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Poor fuel economy with Mazda 3
My Mazda 3 1.6CD DPF avreages only 30mpg in the city,and around 40-50mpg combined, what would be cause of this?
Asked on 15 July 2016 by amarMZD
Answered by
Honest John
That's terrible. I had a much bigger Mazda 5 with the same engine for a year and it averaged nearly 50mpg. Your problem could be a blocked air filter, it could be the diesel you are using (Shell V-Power or BP Ultimate are the best), it could be the turbo, it could be over-active regeneration of the DPF, or it could be your right foot.
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