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Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed

12-10-2015, 08:39 AM

Replies: 16

Help me drive my diesel car more efficiently

Views: 4,647

Posted By ecoxantia

I have a similar car, Skoda Fabia 1.4 tdi. At...

I have a similar car, Skoda Fabia 1.4 tdi. At least, similar in that it's a small diesel car. I have found that P+G does not give good fuel economy, nor does accelerating hard (the 80% load mentioned...

Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed

03-09-2012, 07:57 AM

Replies: 27

A thousand questions from a newbee (driving a diesel Land Rover)

Views: 8,514

Posted By ecoxantia

To mash or not to mash?

First off, I think you'll have difficulty measuring the effects of your driving until you can get real-time mpg feedback. I tried all sorts on my last car which didn't have any instrumentation -...

Forum: Aerodynamics

04-12-2011, 04:17 PM

Replies: 2

Lower grille block ABA test on Skoda Fabia

Views: 1,738

Posted By ecoxantia

Lower grille block ABA test on Skoda Fabia

Some ABA testing on a lower grille block - confusing results I think but that probably shows how tricky it is to get good results from this kind of testing in real-world conditions.

Imperial MPG...

Forum: Success Stories

01-14-2011, 06:15 AM

Replies: 227

Sticky: Post your success stories in this sub-forum

Views: 161,170

Posted By ecoxantia

Personal best commute last night - 65mpg (US), 79...

Personal best commute last night - 65mpg (US), 79 (imperial). (That's onboard fuel computer minus 5% which is the error I've found from tank-to-tank data)

I find it strange that I got such a high...

Forum: DIY / How-to

01-01-2010, 04:57 AM

Replies: 23

Killing a Diesel - a detailed how-to (much info on commonrail technology)

Views: 20,786

Posted By ecoxantia

Absolutely right. Indirect refers to the use of a...

Absolutely right. Indirect refers to the use of a precombustion chamber. This was needed to start the combustion process in a mild manner, to avoid what would have been intolerable NVH levels in a...

Forum: DIY / How-to

12-10-2009, 08:07 AM

Replies: 23

Killing a Diesel - a detailed how-to (much info on commonrail technology)

Views: 20,786

Posted By ecoxantia

Stopping a diesel with a "classic" distributor...

Stopping a diesel with a "classic" distributor pump is quite straightforward as DCB shows. But the common-rail engines are quite different as Pivoslaw shows. Why not use the ignition switch...

Forum: Success Stories

09-19-2008, 03:42 AM

Replies: 227

Sticky: Post your success stories in this sub-forum

Views: 161,170

Posted By ecoxantia

Results of adjusting that nut...

I now have 3 tanks of data since adopting some of the techniques advocated here - for example coasting, driving to load instead of speed. (I can't use EOC). That is, there's no physical mods, beyond...

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