fuel consumption td5

Is there any tips to try and better the fuel consumption on a disco td5 manual 2004 model. no bio fuel or vegatable oil just a thought cause there greedy mongrels

I think they are quite good on diesel, given their weight. I normally get around 30mpg with local running.

You might get slightly better consumption if you use one of the "premium" diesels with higher cetane rating. Mine's an Auto, normally does about 25 mpg on normal derv, but that goes up to 35 on a run if I keep it at 60 on the cruise control. For some reason it's better abroad as well - presumably constant speeds on the Autobahn. So try driving it abroad more???

My TD5 manual is pretty amazing on fuel now.
When I first got it at 18k miles it was doing about 26/27 mpg steady
I blanked off the EGR.
IMMEDIATELY, the car ran better, and the mpg went up to 31/32.

On long runs using cruise control and steady speeds about 56 - 60 mph, it can easily hit FORTY miles per gallon.

Over all, including a little off-road and rough stuff, and some heavy trailer work, it is still averaging well over 30 mpg.

As far as fuel consumption goes I'm pleased with the TD5.

CharlesY

It's a must to blank of the egr if you haven't already done it - don't know what sort of mpg you're getting, but like CharlesY I ALMOST reached 40 mpg on a long trip recently (2001 TD5 manual) & i'm really happy with that - see my thread

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/td5-750-miles-one-tankfull-47493.html

and

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/td5-mpg-over-1300-miles-45085.html

Move out of Lanarkshire.

The roads there are that bad it'll be like off roading all the time.

paulmac said:

Move out of Lanarkshire.

The roads there are that bad it'll be like off roading all the time.

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You're right! Lanarkshire's roads are made for two-ton 4x4s!

EGR what the feck does that stand for ok have a laugh but let me know. Also how to go about it.

Exhaust Gas Regulator I think

look in common questions...tadaaa theres your answer

A iiiiiiiii seeeeeeeeeee i think i have read a few posts alreadys about this.

Exhaust Gas Recirculation.......well I was nearly right

you know more than me Ed. Thanks for the reply.

jiloppy said:

you know more than me Ed. Thanks for the reply.

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You neither want nor need to know more than one thing about EGR, and that one thing is GET RID OF IT.

It serves NO purpose useful to anyone, and wastes 10% to 20% of the fuel you buy.

Bottom line is fitting a simple £5 blanking plate.

CharlesY

exhaust gas re-circlating valve!!! kill em......