fuel consumption

[BUSHWHACKER]

wot a discussion this has turned into i hate to think how many would of posted if id have said i got 35 - 40 mpg still its nice to chat isnt it.lots of love to all in the new year .steve s

Troll.

[steve s]

troll ?

[Albannach]

troll ?

Surely you mean: Troll?

Capital 'T' and no space before the punctuation mark!

[gwh200]

Surely you mean: Troll?

Capital 'T' and no space before the punctuation mark!

pedant.............

any how my 3.5 litre v6 gets about 13 mpg.....but the fuel here is about $1.30 a gallon...filled it today for $20 dollars














but my ropey old 2.4 does about 17-18 or so..its pants

[Bogus]

Notice...don't...because or 'cause...too...before.

And the question mark should be an exclamation mark as you're making a statement, not asking a question.

But you are happy with "ivolved", you dont,t think maybe that needs correcting as well ??

Bogus

[blackpoolsparks]

wow
what a lot of replies since i last looked.

A couple of points:

Yes the 33s will obvoiusly do some damage to the fuel consumption.

The odometer reading being inacurate makes sense as well.

Apache - are you running a 2.4 or 3.0 ? as you have the same setup as me and youre getting way better milage...

But to sum it all up Andy's remarks about runing a 13 year old truck probably sums up my thoughts as well. I didnt buy it for the fuel economy..

I just thought I would check, as fuel consumption data can give you some insight as to the overall condition of the engine.

Measured it again yesterday, as I went up to Scotland, and it was 16.37, still terrible, but I dont think I'll bother with calculating the exact milage to compensate for the inacurate odometer.

Would be interesting to know what guys with 3.0Ls and 33 muds were getting, using the odometer readings, as this is obviously a signifcant factor to the results.

[steve s]

Surely you mean: Troll?

Capital 'T' and no space before the punctuation mark!

OOOW ARK AT ER

[blackpoolsparks]

and...........

do you think the use of veg oil in the past, for a considerable amount of time, could have somehow affected the fuel delivery system?

[BUSHWHACKER]

and...........

do you think the use of veg oil in the past, for a considerable amount of time, could have somehow affected the fuel delivery system?

It does affect the flow of the injectors after a while.

[blackpoolsparks]

It does affect the flow of the injectors after a while.

Redex?

[BUSHWHACKER]

Redex?

That will help, but fill a new fuel filter with it to get the best results.

[blackpoolsparks]

will do
Thanx

[Apache]

Continued use of veg oil is said to deposit a 'varnish' on the injectors which will affect the spray pattern so reduce the efficiency of the burn. I doubt redex will sort it. Perhaps remove them and get them cleaned properly at a diesel specialist. Thinking of doing that too.

'sparks, yep, your fuel consumption is lower than it should be.