ericthered
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nearly a quarter out of my wages , is oil that much cheaper
I thought the exhaust gas made the turbo spin?
how would you set it?
Youll find that the turbo is always spinning not like the petrol turbo whereby you can set it at certain rpm.
But thats pretty similar to how I drive as long as you are not canning it like a car i think you will get more out of it.
Shall i re phrase that then, change at 2500rpm so the I still have decent power when i change gear
ffs i used ter average about 400 on diesel and 450 on bio. to be gettin 500 you must be driving liberally, to be gettin 600 yer must be drivin like a pussy
ffs i used ter average about 400 on diesel and 450 on bio. to be gettin 500 you must be driving liberally, to be gettin 600 yer must be drivin like a pussy
The max torque figure for the Tdi 200 is at 1900rpm ( I believe the same for Tdi 300 as well) - so if you change up at 2500rpm you will drop right into max torque territory on the next gear so loads of grunt available.
There's no mystery to getting good mpg with these cars:
1. Maintain them properly inc changing air filters regularly;
2. Stay below 65mph;
2. Change up at about 2500rpm.
They are great vehicles, but they're NOT cars so we shouldn't drive them like a car - we need to accept their limitations as well as their strengths.
Would that be base on standard vehicle and would it be the same if you had a bigger intercooler
I defffo agree with all 3 points
I reckon I get about 450 miles before the light comes on. usually average 26mpg. on a run over 500 miles. Looking forward to getting some more - the viscous fan (you would think someone could invent a type of clutch that would engage the fan when needed but leave it disconnected when not needed.
If you think of what a larger intercooler does to your vehicle - increases the charge, therefore power - then absolutely yes, those points would apply.
For me the most crucial issue is one of driving attitude - if you try to make the 4x4 accelerate quickly, you'll burn fuel, if you drive at anything above about 60mph, the aerodynamics will have an increasingly negative effect on your fuel consumption.
It makes me laugh when I read comments like "I only cruise at 75-80 and my mpg is cr*p". Well of course it is you numpty !!
Look around in the carpark at all the family saloon cars - raked windscreens, much lower roof lines, slippery bodywork, power to weight ratios of 100+bhp per ton - they will cruise easily at 80mph only using about a quarter of their total power. In a Disco, any model diesel Disco, cruise at 80 and you'l be using maybe three-quarters of what it's got !!!
If you want to drive fast, buy an ordinary car. But, if you want something different and meet a load of like-minded adventurous nutters , drive a Disco (GENTLY).
Sorry about that, but it's not really complicated, is it ??
they do - its called a thermostatically controlled electric fan
Hi rev, re viscous fans (VF), most people on this forum will be bored to tears with my comments on this subject, but for me it's an object that I have proven to myself to be superfluous.
On the first Disco (Tdi 200) I initially took it off because a; it seemed to be running all the time and b; I was thinking of installing a Kenlowe or similar electric fan. I just never got around to buying a fan. It has run faultlessly through 2 summers (good hot ones here ) and towing.
I found that the car ran quieter, warmed up quicker, had a little more pickup and was better on juice. I carried the VF in the car for a while 'just in case' but never felt the need to use it. I check the temp and pressure of the header tank regularly, always ok.
So, as soon as I bought another Disco I did the same and got probably even better results.
So why wouldn't I reccomend it??
Disco 2 TD5 (Fathers)
Regularly obtains 450 - 500 miles per tank, the latter with more motorway miles at 70mph. I must add that when we fill the car we continue to fill after the first click (and wait for all the froth to subside). Takes about two mins and you can squeeze quite a few extra litres in. I stop when fuel is visible in the filler neck.
Last time I borrowed I filled from light and got £94 in at 104.9ppl.
Are you guys filling to the top or to the first time the pump stops??
Also notice worse economy from sainsubury's (to name one) city diesel. If we use Bp regular diesel (not ultimate) then we always hit the 450 miles minimum.
Regards,
Steve
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