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Model: C3 2006-2009, Facelift model
Year: 2007 (07)
Engine Size: 1.6 (16v)
Fuel Type: Petrol
Mileage: 21000
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Hello

I have a C3 2007 1.6 v16 automatic that is doing a very poor mpg at around 18 mpg average, could the fault be in the injectors, o2 sensors or anything else?

No fault code detected

Please have a look at some torque pro info that I collected this morning.

Any help is appreciated

Thanks
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Hi

Are you actually getting a poor mpg based on the quantity of fuel filled into the tank and the miles you have driven?

Or is this only from a computer display?

Did the consumption suddenly change?

Can you scan for codes with a different scanner?
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Argus

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Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:20 am
Model: C3 2006-2009, Facelift model
Year: 2007 (07)
Engine Size: 1.6 (16v)
Fuel Type: Petrol
Mileage: 21000
Trim Level: VTR+
Gearbox: Automatic PRND
DPF: No
LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)
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C3CAR wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:39 am Hi

Are you actually getting a poor mpg based on the quantity of fuel filled into the tank and the miles you have driven?

Or is this only from a computer display?

Did the consumption suddenly change?

Can you scan for codes with a different scanner?
Hi
Thank you for the reply

I'm actually getting 18 mpg "calculated by filling" driving only short trips in London.

I recently bought the car so im not sure whether this is a recent problem as the car hasn't moved much in the past year "50 miles only" and 21k miles overall.

Sadly i don't have access yo a lexia, I'm using a Bluetooth obd2 and torque pro, i can try different apps tho.

Do you recommend trying some fuel cleaner as it could be a dirty injector issue?

Would removing and cleaning the O2 sensor make sense?

Thanks again for your help.
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