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Hi,
I was wondering if there's anyone who's experimented or researched the amount of fuel that evaporates when the vehicle is parked in the sun.
I purchased a Hero Maestro towards the end of december 18 and have been testing it's mileage since. I have completed 1000 KMs and my previous mileage was 29KMPL, which I feel is quite low even after considering the run-in period and newness of the engine. I use the full tank to full tank method.
Ever since summer has kicked in, I've noticed a further decline in mileage. From 29, it dropped to 20.
My building compound does not have a shed and I am forced to park the scooter in an open area. Moreover, I work full time and get to use the vehicle only on the weekends. This means the scooter stays unused and parked in the sun through five whole afternoons every week. I use a black parking cover, however the bike heats up considerably under it.
Given the petrol evaporates under the sun and I am using the full tank to full tank method, I was wondering if the evaporation could be offsetting the mileage.
So far I only know that petrol evaporates when the vehicle is parked in the sun. However,
1. I do not know how much evaporates over say one whole afternoon in India or over 5 working days.
2. I heard some newer vehicles have a system in place than captures the fumes and redirects it back into the engine. However, I do not know if Maestro has such a feature, found no mention of it anywhere.
I was wondering if there's anyone who's experimented or researched the amount of fuel that evaporates when the vehicle is parked in the sun.
I purchased a Hero Maestro towards the end of december 18 and have been testing it's mileage since. I have completed 1000 KMs and my previous mileage was 29KMPL, which I feel is quite low even after considering the run-in period and newness of the engine. I use the full tank to full tank method.
Ever since summer has kicked in, I've noticed a further decline in mileage. From 29, it dropped to 20.
My building compound does not have a shed and I am forced to park the scooter in an open area. Moreover, I work full time and get to use the vehicle only on the weekends. This means the scooter stays unused and parked in the sun through five whole afternoons every week. I use a black parking cover, however the bike heats up considerably under it.
Given the petrol evaporates under the sun and I am using the full tank to full tank method, I was wondering if the evaporation could be offsetting the mileage.
So far I only know that petrol evaporates when the vehicle is parked in the sun. However,
1. I do not know how much evaporates over say one whole afternoon in India or over 5 working days.
2. I heard some newer vehicles have a system in place than captures the fumes and redirects it back into the engine. However, I do not know if Maestro has such a feature, found no mention of it anywhere.
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