As it stands on this current tank of fuel. . 35 litres got me 175km 90-100kmh highway.. I think something is wrong lol @4km/l with an l28
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As it stands on this current tank of fuel. . 35 litres got me 175km 90-100kmh highway.. I think something is wrong lol @4km/l with an l28
Six weeks ago bought my first Patrol a 2001 GUII ZD30 manual. Wanting to get an idea of the fuel economy I filled both tanks and drove from Toowoomba to Brissy(nth side of city)twice in one day some 600 kays.Done approx 300 kays of stop start town driving and then put 1100 kilo van behind it.Towed it on the highway about 80 kays and spent a couple of hours teaching wife how to reverse van and tow on the highway.Returned to servo with 1002 kays on trip counter and refilled it.To my surprise it only took 92 litres!! I used Caltex Vortec diesel so maybe there is something in that I don't know.Vehicle is fitted with a snorkel and a Stienbaur otherwise it is standard and running 265/70 16 maxis tyres. Am I happy with that,hell yeah I am. Had an old B series Mazda dualcab before that. It guzzled 65 litres every 450 kays on highway or 350 commuting in town!!! And that was driving it like I had a rusty nail under my right foot! Taking Patrol to Ayers Rock in 5 weeks time towing the van so will report fuel economy again when I get back.
After installing the Brown Davis Aux LT tank took it for a drive. Vincentia, Canberra x2, up and down the hills and I wasn't kind about keeping the speed and RPM's up.
12.8 l / 100
Just done a trip to Vic from Adelaide, recently added the roof rack, Snorkel and 33in tyres. I just got 12.1L/100km and was very surprised. I worked out that the odometer is out 10% with the upgrade tyre size using my GPS. I have read that some people have an increase in fuel consumption am wondering if they don't account for the odometer Being out when working out their fuel consumption? In saying this, I didn't think it be down to 12.1l with the roof rack. Has anyone got an improvement adding the snorkel?
just went from Mission Beach Qld (aka Tia VIC juana nord) to south of Bowen with a 20+kt headwind and three cargo boxes on the rack and CSU. 16.7/100
that's the worst on the trip so far
3.0 CRD MANUAL with full length roof rack and 2" lift
bodding around town, to and from work (12L/100)
Highway cruising (11L/100)
Towing a 17'6 caravan which has a tare of 2.1T, which is probably close to 2.5 loaded. (17L/100)
averages over last 6 months, and calculate litres to full and kms.
.....Just done 6000kms upto QLD and back and it varied between 16.8 and 17.8, apart from driving into a crazy strong headwind and it went upto 20L/100.
All in all, fairly happy. My BMW X5 averaged 8.5L/100 solo, and 14.5L/100 towing, but the paddy goes places the beemer would just would not :)
I've just bought a GQ Patrol with the TB42. So far on this tank of premium i have done 220km and the needle is sitting just above 1/4 of a tank and its a Long range fuel tank. :( Boo Barry!
One hint I learnt in the TB48... don't 'underdrive' them.
I was consistently driving below the powerband for the engine (~2400rpm) and the economy really sucked, choose the right gear to keep the revs up (>3Krpm) and the performance improved considerably.
Don't get me wrong, its still a thirsty bugger but it did help.
J.
98 GU Dual fuel - getting about 200-240 on 90ltr lpg tank..
not good huh?
Nah not good at all I would of thought 350 would be nearer the mark maybe more , does your model have a MAF sensor at allQuote:
Originally Posted by bishbashbosh
Might be time for either a dyno or a damn good service
Any up date on this DarrylQuote:
Originally Posted by Darryl Weber
as a guide I get 300 city on 90L of lpg, 350-375 highway (towing) in the tb48.Quote:
98 GU Dual fuel - getting about 200-240 on 90ltr lpg tank..
not good huh?
umm I've never had that kinda mileage from that day i got the patrol.. always been around that even after services at 4x4 western and prestige auto.. I got no idea if i have the MAF or what a dyno is.. should i take it to an LPG specialist? I read somewhere once that an electronic ignition can improve things?Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
it kills my pocket when going away camping..
damn i wasting a lot of money on fuel!Quote:
Originally Posted by Agronaught
To run gas you need your electrics to be spot on,
from empty how many litres does it take to fill?
i usually have it filled around 85ltr from empty
Take out to an lpg specialist. I had all sorts of crap going in when I bought my patrol, the main issues turned our to be a leaky converter and replacing the maf sensor. You're millage may vary.
