revs seem high

[b21playa]

First time on the motorway in the car yesterday

Doing 80mph in 6th @ 3250rpm
90mph in 6th @ 3500rpm

Now this seems high for me, used to do 80mph @2500 in the 320d 6 speed.

anyone comment?

 

[glynnd]

leon tdi cupra is geared at about 38 mph per 1000 rpm in 6th so should be indicating rougly 2200 rpm at 80mph
Clutch slipping or will be doing soon!
Glynn

 

[InfernalBadger]

Definitely seems wrong. 3000rpm in 6th is 100mph for me :|

 

[Fl@pper]

not still in 4th is it

seriously though - is it on standard wheels ?

 

[b21playa]

The whole car is standard wheels are the 17" cupra ones.

The speedo is correct as I checked with GPS to make sure speedo wasnt under reading

when on the motorway doing 80mph, I took foot off gas to see if revs dropped but it held there. I thought if they dropped, it would be clutch slipping

does this sound like clutch??

Need some help as it means it is drinking more fuel being at higher rpm

BTW defo not in 4th, I thought id could be first until I stuck it in 4th

 

[Viking]

What size are the tires?

 

[b21playa]

What size are the tires?

225/45/17 99% sure

 

[b21playa]

im doing 60mph in 6th @ 2,000 rpm

 

[Viking]

225/45/17 99% sure

Your tires seem about right, if those are the correct sizes you've given. The diameter of that set up is 634mm, which is not far off the diameter of 205/55/16 standard on the Golf/Bora (632mm).

 

[glynnd]

Its either a fault in the speedo or rev counter or a clutch problem.
Have you got one of those speed indicators that are in villages to slow you by telling you how fast you are going? If so go through in 6th gear at 1000rpm. In 6th you should have 36/38 on the speedo and about 32/33 on the speed sign
Glynn

 

[b21playa]

Its either a fault in the speedo or rev counter or a clutch problem.
Have you got one of those speed indicators that are in villages to slow you by telling you how fast you are going? If so go through in 6th gear at 1000rpm. In 6th you should have 36/38 on the speedo and about 32/33 on the speed sign
Glynn

The only one that I know of, now how a speed camera there

will try with gps and report back

 

[b21playa]

RESULTS:

6th gear 1000rpm gives me 29mph indicated and 26mph gps
6th gear 38mph speedo 34mph gps shows 1400rpm

Something is defo not right here

Someone did mention it could be the box off a 1.8T