vagcom scan done not long ago buy a member and it didnt really come back with much other than fuel pump something wasnt responding but i believe thats supposed to be there lol i can supply my VCDS print out if needed.

Thanks.

Tom.

"when i crashed something happened which now causes terrible fuel economy. i mean **** economy.

Perhaps a description of the damage caused by the crash might help?

Brakes sticking? Touching the wheels after a run is a good indication as they should all be about the same temperature.