xe1984 64 Posted September 21, 2014 I just bought a ba wagon on straight gas to replace the Nissan stagea I sold. And the cluster has the average L/100kms and mine jumps up and done from 8L/100kms to 40L/100kms! Umm is this normal? And this is just cruising back streets. I replaced the o2 sensor but no difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campo 869 Posted September 21, 2014 Think that goes off throttle position so isnt accurate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xe1984 64 Posted September 21, 2014 I'm not sure that's why I'm asking is it normal to go up to 40L/100km while granny driving around back streets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campo 869 Posted September 21, 2014 Pretty sure they're not made to be accurate haha 1 xe1984 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xe1984 64 Posted September 21, 2014 Well I'm glad I replaced the last o2 sensor it was absolutely f#cked when I pulled it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valvebouncer 2,389 Posted September 21, 2014 There are 2 settings, one is for average and the other is instant usage.<br />Does your gasgauge work properly? I had a bf work ute that did that and the gauge was replaced and worked fine afterwards 1 xe1984 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xe1984 64 Posted September 21, 2014 The gas gauge is connected up with the normal fuel gauge and seems the showing the right amount of gas I'm putting into it. Is that the gauge you mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valvebouncer 2,389 Posted September 21, 2014 From what I got told it uses the fuel gauge to do a base calibration for L per km. mine used to flash 99.9l/km when the gauge was stuffed, maybe they fed me fibs, but that is what ford told me when the ute was new. Remember too that your oxygen sensor is only a minor trimming device. The next thing I'd do is unscrew the two 10 mm drain bolts in the bottom of the convertor. If you get any water/coolant coming out you need the convertor rebuilt. 1 xe1984 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigCav 464 Posted September 21, 2014 sure its on avg fuel and not inst fuel? fuck all that shit off and fit police mode, best thing i ever did, gets rid of all those trip meter stuff which just annoys you by telling you your wasting to much fuel being a hoon haha and replaces it with a digital speedo which is actually spot on accurate instead of being 3kmh faster like the needle gauge ba wagon here too, my best daily yet 1 xe1984 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XES 859 Posted September 21, 2014 How do you get it to do that cav? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xe1984 64 Posted September 21, 2014 From what I got told it uses the fuel gauge to do a base calibration for L per km. mine used to flash 99.9l/km when the gauge was stuffed, maybe they fed me fibs, but that is what ford told me when the ute was new. Remember too that your oxygen sensor is only a minor trimming device. The next thing I'd do is unscrew the two 10 mm drain bolts in the bottom of the convertor. If you get any water/coolant coming out you need the convertor rebuilt.. Yeah I want to have the converter checked as well but I think I have resolved by just going on a big hwy drive just then and I have got it down to 13.7L/100km on avg but before I left it was showing 60L/100kms on avg, so I think the computer was confused for a bit. Cause even after the hwy I drove back streets and couldn't get it to go over 15L/100kms on avg so was just the computer been a dick till I took on a hwy drive for awhile. And it only did this when I changed the o2 sensor and that must of done something to because the best it ever showed before I changed that was 17L/100kms I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xe1984 64 Posted September 21, 2014 sure its on avg fuel and not inst fuel? fuck all that shit off and fit police mode, best thing i ever did, gets rid of all those trip meter stuff which just annoys you by telling you your wasting to much fuel being a hoon haha and replaces it with a digital speedo which is actually spot on accurate instead of being 3kmh faster like the needle gauge ba wagon here too, my best daily yet hey I somehow got that going too by holding the button while driving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigCav 464 Posted September 21, 2014 How do you get it to do that cav? need an obd2 unit and there is a program you run on your laptop while hooked up to the car and it will enable it, best thing i ever did on the ba condsidering most of my driving is highway between those stupid point to point cameras on the hume i have a cable and the program if your ever in the area but do some searching on the ford forums and youll find it all 1 XES reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigCav 464 Posted September 21, 2014 hey I somehow got that going too by holding the button while driving. wont be the same thing, see my post above, this does a fair few changes to the digital displays on the dash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ecksef 129 Posted September 21, 2014 Hmm.. I'd kill for a digital speedo in my BA! Is the one thing I love about my ex police VZ haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites