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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby hiluxxury on Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:42 +0000

MCQ4x2 wrote:11.7/100 klm on avg 1GR-FE 4.0 V6 Auto MY12 4x2


Thanks. Does your ute carry much?
I might be wrong.

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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby pighunt on Mon, 07 Mar 2022 1:35 +0000

2006 Euro 3 dual cab 4wd. Done about 55,000kms over the last 4 years. 32" MT tires, 2 inch lift, winch, steel bar, loaded pretty much to GVM all the time. Also has 3" exhaust and a Steinbauer chip.

This ranges from local runs to a small amount of towing a hard floor rear fold camper plus a few trips like the Simpson desert, Cape York and a few other similar trips.

Average of 13.73l/100km. Best 10.46, worst 18.52 (Towing on the Stuart Hwy NT) These figures do not take into account the tyre size difference.
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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby MCQ4x2 on Thu, 17 Mar 2022 7:21 +0000

hiluxxury wrote:
MCQ4x2 wrote:11.7/100 klm on avg 1GR-FE 4.0 V6 Auto MY12 4x2


Thanks. Does your ute carry much?


Not a lot really - pretty much a family car but when the Jayco goes on the back I get some much higher figures but not enough to life the averages....think its had a pretty easy life mechanically.
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Postby Hulix26r on Sun, 10 Apr 2022 8:26 +0000

2010 dualcab sr5 stock motor n 4 speed auto std height but a/t tyres Tub with canopy.
Average 9.3 to 10.1 real figures.
I'm never in a rush driving round town or road trips don't even think I've had the pedal flat to the floor on road ever. Driving style helps with economy.
Roof top tent on top and loaded for 14 day camp trips it will see the 13.5s
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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby Romsey on Sun, 01 May 2022 7:26 +0000

I have a Petrol/LPG 2008 V6 Auto. Only just got it so no real world economy figures yet but the trip computer says 7.9klm/Litre, I don't think it knows about the LPG :lol:

Based on my maths and current LPG / 95 fuel prices of $1 & $1.90 and LPG inefficiency of 25% I think I am achieving Diesel economy and loving Petrol V6 life.
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Postby Gipsy on Mon, 02 May 2022 11:48 +0000

True mate, best of both worlds but I'm not sure about whether you would be advised to add some upper cylinder lubricant to keep the cams and valves going ok on petrol. LPG is sometimes hard on the top end because it doesn't contain UCL. Good suggestion to use petrol occasionally to keep it all in good shape.
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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby Romsey on Wed, 18 May 2022 8:00 +0000

Gipsy wrote:True mate, best of both worlds but I'm not sure about whether you would be advised to add some upper cylinder lubricant to keep the cams and valves going ok on petrol. LPG is sometimes hard on the top end because it doesn't contain UCL. Good suggestion to use petrol occasionally to keep it all in good shape.


I have now covered 500klm with LPG and have found 15L / 100 klm on mainly freeway with 40psi in the tyres. 100 klm with a 200kg motorbike on an MX carrier and 400 klm empty. I dropped the tyres to 34 psi with 50% freeway and achieved 20L / 100 klm with no load.

I have now covered 200 klm with 95 petrol and just going off the cars trip computer of 7.3 klm / litre it looks like a average of 13.7L / 100 klm. This was 30% freeway, 70% city, no load and 34 psi.

Driving style is conservative.

So, my early conclusion is:
LPG (99c per L, 34 psi, none or small load, 50 City /50 Freeway) Cost per 100 klm $19
Petrol ($2.10 per L, 34 psi, none or small load,70 City / 30 Freeway ) Cost per 100 klm $29

These are my preliminary figures, there may be errors in my calcs, I will keep logging and see how it goes. The psi in the tyres seems to be a big factor as well as the Freeway % of course.

I have read the various atricles about additional lube systems for LPG motors and am not sure if one was fitted to mine, I will investigate and fit if required although my klm PA is likely to be under 10,000 so maybe not required?
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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby Romsey on Tue, 31 May 2022 4:10 +0000

My latest petrol economy figures on my unladen V6 DC Auto are terrible.

Dropped the 18" Wheels/Tyres to 31 psi for comfort and pretty much only inner city driving with a small amount of freeway (est 25%). 19.7L /100 klm. Uuggghhh. Did 300 klm on 95 and filled it with 59 L of 96, was prev filled up to the brim. Meanwhile, the fuel computer was indicating AVG 6.8 klm /L so I was expecting a fuel economy of 14.7 L / 100 klm. That Toyota fuel computer is very inaccurate.

Ok, that's enough petrol usage, this is my first tank of petrol since I recently purchased this 08. Pushed the LPG button again and it is staying on permanently now that I understand my petrol usage figures. Based on the petrol consumption I am expecting to use 25 L /100 of LPG I guess?

Fortunately I only do 600-1000 klm per month so it won't kill me financially and the cost per 100 klm for LPG will be similar to the cost per 100 Klm for diesel I suspect for the same use case.
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Re: Fuel Economy Figures, Post yours up!

Postby 06xtracab on Thu, 22 Sep 2022 2:26 +0000

May 2022 build, Hiride 2WD dualcab, Cab Chassis, GUN135R (2.4 ~ 2GD) 4000 ks on the clock this last tank, filled up today, 60 litres.
Mostly home to work, around town, 1 "country" drive Whiteman to Sth Yunderup to Pinjarra and back, via Armadale, about 250kms.
Km's for this tank: 675.

Car has a tracker, so driven, but not driven hard/thrashed.
(last vehicle was a Colorado dual cab 2WD, never worse that 900k's to a tank)
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Postby Pittsy89 on Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:06 +0000

2005 diesel, 526000 on the clock, manual dual cab tub and canopy and toyota alloy bullbar, 10L per 100 driving emerald into city for work, best of gotten is 800k from standard tank when i picked it up from nsw a couple months back, usually getting 670km before filling up. stock lift tyres etc. original injectors from what i believe too.
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