My other half's AUA is venturing into the 180,000s after many years of neglect. I redid the suspension and brakes & belts last summer, exhaust & cat was replaced at MOT. Various bits of internal trim being hard-touched or tidied up with tactical purchases sourced here from many of you. On the whole it's actually not a bad wee car at all.
However, although I replaced the throttle body & EGR, air filter, plugs & ignition cables last autumn, it is still pretty heavy on fuel - compared to some peoples' quoted economy. If I can save up the pennies this year, are there any suggestions on somewhere I could take the car to to get the AUA running really sweetly and somewhere close to its proper economy again (I'm assuming this would involve a strip-down and tidy up of the engine & fuelling / breathing parts) - or any other suggestions and thoughts if there was scope for a simple build? The lambda was replaced for the MOT as well, but the new one had to be fitted by cutting away the original connector suggesting it wasn't a like-for-like replacement, so I wonder if the mixture is still an issue (and if anyone has any lambda measurement figures I'd be able to compare with an ODBII reading to see if this is still awry I would be grateful).
Thanks for any ideas.
However, although I replaced the throttle body & EGR, air filter, plugs & ignition cables last autumn, it is still pretty heavy on fuel - compared to some peoples' quoted economy. If I can save up the pennies this year, are there any suggestions on somewhere I could take the car to to get the AUA running really sweetly and somewhere close to its proper economy again (I'm assuming this would involve a strip-down and tidy up of the engine & fuelling / breathing parts) - or any other suggestions and thoughts if there was scope for a simple build? The lambda was replaced for the MOT as well, but the new one had to be fitted by cutting away the original connector suggesting it wasn't a like-for-like replacement, so I wonder if the mixture is still an issue (and if anyone has any lambda measurement figures I'd be able to compare with an ODBII reading to see if this is still awry I would be grateful).
Thanks for any ideas.