Thread: Puma fuel economy

Originally Posted by Chops

Just as a point of interest for some.
I was told by the assessor that Ford have a similar issue in aligning they're ECU/injectors too.
I have no idea on the economy side of things for them, but maybe if your worried, and LR can't fix you up, it may be well worth your while checking in with a Ford dealership to see what, if any, info they have on the subject.
Running a Transit Van I wouldn't think would be much different to running our brick

ford had issues with the terratory not the puma.

most of the problem was attatude. a bit like taking a jakaroo to a holden dealer, thay sort of do not want to know becouse its an isuzu

Originally Posted by Holmesy68

Have been reading what you guys have written and I am there or thereabouts, until my last trip. 32l/100 towing a 2t camper at 90-100km/h dirt road and bitumen.
I made a point of filling before leaving to track the fuel usage. I knew it was bad but nearly fell over when I did the figures on my return.

Any clues? I have been contemplating tweaking it. This trip will help my cause.

That is 32-35 litres an hour.
I would be surprised if it's possible to put that much fuel through that motor.
I would be looking for an error in the maths or a fuel leak.
One of the engineers on here should be able to give us an idea how much power 35 litres an hour should give.

Tony

About enough to raise the EGT's high enough to burn the turbine off the turbo. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

About enough to raise the EGT's high enough to burn the turbine off the turbo. Pat

I was thinking in a motor some what larger than a Land Rover

But your right, the EGTs in a Puma at that fuel burn would right up there.

Perhaps the above mentioned engineer could tell us how much boost the Puma would need to get the air fuel mix right.

Tony