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Old 08-08-2011, 06:35 AM   #13 (permalink)
Arragonis
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
Arragonis - My turbodiesel is the same, engine braking down to 1000rpm or even lower shows 0.00 l/h on the ScanGauge. On the other hand, my Grandma has a Corsa C with the 1l, 3-cyl petrol which I get to drive every few months. I'll try to remember to take my SGII with me next time and check DFCO. I have noticed that engine braking is totally different in that car - tiny engine with smaller compression ratio...
This is the thing I am finding tricky. In the TDI the relationship between fuel used and the throttle is linear, well with an effect for engine speed, but more or less - foot down, more fuel, lift off no fuel. As it's fuel controlled that makes sense.

In the small petrol there is less of that relationship, from observation anyway. I am using my DFCO trick more and more though, and hopefully 1st bar on the gauge at 140+...
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