Thread: fuel econ

Originally Posted by Davo

I took our brand new work V8 Landcruiser diesel for a 500km run last Friday . . . it seems like it did 18l/100km!

I suppose it needs to be run in . . .

I know a guy with a LC V8, he would be happy with that

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Dave,

Interesting that you should mention "obscene fuel figure".

That is exactly what mine did when I first bought it.

Q. Problem?
A. Faulty advance retard unit.

Kingyrules,

Take the plastic pipe off the advance retard unit and suck on it. If you get no resistance, there is your first problem

Cheers

yeah thats fine on a petrol engine but diesels dont got that. the 20l/100 was for the new diesel pootrols and toymotas, something about needing to have the most powerful engine in its class.....

So gald I can do all of what they can do with just a piddly 2.5l 5 pot.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

yeah thats fine on a petrol engine but diesels dont got that. the 20l/100 was for the new diesel pootrols and toymotas, something about needing to have the most powerful engine in its class.....

So gald I can do all of what they can do with just a piddly 2.5l 5 pot.

Really!!

I thought the Jap diesels did better that that

This is just the thread I've been looking for as am seriously looking at a 98/99 Disco 1 3.9L. I used to have an Explorer 4.0L SOHC V6 & got between 540 to 560k's per 80L tank on the open road. In town, I don't want to even talk about. That seems to be similar to what some are saying but not others. I learnt that sitting on or just under 100kph's lowers your usage quite a bit on a long run.
I've also learnt on a 2.6L 1989 Paj that extractors DO make a difference but haven't had a chance to test the "straight through" exhaust as yet.

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Really!!

I thought the Jap diesels did better that that

They might do if you drive them really really nicely. But lots of power is the ability to burn lots of fuel.
Toyota claim something like 10.5km/l for the 200 series diesel.

I get around 19-21l / 100km in the city (heavy traffic) and about 15-16l / 100km on the highway.

I got 706km out of 92L on the trip at x-mas ( took 20L in a Jerry so I could go as far as I was game....lol). that equated to 13.03L per 100k.
And just for the sceptics, that was using FFI fuel pills.

Originally Posted by twitchy

I got 706km out of 92L on the trip at x-mas ( took 20L in a Jerry so I could go as far as I was game....lol). that equated to 13.03L per 100k.
And just for the sceptics, that was using FFI fuel pills.

A mate with a couple of P38's (and a handful of classics too) says his fuel computer drops to around 13l/100km on the flat at 100km/h.

But I bet it drops off the scale when you put the boot in.

I found a 4L V6 hilux can be easily kept reading 2km/l (50l/100km) on a hill.