Fuel consumption / economy report

[threedogs]

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.

Any up date on this Darryl

[Agronaught]

98 GU Dual fuel - getting about 200-240 on 90ltr lpg tank..

not good huh?

as a guide I get 300 city on 90L of lpg, 350-375 highway (towing) in the tb48.

[bishbashbosh]

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 all
Might be time for either a dyno or a damn good service

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?

it kills my pocket when going away camping..

[bishbashbosh]

as a guide I get 300 city on 90L of lpg, 350-375 highway (towing) in the tb48.

damn i wasting a lot of money on fuel!

[threedogs]

To run gas you need your electrics to be spot on,
from empty how many litres does it take to fill?

[bishbashbosh]

i usually have it filled around 85ltr from empty

[Agronaught]

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?

[threedogs]

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

[Agronaught]

No 90l LPG is all you can for in a 115L (water volume) tank, and I don't think they come any bigger.

[Agronaught]

Sorry I misread...

On premium... Something really wrong there, should be closer to 18/100.