Hi Folks
New to the forum - but not motorhoming - and a question straight away!
We've just bought a Burstner A747-2. It's 2003, on a Fiat 2.8JTD Maxi base and only 9500 miles from new - genuine, I know who owned it!
As part of the deal and a safety precaution, I got the cambelt changed along with an annual service. The garage overfilled the oil by about 3/4 litre, which I drained off when I got it home.
I have done a weekend run since then and in all it seems to have returned a paltry overall 17-18mpg. What should I expect? The previous owner said he got on average 27-28mpg on a run. All the driving has been A road or dual carriageway. We weren't heavy - no trailer/bikes, little food, or water, just hook-up/hose/suitcase genny/few pots and pans/bedding for 2, etc.
The question has arisen in my mind - since they goofed on the oil change - could a mistake have been made on the cambelt setup to cause such poor mpg?? 8O
New to the forum - but not motorhoming - and a question straight away!
We've just bought a Burstner A747-2. It's 2003, on a Fiat 2.8JTD Maxi base and only 9500 miles from new - genuine, I know who owned it!
As part of the deal and a safety precaution, I got the cambelt changed along with an annual service. The garage overfilled the oil by about 3/4 litre, which I drained off when I got it home.
I have done a weekend run since then and in all it seems to have returned a paltry overall 17-18mpg. What should I expect? The previous owner said he got on average 27-28mpg on a run. All the driving has been A road or dual carriageway. We weren't heavy - no trailer/bikes, little food, or water, just hook-up/hose/suitcase genny/few pots and pans/bedding for 2, etc.
The question has arisen in my mind - since they goofed on the oil change - could a mistake have been made on the cambelt setup to cause such poor mpg?? 8O