biggav Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hello I have just bought myself a 2000 Allroad TDi with 60,000 miles on the clock. Whilst it is a lovely car, I have 3 questions for anyone out there who can help me. 1. The temperature guage never moves from the base, i.e. 60. It is clearly knackered. Anyone know whether this is more likely to be a dodgy guage or something like a dodgy temp sensor or thermostat. 2. My average mpg is currently showing at 18.6mpg. This feels a bit crap and I wondered what a normal average should be and whether the problems with the temp guage may be in some way be affecting this (does the engine consistently "think" it is cold and thus chuck more diesel in?) 3. I would like to swap the Symphony 1 that is currently fitted for a Symphony II and take advantage of the 6 CD changer. Is this a simple operation? Are all the connectors the same? Many thanks for your help Gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Congrats! What spec did you get? any pics? 1. Not sure about the temp guage, do you mean it never drops below 60 even when the car is turned off, or that it gradually gets up to 60 then never goes above that. If the latter thats normal. 2. By AVG do you mean what the computer (DIS) says? My 2.5Tdi 180bhp gets over 25mpg on the DIS. 3. Hmm I'm sure mine is a symphony 1 and has the 6 disk cd in the boot behind a left panel. (where the toolbox is) P.s. you don't need to cross post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanRS Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Good choice of car First thing I'd check with the temp gauge is that the wires are still connected at the engine end (fraid I can't point you to where they are but a loose wire is the most likely issue) Have you inherited the 18 mpg from the previous owner/dealer? of so reset the average and then see. It's possible that it may have only been used cold for test drives for a little while hence the crap mpg. To give you an idea our 2001 2.7 biturbo allroad does around 22mpg average Q3... wot biffa said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon690 Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 18mpg is really crap so it could be a temperature problem - does you car have an oil temp gauge? Does that change? If not then the theromstat is probably stuck open. If it does then (stating the bleedin' obvious here...) it's either the gauge or the sensor (or the wiring). My average is currently showing 32.5mpg and I don't hang about so you should be aiming for at least high 20s unless you do a lot of town driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFC Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 My Audi Allroad 2.5Tdi Tip if driven carefully maybe get 25mpg. if driven a bit quicker would get 22mpg. Unfortunately these are very uneconomical cars due to size and weight. 18 would be normal if pushed hard. The manufacturers stated MPG is way off and very misleading. One would think a diesel engine would achieve better mpg. Weak link to this car as otherwise a great car!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Get yours checked, mine averages over 25mpg and I don't drive it slowly or carefully and regularly redline it If driven carefully then I've seen 30+mpg Thats a mixture of town and light motorway driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 My DIS is showing 28.9mpg (2.5TDI Tip) and i wouldn't say I drive it gently. I think the worst it'sshowed is around 25mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Yeah but you live in Wales! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hi... can't help with the temp gauge but I have a 2.5Tdi allroad that's regularly giving 33mpg... mostly motorway work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Yeah but you live in Wales! [/ QUOTE ] Granted but think of the power needed to get up the hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I was thinking more about the speed cameras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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