Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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root cause analysis
been reading all the mans checking all the points of failure and all but still have not managed to figure out why:
although wheel alignment has been done, brakes seems to be operating withing parameters car is still pulling to the left??
fuel consumption has gone down to level although car well maintained serviced and all....
what suggestions would you all come up with on SERIOUS note this time to compile the list of thing to be checked for all owners to tick all the point on the list towards best possible vehicle setup for best performance
cheers
20th Feb 2011 12:31 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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You getting any ENGINE SYSTEM FAULT events?? If so your turbo could well be Fooked and low mpg might be due to that not wheel problems.
20th Feb 2011 12:36 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6394
no DTC faults at all
20th Feb 2011 3:20 pm
zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
Does it pull to the left if you drive in the middle of the road?Alex
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6394
keep the pressures at 34 front 38 rear check quite frequently and driving hands free cars wonders to the left???
20th Feb 2011 9:13 pm
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
I read too many of these threads to remember WHERE I read it.. But if your camber/castor is 'out' of the proper setting [so left different from right side] there is a difference in 'pull' so the left one might create a preference to turn left... I think it's this, or a caliper sticking due to wear. They block in the end position, letting the brakes "stick". But that's normally only with very high mileage;
> 200k or so...
20th Feb 2011 9:35 pm
Andrew Hebron
Member Since: 16 Jan 2009
Location: Teddington
Posts: 501
What tyres are you running? I had similar issue with General ATs, which was solved by swapping wheels diagonally. I think some chunky tyres have a very flat profile that can get worn with the road camber. That wouldn't help with the MPG, though.Andrew
20th Feb 2011 10:21 pm
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
To me, it sounds like a brake sticking (either disc or epb). When you have been driving for some time does one wheel feel hotter than the others?The Bearded Dragon
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