Thread: D4 Fuel Tank Capacity

Originally Posted by chuck

Chops

I am running about 7.6 litres per 100 according to the trip meter.

Checked both A & B trip meters with B being constant since new at 7.8 & A being per tank currently running at 7.4.

Most of my trips are freeway from Heathcote Junction into Melbourne & beyond.

Any tips on how you do that constantly Chuck? The Mrs will be pleased ,,, not sure I want to drive like a granny though , if that's how your doing it.

To get that he will be travelling between 70 and 90 kmh without having to stop start.
They love those speeds and the engine will only be doing 1200rpm
Andrew

Andrew

Not quite - 110 & 100 on cruise control.

The trip into Melbourne is almost all downhill & I can do that leg at 5.9 litres per 100.

I do a lot of km for work so yes I am quite relaxed about it, there is no point getting stuck in, in Melbourne traffic.

Tyre pressures are high usually 40 psi.

Sort of irrelevant but 08 D3 over 199,000 km average 12l/ 100 km. Unfortunately mostly stop start Sydney traffic. On a good run in the country that drops drastically to around 9 - 10 l / 100.
I would expect the D4 to be better.
Cheers
Mike

I ran tank down to 8km left by gauge.
It took 75L to fill.
Does that mean I have 7-8L left in tank before filling up.
Vin

On recent trip to Adelaide and back (~5,000 klms) averaged 12.4l/100 pulling a 2.1t Camper trailer. Probably did around 1K of those Klms without the van. This with an unladen Pioneer Tray on top. Fairly conservative driving - 90 to 115kph generally on open road.

That's probably true.

I ran out of fuel in my 2005 TDV6 and what it does is close the engine down slowly so you have time to get of the road but it still leaves some fuel in the tank so you don't have to prime the system to get it going.
When the NRMA arrived with 10 litres of fuel, he just pored it into the tank and the car started straight away.

I then drove normally to the nearest servo.

Missed it by 4kms.

Very clever machine.

With all my bling and front runner roof rack at 68,000km:-

Around town, 10.6lts/100km, combination of freeway and side roads.
Towing fully loaded near gvm, 2 X 20 ltr jerry cans on roof, on tow X20 ultimate camper at 1420kg, ave 12.8-13.3lts/100km depending on conditions.

Lowest point in tank was a reserve of 11 litres left, 510km as a rough range.