[Gceozeh]

my zook currently uses a full tank of petrol in 250kms or less depending if i have done long trips or not.
this doesnt seem right to me. or is it for my car?

[DarkHorse]

Nup. What size tyres you running? Carby SWB yeah?

Even for a SWB with a tiny tank that's not as good as it should be.

[atari4x4]

have you had a chance to fix the cracked exhaust manifold?

[JrZook]

So a "full" tank im assuming you run out of fuel at 250ks?

[Gceozeh]

Yeah swb carby. 13" tyres? Or that could be the rims

I had almost forgotten about the manifold. I have put something I. It to seal the cracks but it has not worked when I lasted looked. Have to get a new one. Would the manifold have a big effect?
Also noticed my new exhaust has a hole in it :/ do you think that would also effect it?

And yep. 250kms and I'm out of fuel. Normanly I don't do long trips to I will run out before 250kms.

[blakej]

i would park it in the shed and take that manifold off rightnow or you will F#$K your head! get a coby or similar extractors. if you dont know what your doing i would reccomend getting it looked at as if you have been running a cracked manifold you have have already warped your head. you shouldnt have tried to seal the manifold they are a head of shit, just need to be replaced with some decent extractors

[zukmeista]

blakej wrote:

i would park it in the shed and take that manifold off rightnow or you will F#$K your head! get a coby or similar extractors. if you dont know what your doing i would reccomend getting it looked at as if you have been running a cracked manifold you have have already warped your head. you shouldnt have tried to seal the manifold they are a head of shit, just need to be replaced with some decent extractors

That only applies for a G16B 16-valve, this is a G16A 8-valve.

[blakej]

no it doesnt ive seen the 8-valves crack heads too

[zukmeista]

Really? I haven't heard of it being an issue before.

[JrZook]

Haven't ever heard of many 8 valve heads cracking. Also have seen quite a few 1.3s and 1.6s running around with crack exhaust manifolds for ages with no damaged to the head due to that..

When was the last time your carby was serviced? Sounds like a partially closed choke.

[Reubs]

Gceozeh wrote:

my zook currently uses a full tank of petrol in 250kms or less depending if i have done long trips or not.
this doesnt seem right to me. or is it for my car?

How about adding some actual figures to this thread. When you say 'full tank' how many litres exactly are you talking about?

[sicktara]

i have a 89 swb vit, running 30inch tires, i got 300ks out of 40l
so roughly 12l per 100ks

[sicktara]

i have a 89 swb vit, running 30inch tires, i got 300ks out of 40l
so roughly 12l per 100ks

[Gceozeh]

Reubs wrote:

How about adding some actual figures to this thread. When you say 'full tank' how many litres exactly are you talking about?

about 30 litres fills my tank. 15" tyres.

JrZook wrote:

Haven't ever heard of many 8 valve heads cracking. Also have seen quite a few 1.3s and 1.6s running around with crack exhaust manifolds for ages with no damaged to the head due to that..

When was the last time your carby was serviced? Sounds like a partially closed choke.

Hopefully the head is fine. :s
i believe it was march, my last service. I know the choke has been changed/adjusted a bit from when i had the rac out since then.

[Gceozeh]

sicktara wrote:

i have a 89 swb vit, running 30inch tires, i got 300ks out of 40l
so roughly 12l per 100ks

mine worked out to (30litres x 100)/250kms=exactly 12 litres per 100ks.
only ever reached 250ks if i am doing long trips. If i am driving shorter distances then its much lower. between 150-200 i think...

[Samwich]

Should be getting more then 30L in yah tank. Or to many dents? haha

I get about 300-350 with 98 pet in a 1995 efi swb Vit...

Going to Advance the engine soon, so should get a few more kms

[sicktara]

does the guage say empty, when mines on the bottom of the red
part i have 80ks befor i need to fill up, take a jerry snd run it till
she dies the guages shit

[Gceozeh]

Samwich wrote:

Should be getting more then 30L in yah tank. Or to many dents? haha

I get about 300-350 with 98 pet in a 1995 efi swb Vit...

