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Gas Usage
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:55 pm
by Kezza
Hey lads,
I have a SWB 1993 2.5TD Pajero. I only seem to be getting 250km to a tank of diesel, this just doesn't sound enough... My tank is a 70 ish litre
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:59 pm
by northland_pajero
My 1994 swb 2.8 turbo inter cooled diesel gets over 500km before the fuel light comes on (about 55 litres), 800km on a long trip flat roads.
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:03 pm
by MikeL200
Check air and fuel filters, tyre pressures. Any signs of leakage or do you have a big dent in the fuel tank?
Check Fuelly to see what others get from their Pajeros
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/misterbishi/pajero
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:13 pm
by Tarmac
Kezza wrote:Hey lads,
I have a SWB 1993 2.5TD Pajero. I only seem to be getting 250km to a tank of diesel, this just doesn't sound enough... My tank is a 70 ish litre
Wow, any big tyres etc in the mix? again Wow, I'd be hunting no more than 12(generous lt per hundy) unless someones turned up the wick plus 33s etc
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:15 am
by Kezza
Im running 31" muddies, so that shouldnt be messing things up too much... Possibly something up with my gauge maybe ?
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:10 am
by crazyclark31
chuck a twenty of deisel in the boot and drive it till the first cough. that'll let you know if the gauge is out
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:16 am
by northland_pajero
Or fill up an reset the trip meter then next time it needs fuel fill it up again an note how much diesel and the kms travelled.
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:33 am
by Kezza
northland_pajero wrote:Or fill up an reset the trip meter then next time it needs fuel fill it up again an note how much diesel and the kms travelled.
crazyclark31 wrote:chuck a twenty of deisel in the boot and drive it till the first cough. that'll let you know if the gauge is out
That was my idea, im running it down atm so maybe my gauge will take ages to do the last half
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:15 am
by northland_pajero
If its anything like my Pajero the second and third 1/4s go fast, its the first and last 1/4s on the gauge that go slowly!!
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:24 am
by MikeL200
northland_pajero wrote:If its anything like my Pajero the second and third 1/4s go fast, its the first and last 1/4s on the gauge that go slowly!!
My 93 L200 is like that, must be a Mitsi thing.
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:02 pm
by Kezza
northland_pajero wrote:If its anything like my Pajero the second and third 1/4s go fast, its the first and last 1/4s on the gauge that go slowly!!
Thats what im hoping
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:52 pm
by 89pajero
Yeah I find the same thing with my pajero aswell, it drops off full real quick then seems to slow down over the middle of the tank.
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:21 pm
by 1000dollamitzy
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:43 pm
by northland_pajero
Re the 3.5 petrol I understand they use more laid on their sides too, enjoyed reading your posts!!!
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:49 pm
by 1000dollamitzy
i cant comment, i havent rolled that one......yet.........

Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:55 pm
by Tarmac
They gauge you shld be worrying about is the on that reads a buck fifty plus per litre as your filling it up, not the one on the dash that says your almost out

Top it up do a few hundy k's... repeat, maybe/ hopefully the tank isnt as big as you thought.
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:42 pm
by Kezza
Thought I would chuck up some results, so far im on 299km since I last filled up, I am sitting on
E but my light hasnt come on yet... I have also added a 10 litre container of diesel to the back

Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:46 pm
by WHOOPS
Yeh I have a 3.5L and it sucksssss the gas lol
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:07 am
by Kezza
On 349.2km and havent coughed yet....
Re: Gas Usage
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:17 am
by CLUMZ1
http://www.fuelly.com/car/mitsubishi/pajero/1993Sign up for fuelly if you can be bothered, awesome site.