Is the 1.6L engine in the Venue does it need to be broken in? My wife drives the car and it's mostly city driving but the MPG with 1st tank of gas was barely 25 MPG. This is what the cars computer said it was. With the 2nd tank I'm doing it old school and wrote the mileage down and will do the math myself. Are you people satisfied with your MPG? Thanks!
106DeltaDart
And the manual says:
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I've found the 1.6L Smartstream engine to be very fuel efficient. The 2 fuel injectors per cylinder helps atomize the gas for a better burn but how much fuel you use is heavily dependent on your driving style. I use cruise control whenever I can and use the +/- buttons on the steering wheel to maintain speed with traffic. The onboard fuel economy calculation seems to be quite accurate against hand calculations. Warming up the engine in winter conditions and city driving hurt fuel economy in any car. I find I get best numbers from late April to November. Best I've recorded is around 42 mpg.
Look back in the forums, I did some posts on the engine and transmission tech.
The Hyundai break-in process is detailed in the owners manual on page 1-7. I posted a snip of it above. You pretty much nailed their recommendation.
The Hyundai recommended engine lubricant is Quaker State 0W20 Full Synthetic and that's what my dealer puts in, probably all do. However any API SN PLUS (or above) Full synthetic engine oil is deemed acceptable. See Page 2-11.
Most drivers tend to meet the severe driving conditions detailed on page 8-11. This puts oil changes at every 6 months or 5000 miles. Hyundai "free" maintenance only pays for "Normal Duty" oil changes every 12 months or 8000 miles.
Up here in Canada there is no free maintenance and our cars are put in the severe duty category out of the gate with oil change schedule of 6 months or 5000 miles.
The Hyundai recommended engine lubricant is Quaker State 0W20 Full Synthetic and that's what my dealer puts in, probably all do. However any API SN PLUS (or above) Full synthetic engine oil is deemed acceptable. See Page 2-11.
Most drivers tend to meet the severe driving conditions detailed on page 8-11. This puts oil changes at every 6 months or 5000 miles. Hyundai "free" maintenance only pays for "Normal Duty" oil changes every 12 months or 8000 miles.
Up here in Canada there is no free maintenance and our cars are put in the severe duty category out of the gate with oil change schedule of 6 months or 5000 miles.
I had a neighbor, always telling me his Honda CRV got the best fuel economy. So, I fixed him. Knowing how the Venue calculated fuel economy, I knew there was a period of time after a fill up before there was enough data collected to reflect a true average economy. I filled up at the highest gas station in town and coasted down to the bottom of the hill, pulled over and took a pic. Next time he bragged, I showed him the pic, he said, what the hell, are you running on fumes! I said, Yeah, I guess I am...lol. He has never once bragged about his CRVs fuel economy since...lol.
Here is the pic, 2.7 L/100km = 87.12 MPG (the tell tale for an inaccurate reading is the high miles to empty number)
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Here is the pic, 2.7 L/100km = 87.12 MPG (the tell tale for an inaccurate reading is the high miles to empty number)
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