Of that's on LPG what's petrol like?
You have one of the smaller tanks fitted, you'll need to find from
others how big their tanks are and how many Ks they get.
Biggest tank you can fit is 120 litrs I think giving you 100 litres usable
I would have thought a minimum 300 Ks from 85ltrs.
with my other 4x4 I got 400Ks from 80ltrs 3F tojo motor 450 sometimes
No 90l LPG is all you can for in a 115L (water volume) tank, and I don't think they come any bigger.
Sorry I misread...
On premium... Something really wrong there, should be closer to 18/100.
never took notice of the petrol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Agronaught
ok time to locate an LPG specialist and get this sorted.. i can obviously get more mileage and save some money here.. any recommendations in the footscray area?Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
no i'm running lpg in 90ltr tanks and petrol in 35ltr tankQuote:
Originally Posted by Agronaught
Loaded and towing my camper (720k) with the 10ft tinny on top) I drove the Old Trol from Glenelg Shire to Bendigo.
I spent a couple of days in the city. I then drove from Bendigo to Bearii and back to Bendigo.
After a week in Bendigo I towed the Trailer to the Glenelg shire.
All up, the RB30 averaged 16.9 L/ 100kms.
I have a friend with a shop in Slater Pde east Keilor if that helps
Hey Billy how come the 2 hr time difference on the posts
'91 y60 rd28t something like 8l/100km to 16 l/100 km if abused.Strange,offroad it seems tank will never empty:) Accelerating from a traffic light to another seems to eat most of fuel.
So just fuelled up after 450k of combined driving.
Na td42 with roof rack, full time loaded draws, 33's and tweaked fuel pump.
15.2L /100k.
So I have now turned my fuel pump back down to stock. Didn't notice any power decrease so will leave it as is.
Hahaha, my straight petrol TB42e gets 17-18 per hundred fully loaded.....Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
Diesel, meh.
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That's pretty good drew. One day I think ill upgrade to an efi..... And get George to turbo that thang!Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
Yeah I get 15-16 fully loaded, so you're doing bloody well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
My EFI used to get 30L/100km on petrol... Crazy haha
my tb42 carby (hardly loaded but fully flogged) got around 33-35L/100 lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
That is highway driving though. Around town with a light right foot it's about 20-22 and I get 30 as soon as it goes into low range! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
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Yeah mine got 30 unloaded on the highway.... hahaha
Wow, blokes. Those figures show that the RB30s does a bloody good job. If the gearbox was engineered a bit tougher the package would be the ducks nuts, with a dedicated gas system and turbo fitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Bloody hell! My tb48 gets around 18/100 fully loaded.. In fact loaded or unloaded, towing/not towing doesn't seem to make muxh of a difference which makes no sense to me at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
LPG around town is 30/100 highway 23/100.
Of course I can make it use more....
Dedication gas and turbo will make a heap of difference on either engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Two mates have the rb30 here, one is on 33's, stock carby and not in the best of tune, the other is on 35's with a holley and kept tuned beautifully. They both use a heap of fuel. I guess even on the bitumen here its all hills and corners.
Yeah but it had no power on petrol either, it ran well on gas and got 20L/100km on the gas on a highway runQuote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
That's because you drive like miss daizy....... ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
Hahaha haha ha haha..... You have never followed Drewboy obviouslyQuote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
I reckon once out of Woodpoint one time I was getting one litre a kilometre.
Well it looked like that hard going in low low, loaded up. motor was big 6cyl 3F petrol
Good thing about that weekend I wasnt paying for the fuel.
A gazillionaire footed the bill for 6 4x4's all fuel, meals and some drinks for the whole weekend
Poor chick at the Mobil in Moe was having a fit when the bowser ticked over $1200, that was until the platinum AMex
was slapped down on the counter, we all lofao