electronic chips

[nowoolies]

g`day
anyone good with chips i have looked and all i seen to do is get very confused
i would like to put one in my new patrol 3 ltr the attempt is to get better fuel economy ,
at the moment the best we can get from both tanks is around 650-750 klms which is very poor i think ,for 130 ltr
not bad when Nissan say the vehicle is supposed to get 10.7 per 100, all i get is half that.
my questions are ,type, model ,and the best to run on this bus of mine, power seems ok.
the vehicle has 15,000 klms on it so far
thanks nowoolies

[AB]

Might move your post here mate as your not getting many bites.

[the evil twin]

Firstly a Chip will potentially blow your Warranty enginewise so up to you on that one.

Next, your fuel consumption will improve as the engine runs in and the ECU does it's thing but get some accurate figures as a starter.

It isn't Nissan that says the vehicle will "get" 10.7 LPH that is the ADR "vehicle comparison" consumption figure, depending on how you drive and man or Auto plus whatever accessories/tyres/roof rack expect an overall average of between 12.5 to 14 ish real world... I'll admit that your current numbers are terrible tho.

If I was to "happen" to fit a chip I would go for the DP style that can be removed prior to any conatct with the Dealer Mechanics

Finally, if you want the engine to work nicely with a Chip then a 2.75 or 3 inch exhaust is also a good move.

[nowoolies]

G`day Evil twin
thanks for the info on the chip, i have been looking for ages and i came up with the D P chip and the Steinbauer chip , i like the idea of removing them before going to the workshop , (i must be dumb, never thought of removing it) hahahahahaours is a 3.0 ltr auto with a tracklander rack still got the same tyres at this point , 3" exhaust is next, then the chip.
cheers agin mate
nowoolies
Paul

[nowoolies]

thanks mate
wondered why it was quite
nowoolies
Paul

[the evil twin]

G`day Evil twin
thanks for the info on the chip, i have been looking for ages and i came up with the D P chip and the Steinbauer chip , i like the idea of removing them before going to the workshop , (i must be dumb, never thought of removing it) hahahahahaours is a 3.0 ltr auto with a tracklander rack still got the same tyres at this point , 3" exhaust is next, then the chip.
cheers agin mate
nowoolies
Paul

Steinbauer is probably the better chip but not by much however the DP only takes a few minutes to remove and replace... if a person had one fitted that is....

The roof rack will be costing you about 1 LPH in fuel consumption depending on average speed as drag is exponential not linear (I have the same rack actually and quite like it) and will be interesting to see an accurate figure on your actual consumption... you know the story, top up the tank, drive for say 500K's or so and top up trying to use the same pump...

[nowoolies]

due for a refill today
ill work it out again and post the results
will be nice if the main problem was the leaky turbo????
Paul

[szaf]

Hi Just got my 3 ltr turbo wagon about a week ago driven from Qld and around town and from the main tank only aux tank was empty I got about 700 klms it has done 20000 klms - I assume consumption will get better as the motor is broken in? any other thoughts Paul

[nowoolies]

g`day szaf
i hope the mileage gets a heap better im up to 18,500klm now and still am only getting 5.45 kpl on a average, on road ,or off road ,it dont make any differance to the fuel useage
nowoolies
Paul

[my third 256]

i use a nolimit chip plug and play cost $140.00 on ebay im prety sure ab has one also takes 2 mins to install and vice versa
just had a service and took it off now back on
stephen ps have a look at post cheep diesel chip on ebay