D5 engine what MPG do you get?

[wingnut1574]

not had my v70 06 d5 (185) geartronic long and it tells me its 25.6 average at the min although it is creeping up , it said 11mpg average when i first picked it up , i have since found out it was an x ambulance respond-er car after reading the mpg others get i am wondering if its been chipped ? how can you tell ?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by wingnut1574

not had my v70 06 d5 (185) geartronic long and it tells me its 25.6 average at the min although it is creeping up , it said 11mpg average when i first picked it up , i have since found out it was an x ambulance respond-er car after reading the mpg others get i am wondering if its been chipped ? how can you tell ?

very unlikely it has had a power boost ,
being an ambulance 11mpg sounds right! but if you havent reset the fuel computer since you got it , it will take years to get the average up to what YOU are doing . so reset average fuel consumption AND the average speed and start again with your particular driving style .

[S60D5-185]

Originally Posted by Clan

very unlikely it has had a power boost ,
being an ambulance 11mpg sounds right! but if you havent reset the fuel computer since you got it , it will take years to get the average up to what YOU are doing . so reset average fuel consumption AND the average speed and start again with your particular driving style .

+1

[wingnut1574]

thanks for that , i didn't realize you could re set it i will have a look , or wait till my owners manual comes via ebay

[Clan]

Originally Posted by wingnut1574

thanks for that , i didn't realize you could re set it i will have a look , or wait till my owners manual comes via ebay

why pay and why wait?

http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-se.../v70-my06.aspx

select ave fuel cons press reset for a few seconds until cleared , same with average speed ...

[rasputin]

Had an 07 V70 D5 manual (185) that would routinely do 42 - 43mpg on motorway runs at 75 - 80, push it over 80 and it would drop rapidly to 35 - 38mpg.

Now running an 08 V50 D5 Geartronic & at a steady 70 on the motorway I have had up to 47mpg but usually sit around 75 at which I get about 42mpg, at 80+ it drops rapidly to mid 30's - the Geartronic gearbox really hits the MPG.

Not really answering the intial question but for interest my wife ran a 2.0D C30 powershift for a while, nice car but I struggled to get that to do 40mpg.

All the above are based in fill up calculations rather than on board computer readings.

[T5R+]

S60 2.4D EuIV 6 speed-manual with 86K running on 16" alloys @36psi returned ~61MPG on a 418 motorway miles round trip at a steady 60mph (brim-2-brim was 30.9litres).

(One day I intend to try this trip at the "unofficial motorway limit" and compare MPG rates.......my suspicion is that it will be mid 40 MPG).

[tommy309]

I have a 2007 S60 163hp D5 it does 47.3 average, will go up a little bit too if you are prepared to go a little slower

[V70 Geoff]

Hi, My S60 D5 163 BHP Euro 3 (2005) manual bought last year gives 43 to 44 MPG with no motorway use and mainly local Cornish roads. I specifically bought the Euro 3 to avoid DPF nonsense and I think the car is good. My V70 2.5T auto only gives 22 to 24.5 MPG in similar driving. I use Asda diesel but add Millers Ecomax additive and that makes it run much better and improves MPG. If bought in bulk, it only adds 1p per litre. If I do a proper motorway run the D5 will creep up to 49 to 51 MPG depending on how heavy my foot is!

[NorfolkVolvoSpares]

My wife has a s60 D5 2002 163 BHP and it always averages 51-52 mpg