What do you get on a full tank ??

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Wanagetmuddy said:
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.
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Shall i re phrase that then, change at 2500rpm so the I still have decent power when i change gear :D
 
iannotts said:
Shall i re phrase that then, change at 2500rpm so the I still have decent power when i change gear :D
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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.
 
yella said:
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
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Yella
Theres a time and a place for it.

Like i said on the post we do over 60 miles a day and if we cane it there wed get considerably less and means, paying more to get to work.

I can promise that if by chance you entice him for a race he wouldnt back down.

I drive at the same speed on my truck and I get 420 miles Bio or diesel.
 
thebiglad said:
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.
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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
 
Wanagetmuddy said:
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
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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:p , drive a Disco (GENTLY).

Sorry about that, but it's not really complicated, is it ??:rolleyes:
 
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.
 
revjames said:
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.
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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:D ) 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??
 
thebiglad said:
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:p , drive a Disco (GENTLY).

Sorry about that, but it's not really complicated, is it ??:rolleyes:
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You make a lot of sense
And on the button

Ive actually bought a 1.9 peugot van to go to work to save the truck and so that i can go to work on mondays!!

To be honest with you it took me a while to get used to the disco, in the driving sense. Chaging gears, which gears to use when and where also to appreciate the power of the diesel ie. taking off.



Now teaching my girlfriend to drive it againts to the cooper s there is no match plus hers is a petrol. While she tellls me that she knows how to, i just smile and keeps saying to myself that she,ll get it one day.

I suppose its just like an old whisky, the disco just gets better and better with age.
 
thebiglad said:
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:D ) 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??
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I took the plunge and bought a kenlowe last year.

The car runs under half all the time.

What I have done though is wired a switch in the car so I can manually turn it on or off( lower the thermo down but not to low)

I find that the car runs hotter off roading, I suppose the car dont get a lot of air.
The only time I do turn it off is when I go into water wading which is not too often. Also the other reason is that a friend of mine did have one after wading in deep water the fan broke and pierced the rad ....cos the pressure of the water broke the fan by the he hit it at speed intead of making a nice bell wave.
 
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
 
My TD5 auto returns 10.33 km/L since I got rid of the EGR. Based on a 95 litre tank, that works out at about 600+ miles. Steady driving with a light right foot, using cruise as much as possbile. I live 46km from work and the route changes from the highway to through town on some days.
 
G13SJC said:
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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I notice I get worse performance from Tesco petrol then the regular Shell I fill up with (only use it cos its cheapest)
 
Just took the fan off so we will se if what has been said on here is true. Got it in the boot plus got air con so I could use those fans I guess
 
TD5, 2002, 121k miles.
Averages 32 mpg.
Completely standard, and well serviced.
BFG AT Tyres
Still got it's EGR but not for long methinks.
Can get 90 litres in if I fill to the brim.
Best out of a (very full tank of Shell diesel) tank = 607 miles
Usually the low-fuel light comes on at ~550 miles.
Most driving is motorway & dual carriageway (~65 mph), hardly any about-town use...
 
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