Outer Limits 4x4 Board

what sort of fuel economy do you guys get out of your hilux 2.8 diesels

I get about 700-800ks from my standard tank, depends how i drive it. Running 35s

Cheers

10 litres per 100 klms 4wdriving/city, about 9 freeway driving sitting on 100klm, 9/11 when towing camper trailer depending on terrain, you will gain about an xtra 100k if running a turbo, they have a 65L tank standard. Regards Steve M

justinshere wrote:I get about 700-800ks from my standard tank, depends how i drive it. Running 35s

Cheers

I used to get that now i get 450ks after i got my timing belt changed

Have you done anything special to your to get this economy

iam running 35's and 4.88 diffs i only get 440 k's outa a tank
a mate is running 35's and 4.3 he only gets 350 k's

yeah i get like 450km to a tank, its a 2.8 single cab

i get spot on 500k with 35s 5.29s and a turbo.

mine badly needs a tune and injectors and to be driven.

I'm pulling about 10-11k/litre. Also depends if you get a bad batch of diesel or if you fill it up good or to the first click. I read somewhere diesel froths up really bad when you're filling so even after first click at the pump you could still fill in a couple more litres after. That would make a huge diff in your calcs. But after having my lux over 2 years it's averaged around 10ish kays/L. BP's diesel seems to last longer than the other brands.

LuxyBoy wrote:

justinshere wrote:I get about 700-800ks from my standard tank, depends how i drive it. Running 35s

Cheers

I used to get that now i get 450ks after i got my timing belt changed

Have you done anything special to your to get this economy

Nothing special, just 35s, 4.3 ratios and ive changed the timing belt aswell.
Mines a single cab with a steel tray.

Ive got 33's standard diif gears & a turbo I get 500 k's to a tank & towing camper 350 - 450 pending on terrain. but my speedo is 10% out so thats 550 empty or 400 - 500 with trailer. I found when i put my Turbo on fuel econonmy was only slightly better & ive had a fuel card from mobil stations for past 4 years so ive allways bought same fuel.

HI there justinshere, you do 700/800klms per tank that equates to between 7/8 litres per 100 klms you sure you running standard tank, unheard of in a 2.8D hilux maybe 8 on the freeway if your lucky and its dead flat no head wind, and no air con running, possible eights if running a turbo and not flogging it, not saying your lying but must be the only 2.8 lux getting that. Regards Steve M

Yeah depending on how I drive mine, Standard 2.8, running 31's standard gears and get between 440 - 500k's from 50ltr. This is all city driving.

I got the timing belt and fuel filter changed the other week, so this is the first full tank I have run since getting these changed, will be interesting to see if anything changes.

millers1 wrote:HI there justinshere, you do 700/800klms per tank that equates to between 7/8 litres per 100 klms you sure you running standard tank, unheard of in a 2.8D hilux maybe 8 on the freeway if your lucky and its dead flat no head wind, and no air con running, possible eights if running a turbo and not flogging it, not saying your lying but must be the only 2.8 lux getting that. Regards Steve M

Yeah its a freak i dont get it either.
My mates got a 2.8 turbo'ed dual cab with 33s and in a straight line i can smoke him. Its just when i hit hills i slow down.
He gets about 1000ks from a 110L tank
Yeah its a standard tank no dines or anything.
I'll have to check it again, since checking it last ive out a 2.5inch exhaust on sure im gettin around the same ks with it

As Yumsylux said diesel does froth up heaps so i spend ages filling it up, wait till the froth goes put more in...over n over. When its dead on empty i still manage to get 67L into it

I have a turbo 35s 4:3 gears and get approx 600 kays out of a tank,i just put in new injectors and a new injector pump and a 2 and a half inch exhaust.

how much did the injectors cost you bastard

pilot wrote:how much did the injectors cost you bastard

and pump cost ?

$300 for exchange injectors (in my 1992 2.8NA) and $1200-1600 for a rebuilt pump!

I get 10L/100 cruising around the city on Mineral diesel, 11-13L/100 offroad, depending on how much low range work, and i get 9L/100 if i pop biodiesel into it around adelaide, which is a LOT of hills.

and ive got 300,000kms and dont drive economically!

bastard wrote:I have a turbo 35s 4:3 gears and get approx 600 kays out of a tank,i just put in new injectors and a new injector pump and a 2 and a half inch exhaust.

35's increase your rolling diameter with4.3's your tailshaft doesn't spin as fast therefore the rpm drops and less fuel used that is one big reason you get good economy the others do help but tyres and diff ratio are a big contributor

I got 2.8 turbo and run 35's with 4.3 diffs and get around 550km to a tank and thats a dual cab tank which i believe is smaller than the extra and single cab tanks.

well arent some of you lucky then. i drive mine very steady and the other week on the highway i got 405 k's to 60 litres.its really bad now i think,maybe my pump????mines got extractors and 2 and 1/4 exhaust.