Going to Advance the engine soon, so should get a few more kms

haha probably has a few dents. Could be around 35 litres...

sicktara wrote:

does the guage say empty, when mines on the bottom of the red
part i have 80ks befor i need to fill up, take a jerry snd run it till
she dies the guages shit

Last time my car got really low, i filled it up with a jerry can but it sucked up what ever is in the bottom of the tank and wouldnt start. the RAC came out and cleaned the carburetor before it would start again.

[sicktara]

maybe take you tank out and wash it or whatever you do to them, im sure all the older model vitaras have a 40l tank,
i was only getting 240ks when it hit red. then one day coming home i thought id run her dry, it died at exactly 300ks, but it died as soon as it hit and incline,
the fuel gauges arent that good, mine goes all the way down and points at the E,

any way,
good luck with the problem!

[Gceozeh]

sicktara wrote:

maybe take you tank out and wash it or whatever you do to them, im sure all the older model vitaras have a 40l tank,
i was only getting 240ks when it hit red. then one day coming home i thought id run her dry, it died at exactly 300ks, but it died as soon as it hit and incline,
the fuel gauges arent that good, mine goes all the way down and points at the E,

any way,
good luck with the problem!

Just googled it, and it has said 42 litres. D:
Might have to clean it out...

[orangeshannon]

in my carby vitara running 30's i get about 300 k's to a tank but its a 70 litre im pretty sure its 70 long range tank the worst i got was 20 litres per hundred

[Gceozeh]

currently my car has been much better on fuel consumption. usually close to 300 without running it dry.

i got a quote of 400 for extractors and installation so that wont be happening soon :/

[royce]

what are the numbers on your tyres, you havent actually told us the real size yet

250km to 30l of fuel is in the range of normal, note youll hold another 10l of fuel yet and could be going 10% further than your odometer says depending on a few factors

running a tank empty doesnt stir up shit on the bottom, fuel is always drawn from the bottom and like anything would ever get a chance to settle in any suzuki

[Scrawny]

I filled mine up last night, took 37.6 litres and I got 370kms from that.

Mine is completely stock, 205 tyres and undented fuel tank

[whincup]

royce wrote:

running a tank empty doesnt stir up shit on the bottom, fuel is always drawn from the bottom and like anything would ever get a chance to settle in any suzuki

^^ this. I've let mine run dry multiple times. does take about 10-15 seconds of cranking to get fuel through the lines sometimes, but never had it not start...

[Jerryx4]

Mine is same g16a carb 90 vit (currently) stock wheels/tyres
40ltr tank.
'91 fuel i get 380kms
'95 fuel I get 420ish
'98 fuel I get 480ish
'ish' is define at the point where I go...OH FUK I'm gunna stop soon.
some times I will run a mix say half 91 half 98 etc.
This is all shitty driving too... my work is 10mins away stop starty lights n shit and generally other than that it will get one 40-80km trip a fortnight as well.

[Gceozeh]

royce wrote:

what are the numbers on your tyres, you havent actually told us the real size yet.

Just checked my tyres. They are 205/70 R15.

royce wrote:

running a tank empty doesnt stir up shit on the bottom, fuel is always drawn from the bottom and like anything would ever get a chance to settle in any suzuki

It is what I was told when the RAC came out to help me start it again. The carburator had black muck in it so he just sprayed carburator cleaner into it and it started. He was the one saying it had sucked up gunk from the bottom of the tank. :/

[Scrawny]

Don't believe everything you hear from RAC people

[zook_ute]

i get 150ks to a full tank of 98 haha, i wouldnt be complaining. my g16b is turbocharged though lol

[Gceozeh]

Scrawn wrote:

Don't believe everything you hear from RAC people

yeah i am realizing that now since they also messed up with what revs my car was idling at. :/ luckily thats fixed..