Thread: 2012 Defender puma 2.2 fuel consumption 13.5l/100??

For a fuel check fill it right up and refill to the same point before doing the numbers . Fuel gauges are notoriously non linear.

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It looks like you have a problem alright. Have you noticed any smoke from the exhaust while your driving? is there any "wet patches" under your car? that could indicate a fuel leak.
48,000kms is "only just run in", and the daily drive sounds like a drive in the country, I'd expect no more than 10 l/100 kms on that run.

My fuel economy only exceeds 11 l/100kms with fully loaded roof rack at highway speeds. the later defenders with CRD technology and 6 speed gearbox their fuel economy is superior. Some of the CRD defender guys are recording excellent fuel economy. Don't rely too much on the fuel gauge try filling up into the neck of the filler so you can see the fuel. the diesel can foam up a lot when youre filling and give false impression that the tank is full. good luck,

I reckon you should easily get 10.5/11 L/100K,....28/30 MPG or thereabouts.
As far as an accurate figure is concerned, "300k on three quarters of a tank", is not the way I'd be calculating.
I'd fill up the tank, take the odo reading, use up half three quarters of a tank etc, then take odo reading again, & work out consumption from there.
Gracie is the first Defender we've owned & unlike other cars, we often find that we get the same, or even worse consumption on a trip maintaining say 100kph, because the Defender is "Hard to push through the air". This is unlike other vehicles we've owned where invariably country cruising obtains much better economy.
Pickles.

Thanks for the quick replies everyone.

As for the 3/4 a tank check I understand that it's not the most accurate but it's what I had to go off but even just driving and owning other bigger four wheel drives I was expecting a little better economy.

There is no black smoke unless I put the foot down or leaks in the garage.

I'm really hoping the first tank of fuel I filled it up with was just dodgy and nothing else.

My 2007 2.4 110 with Steinbauer chip is using around 9.5 l/100km in a 110 litre tank and doesn't rise much when towing, so I reckon you have a problem. Maybe it needs tuning. Going over 100 km/h also pushes up the consumption.

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My MY14 90 was getting between 10.0-10.8 L/100km around the end of last year at about 70000klm, but now has gone up to about 10.8-12.0 L/100km at 11000km.

I have also noticed that every now and then, I can see a puff of smoke in the side mirror when reversing. (don't know what colour)

Is a puff of smoke every now and then normal for a car with only 11000km?

Hope it's not at GVW with all the soundproofing installed stuffing my economy!

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I filled up today as much as it would sensibly take it took 51 liters so I assume it had 9 liters spare roughly even though it was right on empty, I'll see how I go this tank.

It's been great getting feedback from other users giving their usage compared to generic statistics.

Mine drunk like a sailor when new,14l per 100 and I thought something was wrong,now it has a few miles on the clock it's settled down to 10l per 100. Pat