Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Missus came back from Darwin over the weekend, had topped up before leaving and travelled the 240 ks back to Jabiru... She drives at a steady 110 on the cruise control and doesn't push it. Topped up again yesterday and the bloody thing took 40 litres!! Works out to roughly 17lt/100 which is an absolute shocker... What would change so dramatically that we would be using an extra 5 or so over it normally does?

It's due for a service but holy crap batman... this is a shock to the system 0_o
GU 4.2 lt Turbo, everything under the bonnet stock, 3" system and 285 75R 16's (?32-33") Wranglers

Thats about what my ute uses.

Forgot to change into 5th gear ... ?

Slug wrote:Missus came back from Darwin over the weekend, had topped up before leaving and travelled the 240 ks back to Jabiru... She drives at a steady 110 on the cruise control and doesn't push it. Topped up again yesterday and the bloody thing took 40 litres!! Works out to roughly 17lt/100 which is an absolute shocker... What would change so dramatically that we would be using an extra 5 or so over it normally does?

It's due for a service but holy crap batman... this is a shock to the system 0_o
GU 4.2 lt Turbo, everything under the bonnet stock, 3" system and 285 75R 16's (?32-33") Wranglers

Some times a bad batch of diesel does this. We filled up our 4.2td GU at Birdville, and got 25lt/100km, car also would not go over 90kmph. Next tank full (filled up at Innaminka) perfect, 12lt/100km and full power again.

See how you go now, it may be cured when you filled up.

Jason

Slug wrote:Missus came back from Darwin over the weekend, had topped up before leaving and travelled the 240 ks back to Jabiru... She drives at a steady 110 on the cruise control and doesn't push it. Topped up again yesterday and the bloody thing took 40 litres!! Works out to roughly 17lt/100 which is an absolute shocker... What would change so dramatically that we would be using an extra 5 or so over it normally does?

It's due for a service but holy crap batman... this is a shock to the system 0_o
GU 4.2 lt Turbo, everything under the bonnet stock, 3" system and 285 75R 16's (?32-33") Wranglers

air filter would be first choice

air filter ... fuel filter ... and make sure ur getting boost

Cheers guys, will do air and fuel filters on the weekend. Also have a boost guage here somewhere that I will try and plumb in and go fgor a blat.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Dan