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nomi13okNewbie
Posts: 6Joined: May 2014
Oct '17

AOA Everyone.
I recently purchased Toyota Alpha 2014 (7 seater) model from a relative. The Odo-meter reads about 180K Km s, we imported the car ourselves, so I'm pretty sure about original mileage. Anyways, once I purchased the car, I changed spark plugs, transmission fluid, engine oil, oil filter, air filter and AC filter. The coolant for radiator is still within decent limit. Also got new Michelin tyres 215/65/16 and drive with 31 front and 30 PSI rear wheel air pressure. ( mentioned in the car door along with wheelbase information)

Now with regular fuel I’m getting 14km/L, which is low average given my experience with 3rd Gen and 2nd Gen Prius. I was hitting 20+ with my 3rd Gen 1.8 Prius. I asked mechanic and he said that drive few tanks of High Octane and the average will start to improve. I did that, and on High Octane the average (Highway + city), I am getting is around 16.5Km/L or something. I usually drive in city and over the weekend I go to my hometown Okara from Lahore.

What else I should look for to improve mileage ?

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dayriderSenior Pakwheeler
Posts: 5720Joined: Jul 2015
Oct '17

Check the condition of the batteries first. Since you are a prius user, you should be able to tell if its charging or discharging properly or way to quickly

Legal_rebelSenior PakWheeler
Posts: 1795Joined: May 2008
Oct '17

Oem average of alpha is 17kml anything above 13 is acceptable being a hybrid. Minus 4kml due to the size n aerodynamics. Source: kept one.

nomi13okNewbie
Posts: 6Joined: May 2014
Oct '17

Oh, that's going to hurt my pocket. Thank you for the information.

capsatومن شر حاسد إذا حسد
Posts: 30816Joined: Apr 2006
Oct '17

dial up 0321 4106898 Obama car care centre Tipu Block Garden town for appointment and request for diagnostics I believe fuel filter in the fuel tank is culprit causing fuel weeping from fuel rail.

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nomi13okNewbie
Posts: 6Joined: May 2014
Nov '17

Update: Fortnight back I went to Islamabad and before going to Islamabad I visited my mechanic and informed him about the fuel consumptions. He cleaned the Throttle again and applied grease in some portion of the throttle. I filled the tank up from Bhera with RON97 and on way back with RON 92 and I was able to get 17KM/L mileage with 120KM/H speed. The average remained same. On my recent trip back home I filled it up with RON 92 from a PSO station and I got around 20KM/L and that hack seemed to be working now as I'm getting around 17-18KM/L within Lahore for my daily commute.

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sheikhilyas1457Muhammad Ilyas
Posts: 1Joined: Mar 2022
Jun '22

Use number 1 plugs and clean catalytic as well for better fuel average.2nd in summer where temperature
are above 39 Celsius, the average will be low.

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