Thread: Chipped Puma towing 2.8T full height van

Justin,, 400Nm wont be even near enough to pull yours,, maybe not even 450.

sorry,,

although it is a Land Rover,,

Originally Posted by Bess

I seem to have the thirstiest Puma 2.4 TDCI in the country!
Oh we'll if that's the only downside I can certainly live with that.
I would be interested to know how many km's some of these other trucks have travelled as maybe Bess will get better with more bedding in.
The remap certainly makes a difference to performance & I would say the fuel consumption stayed about the same. So what kind of range are other people getting from there Puma tanks ( without running them to the " oh crap that little yellow light just turned into a pedestrian symbol )
Regards Chris & FAT Bess !

My fuel economy didn't settle until around 40k.

I also had one incident where the truck got much thirstier after LR serviced it - to the extent that the EGR started to soot up badly. Got the truck serviced again (at a different dealer) on the same trip (it was a 14k run) and economy returned to trend and EGR came back to life - so keep in mind it might be your tune that's affecting things.

A (reportedly) reliable strategy for improving economy is to drive to your EGTs - I haven't tried this yet, but I'd certainly advise monitoring EGTs to those who tow heavy loads - rumour is that you can cook the turbo on the standard tune if you try.

Originally Posted by Bess

I seem to have the thirstiest Puma 2.4 TDCI in the country!
I would be interested to know how many km's some of these other trucks have travelled as maybe Bess will get better with more bedding in.

2011 Def 130 2.4 - 46,000km completely factory setup. We don't tow but the truck weighs in 3.2T in its touring guise. We've averaged 12.01 l/100 (622km/tank) over the past 14mths

upgrading Justin??

let us know when the Isuzu is up for grabs

Originally Posted by Bess

I seem to have the thirstiest Puma 2.4 TDCI in the country!
Oh we'll if that's the only downside I can certainly live with that.
I would be interested to know how many km's some of these other trucks have travelled as maybe Bess will get better with more bedding in.
The remap certainly makes a difference to performance & I would say the fuel consumption stayed about the same. So what kind of range are other people getting from there Puma tanks ( without running them to the " oh crap that little yellow light just turned into a pedestrian symbol )
Regards Chris & FAT Bess !

My 2011 is stock, I run a roof rack and canopy, and I DO run to the little yellow light , (I'm in town mostly) and I get on average 520-30klms a tank.
Have towed a few times, quite a heavy trailer, and it may come down to about 470-90klms a tank. Depends on how hard I push it, and head winds.

Hope this helps you both.

Originally Posted by Bess

I seem to have the thirstiest Puma 2.4 TDCI in the country!
Oh we'll if that's the only downside I can certainly live with that.
I would be interested to know how many km's some of these other trucks have travelled as maybe Bess will get better with more bedding in.
The remap certainly makes a difference to performance & I would say the fuel consumption stayed about the same. So what kind of range are other people getting from there Puma tanks ( without running them to the " oh crap that little yellow light just turned into a pedestrian symbol )
Regards Chris & FAT Bess !

Mines thirsty,I'm doing well to get 500k's out of a tank.Just out of interest how many of you have very sooty tail pipes,mines got a thick layer,the Tdi has nothing. Pat

Originally Posted by n plus one

My fuel economy didn't settle until around 40k.

I also had one incident where the truck got much thirstier after LR serviced it - to the extent that the EGR started to soot up badly. Got the truck serviced again (at a different dealer) on the same trip (it was a 14k run) and economy returned to trend and EGR came back to life - so keep in mind it might be your tune that's affecting things.

A (reportedly) reliable strategy for improving economy is to drive to your EGTs - I haven't tried this yet, but I'd certainly advise monitoring EGTs to those who tow heavy loads - rumour is that you can cook the turbo on the standard tune if you try.

Mines got 80k or so and still drinks like an Irishman. Pat

Ah I don't feel so bad now, it appears there are a couple of other Pumas that could join AA.
So many variables in fuel consumption that unless your ashamed of your rides drinking habits it really doesn't matter.
How many times have you heard something like " She runs 10 second quarters, pulls like a teenager with his first stick mag but returns mileage that Noah couldn't get with a thousand critters farting at a sail!
She makes me smile! So I think I'll keep her
Regards Chris,sponsor of Bess.