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My 1.8 TDCi Mondeo (fuelled with Shell V Power diesel) is only returning an average fuel economy of 41mpg. The car has done just over 1,000 miles. Is this a running in problem, or is the ECU in need of a remap, please? The car was first registered in February 2009. On a more general note, the engine seems to die if is not in the correct gear, and only has punch above 2,200 RPM. Is this a symptom of the same problem or am I eternally damned to drop a cog to get any acceleration? I'm used to the endless pull I used to get from my old 2.0TDCi?

Asked on 26 September 2009 by

Answered by Honest John
41 is pretty good for a car of this size with that horrible old Ford
diesel engine. Yes it has lousy torque below 2,000rpm. In fairness to Ford, it now does a 2.0 Mondeo ECOnetic in place of the old 1.8.

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

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