The 100k Service And Fuel Economy

[Guest c5vtr]

evening all

 

Nov 03 C5 Vtr 95k

 

£450 parts and labour

 

timing belt and tensioner kit

fan belt and associated parts

two front droplinks, cured rat a tat tat at low speeds over bumps

water pump, on its way out and replaced

all associated filters

engine oil

LDM in the region of 12ltrs to full (i think thats correct, full now anyways)

brand new anti freeze

disposal of toxic waste from above

Ecu check and read out

......there may be more but can't remember

 

.........for those Belfast members, top of the Lylehill Road going out of Templepatrick

 

 

Ecu pointed to injectors being out of tolerance, currently adding Millars as i fill her up to see if we can't clear that before investing in new injectors

 

i've reported before that my MPG is around the 34/35 mark going up to 37 ish on a longish run to Cavan recently.

 

So a couple of questions

 

Is the injector issue really adding that much fuel to my poor fuel economy and should i see it come good in time?

 

Will the service to the likes of the timing belt etc improve things also.

 

And, this is a long shot, is the fact i have a boot spoiler also a drag literally. I mean i've no more bhp than a normal 2.0 hdi shouldn't the economy be better..... i'll be honest and say i'm working off the trip computers figures here.

 

cheers all

[Randombloke]

Ecu pointed to injectors being out of tolerance, currently adding Millars as i fill her up to see if we can't clear that before investing in new injectors

 

I have looked into new injectors and apparently they are awesomely expensive. I've been quoted £600-£1000 a set, but I have not looked around.

 

If you do get any quotes for replacements please post here.

 

And, this is a long shot, is the fact i have a boot spoiler also a drag literally. I mean i've no more bhp than a normal 2.0 hdi shouldn't the economy be better..... i'll be honest and say i'm working off the trip computers figures here.

 

I would check the trip computer by doing some tank to tank refills.

 

I would also ask you about the spoiler, Citroen OE or aftermarket? If aftermarket, I would be suspicious. I know how crap the fuel economy is on my C5 with any kind of roof rack or load on the rack.

[Guest c5vtr]

Morning

 

"I have looked into new injectors and apparently they are awesomely expensive. I've been quoted £600-£1000 a set, but I have not looked around"

 

i really hope i don't have to but yes if it comes to it i will.

 

The boot spoiler is factory fitted so perhaps little i can do there.......... anything else about the service or fuel economy?

[myglaren]

Morning

 

"I have looked into new injectors and apparently they are awesomely expensive. I've been quoted £600-£1000 a set, but I have not looked around"

 

i really hope i don't have to but yes if it comes to it i will.

 

The boot spoiler is factory fitted so perhaps little i can do there.......... anything else about the service or fuel economy?

That price seems a bit on the high side to me - I have heard £500 before which seemed a lot anyway.

 

Contact GSF for prices - they are much cheaper than the dealers for most things.

[Guest c5vtr]

That price seems a bit on the high side to me - I have heard £500 before which seemed a lot anyway.

 

Contact GSF for prices - they are much cheaper than the dealers for most things.

 

 

Amazon are really competitive but i didnt know they'd branched into car parts,. particularly Citroen !! :lol:

[myglaren]

Amazon are really competitive but i didnt know they'd branched into car parts,. particularly Citroen !! :D

 

Bugger, too many sites open at once :(

 

The REAL GSF!

[applefishbanana]

new injectors from citroen cost around 250 each give or take. but you can have your old injectors reconditioned much cheaper. regardless of people say i know this can be done. used it myself to fix picasso with same engine. much cheaper. they can cause economy problems but would expext other issues with them too. any questions feel free to ask i am a citroen king

[applefishbanana]

new injectors from citroen cost around 250 each give or take. but you can have your old injectors reconditioned much cheaper. regardless of people say i know this can be done. used it myself to fix picasso with same engine. much cheaper. they can cause economy problems but would expext other issues with them too. any questions feel free to ask i am a citroen king

[Randombloke]

but you can have your old injectors reconditioned much cheaper. regardless of people say i know this can be done. used it myself to fix picasso with same engine. much cheaper. they can cause economy problems but would expext other issues with them too. any questions feel free to ask i am a citroen king

 

Please can you tell us where we can get the injectors reconditioned cheaply and for how much?

 

Any idea of how good the recon injectors are compared to new?

 

Recon injectors in my first old shite BX at 125,000 miles made a hell of a difference. About to do same on shite old 406 with 2.1 XUD engine, at 143,000 miles. Will need to do same on C5 sometime in next 3 years.

[Guest Bry]

Morning

 

"I have looked into new injectors and apparently they are awesomely expensive. I've been quoted £600-£1000 a set, but I have not looked around"

 

i really hope i don't have to but yes if it comes to it i will.

 

The boot spoiler is factory fitted so perhaps little i can do there.......... anything else about the service or fuel economy?

Hi look on the web site leboncoin.fr bougis or injectors at 60 euros need to go on all France not not just departments :P

[Truckman]

new injectors from citroen cost around 250 each give or take. but you can have your old injectors reconditioned much cheaper. regardless of people say i know this can be done. used it myself to fix picasso with same engine. much cheaper. they can cause economy problems but would expext other issues with them too. any questions feel free to ask i am a citroen king

 

nothing to do with injectors, i have a c5 2.2 exclusive est, when going over speedbumps with o/s wheel i get a clunk sound, not with n/s, any ideas? cheers Truckman.

[Guest c5vtr]

nothing to do with injectors, i have a c5 2.2 exclusive est, when going over speedbumps with o/s wheel i get a clunk sound, not with n/s, any ideas? cheers Truckman.

 

 

.....well part of the service i had also included new front droplinks on both sides, whenever i was at low speed going over speed bumps or potholes i would hear a 'crashing' or fast repeated tapping from the front, nothing i could feel affecting the steering but i could def hear it...........does this sound about right........£52 fittted.

[Truckman]

.....well part of the service i had also included new front droplinks on both sides, whenever i was at low speed going over speed bumps or potholes i would hear a 'crashing' or fast repeated tapping from the front, nothing i could feel affecting the steering but i could def hear it...........does this sound about right........£52 fittted.

 

 

not really, it is a single clunk, could it be anything to do with suspension legs?