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fuel comsumption on 280

Started by aus280, 06 February 2008, 03:08 AM

aus280

hey guys i was just pondering whats your fuel comsumption on your 280. i get about 500 to the tank if im lucky. is this normal if not what could be wrong

nathan

based on my dads/bros 280sel, i agree with Michel - you have done well...i dont recall breaking that range often (ps have you got regulation tyres or maybe its a false reading!!)
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

WGB

Never owned a 280 but it sounds reasonable.

New and perfectly tuned they could return 26 imperial MPG on a slow country drive so your 15 litres / 100km or thereabouts doesn't sound too bad. ( Iusually put about 75 litre in when my tank is betweek E and 1/4 ).

I always worked on 1/2 a tank with all my 126 and 116's as if the gauge is accurate exactly half way on the gauge is near 45 litres used.

I had a 126 300SE and it would always do 250 km around town on the 45 litres and 350 km on a country run.

My 450SEL will get 250 km per half tank if I am careful and likewise my 6.9 will get about 200 km.

Bill


Andrew280SEL

Sounds about right, my 280SEL uses around the same I think but it needs a whole new set of injectors and a nice tune up now.

Didn't OzBenzHead say he got around 800kms to the tank in his 280SE? That was highway driving of course.
'79 280SEL- 560,000 Kms
'73 350SE- getting an AMG facelift
'79 450SEL 6.9

aus280

to be honest since ive owned my car ive been on the highway once haha its all city traffic driving stop start and sometimes even for courier work.

Betsy

Got my 280 SE - I get  500km on my regular 80  litre fill up!
540 in the bush!

Love it!

John


Nutz

I was lucky to get 250 miles out of a tank with my Euro 280E.

aus280

haha my mercedes cops a beating big time@! just waiting on the engine to blow. have a v8 lined up so not fussed cant wait for worked v8 + lpg :)

johnnyw116

my 280SE uses when only driving in the city 6km on 1 liter fuel and on the highway about 11km on 1liter fuel , and i dont drive verry slow on the highway always between 120 and 140 km/ph and when

regards : johnny  .                           
JohnnyW116

Martin 280s

I get about 800Ks from a tank of fuel, and my blue lady has a carb...so not as frugal.

OzBenzHead

Quote from: Martin 280s on 07 February 2008, 05:53 PM
I get about 800Ks from a tank of fuel, and my blue lady has a carb...so not as frugal.

Martin:  You are the first poster to this and related threads whose 116 I6 seems to get fuel consumption similar to my Boris.   The consumption I get is in line with what was claimed by the factory to be the expected figure, so I don't know how it is you and I are the only 116 280 owners to enjoy that kind of (relative) economy.  And yours, particularly, is good because it has carby rather than injection.  A friend of mine got rid of his carbied 116 280S because he couldn't do better than 400 km per tank.

Yes, I am fanatical about servicing (at every 5,000 miles rather than the recommended 6,000), use only the best consumables, and run my tyres at the top end of the recommended pressures (36 psi for light duty and 38 psi for long, fast highway runs).

My 280SE also came fitted with a FuelSaver device.  Although I'm usually sceptical of such devices, it causes no problems so I've left it in line.  I've no idea how or if it affects my consumption, but as I'm happy with the status quo I'm not voluntarily changing it.
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Andrew280SEL

Getting around half the mileage is pretty bad though....

Could our (us 280 owners here who report around 400Kms to a tank) cars really be running that much worse?  ???
'79 280SEL- 560,000 Kms
'73 350SE- getting an AMG facelift
'79 450SEL 6.9

aus280

hmm so im a fair way off but i suppose if i drove it normaly without hammering all the time i could get at least 600 what fuel do you guys use by the way?

Andrew280SEL

Well, although some people might cringe... I use just standard unleaded.

Premium didn't seem to make any difference to either performance or mileage so I just use normal unleaded which works fine.

My 350SE in fact is a little more economical than my 280, but as I said my 280 badly needs new injectors and a full tune up, whereas my 350 was tuned up a matter of months ago.

But it would certainly be interesting to hear what OBH and Martin use in their car. :)
'79 280SEL- 560,000 Kms
'73 350SE- getting an AMG facelift
'79 450SEL 6.9

TJ 450

I get just over 500km per tank with my 450, moderate country driving. I would expect a 280 to be slightly more economical, but maybe not? I use 98 octane fuel.

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500