Fuel consumption / economy report

[Throbbinhood]

2800kms around Tassie, a rough mix of 20% freeway, 40% main/windy/coastal roads, 20% main dirt roads, 20% beach or low range 4wd tracks. Fully loaded rb30 patrol wagon on 35's with 4.3's, average 19.3L per 100kms for the trip. Pretty happy with that considering I'm generally putting the boot in and she was fully loaded!

[jay see]

@threedogs should start another thread just for dual fuel Patrols stating tank size and range
and what type of gas system is fitted,

Have you started it yet.

Or could have a standard format.

Mode: 1997 GU
Fuel: dual injected
Tank: 110 litres max fill 100
Range: about 21/100 400-450 kms week in week out.
That's my figures.

[jay see]

For those that are interested I've kept a record over the last 4 weeks. This is what I'm getting.
23.96L/100 km. That's normal driving, but mostly on the freeway.

[mullet_hunter]

Wil be getn new rig as of nxt week.. 04 gu patrol.. 3 td wagon.. was told can do over 1000ks towing a 3t trailer to both main and sub tanks.. dnt knw the size of tanks so i cnt do the math of Ltrs per 100... anyone knw hw many ltrs main tank n sub tank are...

[the evil twin]

Wil be getn new rig as of nxt week.. 04 gu patrol.. 3 td wagon.. was told can do over 1000ks towing a 3t trailer to both main and sub tanks.. dnt knw the size of tanks so i cnt do the math of Ltrs per 100... anyone knw hw many ltrs main tank n sub tank are...

Factory tanks are 95 litres main and 30 litres sub for a total of 125.
If you average 12 LPH you will have 5 litres left in the main after 1000 K's

If you get 12 LPH pulling 3 tonnes then your odometer is probably out by about 50%

Maybe half the ZD30's will average around 15 LPH with that load on flat road no headwind and low trailer drag IE if it is a 3 ton van then no way.
Many will use 18 or so.
My bet is you will get about 650 K's before the low fuel light (in good conditions) maybe 750 in grey nomad mode.

Obviously you will get further if you have a long range main (145 to 160 litres) and/or long range sub (70 to 75 litres)

[mullet_hunter]

haha must had been talkn it upp... but he drove from mandurah ways up to my ways in yanchep which is a easy 100k each way and use only quarter tank... there n back... so I'm guessn it doing arnd 10L per 100.. but will have to wait and see..

[mullet_hunter]

aw ye it might have long range tank...

[the evil twin]

haha must had been talkn it upp... but he drove from mandurah ways up to my ways in yanchep which is a easy 100k each way and use only quarter tank... there n back... so I'm guessn it doing arnd 10L per 100.. but will have to wait and see..

You should get 10's on the Kwinana/Mitchell/Roe unloaded.
I could get my CRD down to high 8's going North with the docker howling but usually 10's

[threedogs]

@ Mullett expect to get aroung 14-15ltr per 100 k with 285s/33s tyres towing a small camper, better if shod with 265s tyres
and about 12 around town with the the same size tyres285s/33s
Thats as an auto

[mullet_hunter]

cheers for the feedback.. I'm sure it will be better on the juice compared to my 80.. thing loves to drink but it only gets driven with pedal to the floor...