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Jun 13th, 2021, 21:06 | #71 | |
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Jun 13th, 2021, 21:10 | #72 |
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Two days of very different mileage results
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Jun 14th, 2021, 01:52 | #73 |
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But hasnt that changed now that the tanks for cars are of a plastic type?
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Jun 14th, 2021, 09:54 | #74 |
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I figure it's an american thing, I did some googling and all the forums I saw discussing it were US posters. more humid air? I dunno..
in literally all the cars I've ever had it's never been an issue, I asked my dad and he went 'huh? not that i've ever heard of' and he's had more different cars than I've had hot dinners so.. yeah I dunno, must be to do with different climates. or the effect is so negligible it only really applies to very high mileage which older cars (and especially non volvo!) didnt tend to get to anyway Last edited by stuart bowes; Jun 14th, 2021 at 10:01. |
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Jun 14th, 2021, 10:10 | #75 |
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I know our air does contain moisture obviously, before anyone says that..
I have to drain my air line compressor every now and then because we don't want the tank to rust.. and yes a little puddle does form underneath when you pull the plug out, but that's a fairly big tank, 100% air and literally ramming the most possible air in (by design of what it's supposed to do..) |
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Indeed , condensation in the tank is never a problem with any volvo in UK ... The vent goes through a charcoal filter into the inlet manifold so effectively a sealed system .
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Sep 5th, 2021, 22:00 | #77 |
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Hi all,
I've just purchased a S60 D5 2005 automatic. Driven the car back which was 156 miles and I can only come to the conclusion that the MPG meter is wildly optimistic. It showed at 80 mpg for the journey! Absolutely no way is that believable- do these cars usually over read on such a huge scale? I appreciate that it was a long journey and I'd say average speed was 60 mph. Lovely seats by the way. |
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Sep 6th, 2021, 11:03 | #79 |
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Thankyou, makes sense.
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