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irratic
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2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« on: Jul 20th, 2006, 7:26pm » |
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firstly can anyone give me a rough idea what the 2.0l auto does MPG aroung town average driving??it just seems a bit thirsty..and got a knock on the front.. been under it and apart from some play on the rear bottom wishbone bush it seems fine.. are these suppose to move to some extent like the old sierra compliance bushes?( or so they were called) or can anyone give me a pointer of where to look?? anti roll bar bushes fine.
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Kjetil S
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #2 on: Jul 20th, 2006, 8:48pm » |
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Those fuel figures are a bit higher than real world numbers I guess. My 16v manual has a best reading of 34 or so mpg on steady cruising at 50-60mph. Fords numbers say I should have been doing 42mpg.
If the offset is the same with the auto and in an "urban environment", I guess you should be doing 15-20mpg (just a guess).
Someone actually driving a 16v auto should probably comment on my guesses 
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #3 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 12:11am » |
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thanks for the replies folks.. so fuel returns of 26 to 30 urban is not to bad then... and as the rear bushes on the front lower suspension arm isn't suppose to move... can you buy them on there own?? as there is no movement at all in the forward bushes... or is it best to buy the the complete arm and are non genuine as good as genuine
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #4 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 1:35am » |
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26-30 urban for a 2lt. is very good , I'm lucky to get over 32mpg at a steady 60mph on the flat. 
Nope, the rear bushes shouldn't really flex that much. ( does your steering wheel shake on heavy braking ? )
You can replace them for about £18 per bush and if that don't cure
the knocking then wishbone replacement is another option (approx
£100 each ).
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #5 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 5:25am » |
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I had the rear wishbone bushes replaced recently,prior to the MOT, as there was slight movement in them and the anti roll bar bushes. The front end is now silent.The drop links were checked but were ok.
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #6 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 9:23am » |
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My 2.0 litre manual has a regular spread of 28 to 32 mpg
Any view on cost for replacing drop link on driver side folks?
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #8 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 10:27am » |
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I got a new pair of drop links from my local car shop for £15.99 each. So a starting bid of £35 would seem a little excessive unless they are genuine Ford parts 
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #9 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 1:17pm » |
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thanks for the replies on the bushes .....one more question... if i jack the car up, drivers side worse.... hold the wheel 9 and 3 oclock and rock it it flexes on the front rear bush... of which you already say it should'nt do...the bush is not a solid bush but seems to be attached only top and bottom (within the bush) with rubber not side to side.. is that correct or should the supporting rubber be side to side hope that makes sense. i no what i mean......lol
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #10 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 5:22pm » |
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around town i get 18-20mpg. on a run, I get 33-35mpg.
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Re: 2 questions on 2.0l 16v
« Reply #11 on: Jul 21st, 2006, 8:06pm » |
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There should be no significant movement. If you can achieve movement by simply waggling the wheel then I would suggest you've got a problem.
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