Hi, my mates mother-in-law has just bought a 1.1 H reg toyota corolla.

shes put £55 worth of petrol in it and got 25miles out of it, my mates worked it out to be doing 2mpg :confused:

the cars got 12months MOT cos we where thinkin it would have crazy emissions useing so much fuel.

there is no obvious signs of leaks.

could it just have a mixture problem?

need tuning up?

or has it had an engine transplant, the donor vehicle been a boeing 747?

any advice apreciated.

Cheers Si

its gotta be leaking - i cant see the fooking thing even running if it was that rich!!!!

its gotta be leaking - i cant see the fooking thing even running if it was that rich!!!!

 

definitley! not a chance it's not leaking somewhere. could be leaking from somewhere not so obvious - i.e. not from a fuel line... never worked on a corolla - but i'd start from the beginning and check your filler pipe (you'll be surprised how far petrol will 'run' before dripping) and follow it down to the tank, and from there all the way to the engine.

 

And finding someone with a good sense of smell should help!

 

Good luck

cheers guys, ill give him a ring and let him know

thanx again.

hmm, old H reg? is it injection or carb? if its a carb setup check the oil for fuel! the old style mechanical pumps can leak fuel internally & dump it in the engine!

2mpg?!?!? (lucky sod!)

hmm, old H reg? is it injection or carb? if its a carb setup check the oil for fuel! the old style mechanical pumps can leak fuel internally & dump it in the engine!

 

EEK that sounds dangerous!