Gas mileage
 

I have a 99.5 A4 1.8TQ

Anyone else getting ridiculously low gas mileage?
I was at the shop, and they checked everything out and my car is "running as it should", but then I get such low kms per tank. I get 350 kms on a full tank on a good week. I've tried changing my driving habits, optimizing tire pressure, etc etc... anything I can think of, but nothing seems to be working.

I'm starting to think 350 kms is normal on this car... any thoughts?

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wow, thats terible!!!!

i have a 2004 1.8t 6speed, and im getting about 600 city and 700 hwy.
benifit of the doubt i take it pretty easy but for me to get only 350 i would have to beat the hit out of it none stop...and my cars chipped!

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2004 a4 1.8T Triptonic
I get 500-550kms on a full tank (80% highway, 20% city)... lets all share what does everyone get and may be we can benefit from members who are getting good mileage on their cars

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Yeah, it'd be interesting to know what everyone else is getting too...

But, I was more looking for ideas on what's wrong with my car. What are common things that cause low gas mileage?

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350km per tank is poor: I could do better than that with my 3.0 B6 (heavier car, thirstier engine) while I lived in Vancouver. Have you checked if something is dragging on your car, eg, the brakes?

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It's funny you ask that actually, haha... I was just talking to my performance shop mechanic, and asked him about my gas mileage thing, and he asked the same thing... if I had the handbrake up. But sadly, no.. it doesn't seem like it's something as simple as my brakes. I just had brake work done.

Does a worn clutch affect gas mileage by much?

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do you smell a slight aroma of gas? for what ever reason you could be leaking gas. On my old car my O rings around the injectors went and i got half the gas milage.

i didnt smell gas all the time, but it would be as if i just drove by a gas station yet there was no gas station anywhere...

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Hmm... I didn't notice any, but wasn't really looking for it either. I'll give my car a sniff in a bit.

I do notice a slight burning smell when I open my hood after driving a bit. I heard it's the small amounts of oil burning, which is normal on turbo cars... ? Dunno how true this is though.

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well you definitly will lose oil over time with a turbo car more so then a N/A car. There has to be something for you to get half the Km that i able to get.....

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I havea 2006 A4 2.0TQ and I have horrible gas milage too. I get 480 km's when I drive normally. I drive like a maniac most of the time though so I usually end up only going about 440 km's on a tank and sometimes less.

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your car being the newer model, i think it should get better mileage than this

i think 500 is average people get on an A4? (from audi dealership)

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i get 480-500 mixed driving, 600-650 highway only (if i put on the cruise and dont push it at all)

i expected alot better mileage out of a 1.8t six speed....

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I get very poor milage because most city driving, roughly 440km's city and I took a 3 hour cruize to another city and then back no problem on one tnak of gas with 600km's so I am guessing I could have gone to 700-750 but within city I get terrible gas milage and I called Audi of Canada because I had a concern that there was something wrong witht he care etc. but they said that it was normal as it is a turbo car and on 60L they expect you to get 400-450 so it is weird on some cars I do a throtle body adjustment and this helps a bit

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I'm getting around 500 per tank of stop-and-go city driving... so yeah, seems like something's got to be wrong there.

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Well, my car is at the stealership right now, and I got them to check it out. They suggested doing a fuel filter change and injector cleaning first.
If it still doesn't work, then they suggested I look into the temp sensor.

I'll let you guys know how it goes after I get my car back and go through my first tank.

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If you don't want to dump a mountain of money into the dealer's service department, you might try Blitzkrieg Autowerks near Commercial and Hastings...

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I have a 2004 A4 3.0Q and get about 550 combined but I drive conservatively. Sounds crazy but make sure you dont have a neighbour syphoning from your tank. With the price of premium unleaded anything's possible.

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I've heard good things about Blitzkrieg... unfortunately, they're not in a very convenient location.

I should find a day to give them a try though.

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A full tank of gas on my avant 1.8 cvt with the wind behind me and on the highway driving like a granny shows a range of 890 km on the display.

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OMG - I wish I could get mileage like that! I'm lucky to break 425km on highways.
And yours is the Avant too... heavier car. If there was a "jealous" smiley, this is where I'd insert it...

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so thats what the display says...I have not actually confirmed that I can drive the full distance to an mt tank....

and it is a little motor and I don't drive it so hard as to have the turbo kick in all the time....me thinks...

I have not modified this car in any way,

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I've got a 2002 A4 3.0 Quattro and I get between 550-600kms a tank. That about 80% highway, bc highway though, when I drove through alberta and sask I'd get 650 or better

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I have a 2003 1.8T A4 and I get about 600km normally. I'm drive into the city so it's about 50%/50% HW/City driving hours. Car is stock at this point.

Is there a way to change the display from KM's left in the tank to a mileage reading?

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i have a 2004 a4 six speed and i get about 740 to 750 a tank

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Holy Shnikes! I wish I had that kind of mileage! That's more than double what I get...

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Quattro or front trak?

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Yeah I do about 600-700 if I'm driving nothing but highway, on a 5-speed B5 Front Trak.

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after looking at this more closely last weekend going to the cottage 90 km/hour...used 45 litres to travel about 450 km....so uh 10L per 100 kms....so the instruments are way wrong...full tank should not yeild 850 plus kms...so a 60 L tank would yeild about 600 plus klicks...seems in line with what the others are saying.


2004 1.8 l A4 cvt front wheel drive avant
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DO this and it should be more accurate

Throttle Body Alignment:
put the key and put it into the position just before the starter turns (do not start the car) push the gas peddle all the way wait 3 seconds and turn the key all the way back but do not take it out, now release the gas peddle and wait 2 minutes! remove key than put it back in and start the car! you should notice a better response while pressing the gas do this once every few weeks!

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I have a 2007 A4 3.2 automatic and get great milage, depending on what roads can get 700kms to a tank

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thanks for that...however I am perplexed as to why this adjustment would affect the instrumentation...

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Quattro or front trak?

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never heard of front trak

cvt front wheel drive only...1.8T

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You should learn the industry terms I guess!

Front trak = Front wheel drive = Greater front traction control then on rear wheels

CVT is not the only tranny that comes in "Front wheel drive" with Audi

and CVT has nothing to do with front wheel drive.......

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My is a quatro, who would but an Audi with only front wheel drive ??

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Hey man you'd be suprised how many people have front trak

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Hmm, 2004 A4 3.0Q 6 speed manual. In town 370km/tank. But i drive it like Mario Andretti is chasing me. Not great mileage, but given my driving habits, I'm not complaining. When I behave myself, the mileage behaves too... :)

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People who like to track their car get fronttrash. You get a lot more power to two wheels then you would four.

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i get 500-600 km on a tank, how about your alignment is it good cause that should affect gasmilage and check the o2 senor.

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I tried this today and I could feel a significant difference, i think i am going to do it every two weeks.
Thanks 1move :D