Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2001 2.0 - Mondeo Poor MPG

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Wed 18 Aug 2010 02:05
Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2001 2.0 - Mondeo Poor MPG - Robert Thomson

Hello,

I have a 2001 Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2.0. I was adveraging around 35-40 MPG around town.

I am now adveraging 24 MPG. This is a huge drop in MPG. Any ideas what the problem could be?

Thanks

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Wed 18 Aug 2010 09:33
Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2001 2.0 - Mondeo Poor MPG - WellKnownSid

More information, please.

  • Petrol or Diesel?
  • How many miles on the clock?
  • Have you just bought the car or have you had it a while?
  • How are you working out the MPG - from the computer or by brimming the tank?
  • How quickly did it drop? Over thousands of miles or from one tank to the next?
  • Up to date on servicing / when was it last properly serviced?

Edited by WellKnownSid on 18/08/2010 at 09:33

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Wed 18 Aug 2010 12:23
Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2001 2.0 - Mondeo Poor MPG - Robert Thomson

It is petrol. I have had the car for 3 years and it has done 120,000 miles. I am working out the MPG from the computer. It began to drop gradually over thousands of miles. It had a full service in January.

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Wed 18 Aug 2010 14:43
Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2001 2.0 - Mondeo Poor MPG - Robert Thomson

Just noticed the hose the goes to filter was off. Could this cause a MPG Loss?

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