midge
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 06:39 PM |
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Turbomag
Fuel consumption on my 2.4 diesel Alfa 159 has never been the best and paying £6.17 a gallon is becoming painful. Has anyone tried Turbomag fuel
savers? Advertised at £25 a pair and as acheiving 20% better fuel economy I thought I might give them a go.
Any thoughts?
Steve
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 06:56 PM |
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Have a look at : http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=161563&highlight=magnets
Failing that, do you want to buy a bridge?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 07:17 PM |
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Three ways of using less fuel:
1. Press the right pedal less
2. Have a smaller engine
3. Keep it all in tip-top condition (serviced, tyre pressures, lose excess weight and so on)
4. Drive the car less
Ok four, four ways of using less fuel (although the last one is a dumb option)
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 07:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by midge
Fuel consumption on my 2.4 diesel Alfa 159 has never been the best and paying £6.17 a gallon is becoming painful. Has anyone tried Turbomag fuel
savers? Advertised at £25 a pair and as acheiving 20% better fuel economy I thought I might give them a go.
Any thoughts?
Steve
Just ask yourself why these miracle magnets would not be fitted by the manufacturer for a few pennies they would cost? Because it's complete
crap, designed only to remove money from the wallets of the uninformed and line the pockets of the snake oil peddlers.
Spend your £25 on 4 gallons of diesel, at least it will be useful.
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balidey
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 09:16 PM |
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I met a guy once that bought something like this, recorded his mpg before and after fitting. He claimed it actually did make a difference for the
better, a noticeable difference. But there is no evidence, real evidence they work. Maybe he did a different journey after it was fitted, or he drove
differently, or weather conditions were different.
So, yes they are crap.... but why don't you get one, do an independent test for us and report back in a month.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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PSpirine
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 09:32 PM |
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It won't even give you 2% better fuel economy.
However, if costs are hurting you, check out some of the hypermilers forums - those guys get stupid mpg out of anything and everything.
I can get 56mpg out of my 1998 1.3 Micra...
Tyre pressures make a massive difference, make sure you take off things like roof racks if you have any.. mudflaps can sometimes help, sometimes make
mpg worse (if you've got them, try both ways!). If you're going anywhere far away, then sitting behind a lorry on the motorway can easily
add 20% to your mpg figure.
Around town, short shift and don't rev too much.
Ironically I used to get amazing fuel economy during the cold spell as my daily commute which is a country B road blast turned into a bit of a dance
on crystal pedals, the careful driving saving me lots of petrol.
Finally, some cars can be remapped quite successfully for a bit more fuel economy.
If there's one thing you can do to get better economy, it's start tracking your MPG every single tank load (I used to have an excel file).
It'll make you conscious of how much you're using (exactly) and it'll make you want to better your own figures!
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Jasper
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| posted on 22/7/11 at 09:28 AM |
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I fitted a decent quality tuning box to my 530 BMW diesel. Not only did it add shed loads more torque I'm now getting over 36mpg compared to the
31mpg I was getting before - a 20% rise. The box was £300 but worth every penny, it even has 4 maps and 4 power levels if you want to mess about with
it.
I got it from these people:
http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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