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Fuel Economy?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:50 am
by codynapper
Hi all,

Recently my wizard has started using an absoluteb bucket load of fuel around 350-400 from a tank, ive had the entire thing serviced and im still using a buckket load of fuel, is there anything else i could look at to save just abit of fuel?

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:03 am
by isuzurob
What sort of engine do you have?

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:47 am
by geeves
How many litres to that 300km? If the fuel guge sender fails it shows empty very early.
What engine Im guessing 4jx1
what sort of driving?
Is it still performing ok?
Any smell of diesel under the bonnet?

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:12 pm
by rabidrabbit001
4jg1t conversion USA 1999 trooper mua5
8.25l/100k. 28.5 mpg respectively

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:46 am
by geeves
Did you ever dyno that conversion? It would be interesting to know how it compared to the 4jb1 and 4jg2 engines

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:34 am
by mudslinger
my efi auto 4gj2 is really thirsty too i put 55 litres from fuel light and got 317km back to fuel light. why would it be so thirsty?

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:54 am
by geeves
Is that cruising the motorway or negotiating Christchurch rush hour?

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:18 am
by mudslinger
cruising open road,2 hour stint crawling a river bed then open road for the rest of weekend. put $40 diesel in@1.49.9 per litre and so far done 130km and almost back on fuel light

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:05 pm
by geeves
Ive seen the fuel guage on the old bighorn move through a quarter in a 30km in 30 minute drive and that could achieve 8.3l/100k cruising. Off road really eats fuel
Also consider bigger tyres eat fuel plus the bigger diameter means adding distance to the reading.

Re: Fuel Economy?

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:17 am
by mudslinger
only have 265/70/16 a/t's on it so only next size up from factory