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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: the loon on January 28, 2006, 20:24:21

Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: the loon on January 28, 2006, 20:24:21: just compleated 300 miles over a week on one tank of diesel
(well just under - 290 with a little left in the tank - deffinatly enougth for the extra 10 miles)

Is this about right and can I improve it in anyway?
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: Xtremeteam on January 28, 2006, 20:25:30: how many litres in a disco tank? 60+ is it not,i can get 200 ish from my 90 on 40 litres
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: the loon on January 28, 2006, 20:26:56: Quote from: "RedlineMike"
how many litres in a disco tank? 60+ is it not,i can get 200 ish from my 90 on 40 litres

sounds about right.
I pay 93 pence a litre and holds about Ã‚Â£55
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: thumbs on January 28, 2006, 20:34:43: worked my 300 tdi out today, doing 25mpg. holds 80 litres and can get just over 400 miles from it.
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: beast5680 on January 28, 2006, 20:44:42: i used to get 400-500 miles from my old 200tdi on a tank
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: Richie_EB4 on January 28, 2006, 20:52:21: Disco tanks are 95ltr's
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: defuzz on January 28, 2006, 21:29:35: I get 350-400 miles from a full tank to the point the "red light" comes on, on a flat road
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: discoman on January 28, 2006, 21:36:28: i get about 350 to 400 from my 200 tdi
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: colintandy on January 28, 2006, 22:07:44: :D my disco 94 200tdi 80 litre tank whatever it is it aint enough 300-400 dpending on right foot :wink:
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: Sharpshooter on January 28, 2006, 22:09:25: I did 580 miles in the summer on Ã‚Â£80 of diesel in my Disco.
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: hobbit on January 29, 2006, 10:42:07: At a steady 50/60ish my 200 will clear 400 if I let it get that low, I know from recent use with the car trailer on the back and an 88 on it I only got around 23 to gallon, but the pulling was great, my mate tows the same trailer with a tranny van he gets a lot better mpg, but crawls up the hills
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: Bill jones on January 29, 2006, 11:21:42: 350 to 400 miles sounds about correct to me for my 200 Tdi. Most of my journeys are to work ect' and are about 5 miles long. On journeys longer, say 15 miles and above I can get a lot better returns to the tank if driven steady.
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: muddymart on January 29, 2006, 11:58:38: Just going to work, pottering about, i get 130 miles from Ã‚Â£15 didnt think it was that bad.
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: disco 200 on January 29, 2006, 14:52:28: I always put Ã‚Â£25 in...don't know why just a habit i spose. I get about 160 out of it which is just a bit under 30 mpg. Not bad really considering the weight of a disco?
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: disco 200 on January 29, 2006, 14:57:20: Just had a look in the handbook. Tank capacity is 88.6 litres or 19.5 gallons. It says the light comes on when you've got 9 litres left in the tank. You will be able to calculate mpg if you run from a full tank to when the light comes on from that.
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: Bill jones on January 29, 2006, 22:49:39: Quote from: "disco 200"
Just had a look in the handbook. Tank capacity is 88.6 litres or 19.5 gallons. It says the light comes on when you've got 9 litres left in the tank. You will be able to calculate mpg if you run from a full tank to when the light comes on from that.

Are looking at a 300 TDI handbook as they have a bigger fuel tank :?: mine publication No SJR 820 EN HB 92 says 81.8 litres (18 gallons) and I can never get more than 70 litres in when it reaches the fuel light with out over filling.
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: ChrisW on January 29, 2006, 22:52:28: Quote from: "Bill jones"
81.8 litres (18 gallons) and I can never get more than 70 litres in when it reaches the fuel light with out over filling.

Same here....

in a 300 :shock: :lol: :lol:
although it's a very early 300 without none of this silly electronic gubbins :wink:
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: disco 200 on January 31, 2006, 22:40:03: No, it's the plastic covered forecourt data sheet in the front of the handbook. It's a 1989 publication.
Not sure why that's different to yours?
Title: 200tdi fuel economy
Post by: Thrasher on January 31, 2006, 22:43:00: Er....my 4.4 Range Rover can do 400-500 (depends on right foot) to a tank and it only has a 100ish litre tank. Are you guys SURE that you have diesels???

Normally put between Ã‚Â£65 and Ã‚Â£80 in there....