500 miles on a tank!!

[Borderterrier]

Not sure cos I never measured how much fuel goes in, but i regularly get 500 miles from the brimmed tank of my 1999 Freelander. Well chuffed:). No mods except the EGR valve vacuum hose disconnected, road biased tyres (Michelin Synchrone) 104,000 on the clock.

[Spanner110]

Not sure cos I never measured how much fuel goes in, but i regularly get 500 miles from the brimmed tank of my 1999 Freelander. Well chuffed:). No mods except the EGR valve vacuum hose disconnected, road biased tyres (Michelin Synchrone) 104,000 on the clock.

Most i ever got was 800miles on a brimmed tank, 300TDi 110.:)

[Bioman]

Not sure cos I never measured how much fuel goes in, but i regularly get 500 miles from the brimmed tank of my 1999 Freelander. Well chuffed:). No mods except the EGR valve vacuum hose disconnected, road biased tyres (Michelin Synchrone) 104,000 on the clock.

How do you disconnect the hose mate? I have a 1998 Di:)

[Borderterrier]

I did a proper conversion blanking plte and all on a 300 tdi Defender I had and it really made a difference both to drivability and fuel consumption. All I did on the FL was to block the vacuum hose with a small ball bearing and I covered the pipe on the actuator with tape. Drives better all round. Will convert properly once I get the chance, but this works at the moment!!

[grantc]

Not sure cos I never measured how much fuel goes in, but i regularly get 500 miles from the brimmed tank of my 1999 Freelander. Well chuffed:). No mods except the EGR valve vacuum hose disconnected, road biased tyres (Michelin Synchrone) 104,000 on the clock.

What size is the tank in a Hippo?

[Borderterrier]

58 litres I think, plus the extra couple I get in the filler neck!!

[grantc]

So, about 37/38 to the gallon? Thats good for a big car:)

[Borderterrier]

Yea it is, I know that its in 2WD for the most of the time, so not truly 4WD but still good for mixed driving.

[Llanigraham]

Do it regularly, with a totally unmodified Td4 on Kumho AT's.

[saltireblue]

Yea it is, I know that its in 2WD for the most of the time, so not truly 4WD but still good for mixed driving.

???

[freebe]

i got a 1998 xedi and i travel from northumberland to inverness and back on a full tank total miles 541 minde its well into the red wen i get back

[Borderterrier]

???


Why the ??? mate?:)

[saltireblue]

Why the ??? mate?:)

Because the Freelander has always had a permanent 4x4 system as far as I'm aware:)

[Borderterrier]

No not permanent 4WD, 2WD normally and as and when required (front wheels start slipping) the rear receive drive via the viscous coupling.

[saltireblue]

No not permanent 4WD, 2WD normally and as and when required (front wheels start slipping) the rear receive drive via the viscous coupling.

Sorry, but you are wrong. It is always in 4 wheel drive mode, the coupling just makes up for the different rotation speeds of the front anad rear tyres.

check out post #2 in this thread:
http://forum.landrovernet.com/showthread.php?t=50325&highlight=permanent

Chris (Templ4r) is a qualified mechanic...................:)

[Borderterrier]

Apparently for normal road use the power split is 95% to the front and 5% to the back, so Templar is correct in what he is saying. Which makes the fuel consumption even better given that it is driving all 4 wheels:)