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fuel economy question 4.5 petrol gu

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hey guys looking to buy a 99gu patrol with the 4.5 petrol motor. just wondering what the fuell economy is like on them. how many kms to a tank do you guys usual get. i used to own a 80 series with the 4.5 and that was a guzzling piece of s###. any help would be good thanks.
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Re: fuel economy question 4.5 petrol gu

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evo wagon wrote:hey guys looking to buy a 99gu patrol with the 4.5 petrol motor. just wondering what the fuell economy is like on them. how many kms to a tank do you guys usual get. i used to own a 80 series with the 4.5 and that was a guzzling piece of s###. any help would be good thanks.
The GU witha Tb45 in it is still a guzzler .. But unlike the crusier .. it is not a piece of shit :lol:

Driving nicely I could get about 17-19 liters per 100Ks rond town that could really blow out to about 25-27
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Post by j-top paj »

:rofl: GU petrol and fuel economy? i dont think those two went in the same sentence together :lol:

i have been on hollidays towing a heavy box trailer with my bike in it and the whole back of the car full including the rear (middle) seats and i have been getting 20lt per hundred.
BUT that is not slowing down going up hills etc...
i have been knocking it back to 4th and sometimes 3rd on some of the big hills etc.. to keep it at 100k-110k and plus :lol: at times


but usually without the trailer but still loaded up with all the camping gear i get 16-17 per hundred on the highway.


around town DD duties its 20 per hundred
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love_mud wrote:
Driving nicely I could get about 17-19 liters per 100Ks rond town that could really blow out to about 25-27

standard diff gears? or have u changed them?
mine was shocking when i had the 4.1s still in it :oops:
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Post by evo wagon »

ok so it seems they are the same as the cruiser mite just look for a diesel than
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TD42 only ;)
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Post by j-top paj »

also dont forget about the servicing costs and price difference in fuels etc...
yeh diesel will use less but also diesel costs more to buy.
diesels need more frequent oil changes etc.. and also the filters are more expensive and you need to buy 2 at a time etc....
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been a mechanic myself sorter brings the cost down of serivcing and maintence. just hate pulling up to the bowser all the time filling it up like i did with the crusier.
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if u do end up with a petrol, expect to fill up every 700ks

BOTH tanks :cry:
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Post by evo wagon »

i dont think i will end up with a petrol now. mite just bite the bullet and buy a diesel straight up thanks guys for your info
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Post by bogged »

j-top paj wrote:TD42 only ;)
what he said.. or the 2.8 supposed to be ok, btu underpowered a bit, but wont blow up, like the other diesel option
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bogged wrote:
j-top paj wrote:TD42 only ;)
what he said.. or the 2.8 supposed to be ok, btu underpowered a bit, but wont blow up, like the other diesel option
didnt the 2.8 have a problem with reliablity? i cant remember what, but there was something that made me look at a 4.5 before the 2.8...
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j-top paj wrote:
bogged wrote:
j-top paj wrote:TD42 only ;)
what he said.. or the 2.8 supposed to be ok, btu underpowered a bit, but wont blow up, like the other diesel option
didnt the 2.8 have a problem with reliablity? i cant remember what, but there was something that made me look at a 4.5 before the 2.8...
I think its lack of neddies the reason you look elsewhere. but 4.2 is the shitz, if you can find one cheap.. their price seems to be going up :armsup: :armsup: :armsup:
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i hope not :cry:
i am looking at upgrading mine toward the end of the year to a 05-06 model
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j-top paj wrote:
bogged wrote:
j-top paj wrote:TD42 only ;)
what he said.. or the 2.8 supposed to be ok, btu underpowered a bit, but wont blow up, like the other diesel option
didnt the 2.8 have a problem with reliablity? i cant remember what, but there was something that made me look at a 4.5 before the 2.8...
yer they did the front key way lets go (crank key way)

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i thought it was something with the injector pump? :?
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Post by tna racing »

iv known 3 to do keyway in crank. although i have heard about the imjector pump
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Post by mkpatrol »

tna racing wrote:iv known 3 to do keyway in crank. although i have heard about the imjector pump

Also the head gaskets are a bit weak, but it has an alloy head so you would expect that, alloy headed motors seem to blow head gaskets more often, cant beat good old cast iron :armsup:
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Post by mkpatrol »

j-top paj wrote:if u do end up with a petrol, expect to fill up every 700ks

BOTH tanks :cry:

Crap, I get that out of one tank in my GQ, 5-600 with the caravan on, depending how I drive it of course (TD42 no turbo), get to enjoy the scenery lots though :D
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