Bravo turbo very high fuel consumption

Phil,
My 2002 Bravo TD cab plus returns about 25mpg around the suburbs & outer metro driving. Doesn't seem to change much on the hwy, maybe up to 26/27mpg if I've taken it easy and cruised along at 90-95kph. I presume you were loaded up fairly well on your trip - that will probably have some effect on consumption.

cheers
1an

Phil Don't be too concerned as the figures you give don't come into the "very high" consumption category in my opinion. I have a 3lTD Prado and mine are similar. Unloaded on the highway it's 11l/100. Mix of highway and city is 12.5l/100. All city (I have just refilled after 1,145km all city) is 13.49l/100. Off road in mountains goes up to 15l/100. Towing a 17ft van Melbourne - Merimbula and return was 15.6l/100. This was on cruise control at the speed limit - mostly 100 but 110 in parts of Gippsland. I was very happy. Don't take much notice of people who say "It never changes" or "there's not much difference no matter what I do". What they are really saying is, "I don't monitor my fuel consumption very accurately!!" Fuel consumption is directly related to the amount of energy required to move your vehicle. Admittedly diesel consumption doesn't vary as much as petrol but it does vary. You have a canopy - that will cost you fuel. So too will a load. Running out of puff at about 3,00rpm is par for the course for a diesel, but you have plenty of puff when you climbing steep grades in low range at 1,000rpm. The petrols are spinning at 2,500rpm to get the same torque - hence the diesel is more economical when the going is tough.

I run a Triton 2.5td which is a little different but can assure you that a tray about 6ft wide protruding each side of the cab & a canopy above that will surely drop your km/l.
Wide tyres will do the same.
I would expect your motor to spin to over 3000 rpm as its rated kw is higher than the Triton for same capacity.
Does it blow black smoke to any extent when taking off?
Has the injector pump timing been set to the optimum?
Have you tried leaning off or enriching the mixture?
Too lean & it wont get up to speed & too rich & it bogs down a bit.
With a few minor changes my Triton will easily spin over 3500 & tops out at 140kmh on a good day not that I use that.
It is a ute tub with a slipstreaming canvas top & does 10-10,5 km/l at 100kmh
and at lower speeds around country town taken easy does the same.
Will hold 100+ on long highway hills.
Hope that may help. Maybe a check on the ford/mazda section on outerlimits 4x4
will help you.

Hi

A friend of mine brought a Bravo TD and it wasn't going very well, turned out to be sucking air through the intercooler, might be worth checking.

Haven't asked what fuel economy he is getting

Regards Wayne

Hi phil

I have a 1999 Courier td and have just returned from a trip via Bourke, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Cordilla Downs, Birdsville, Marree, Arkaroola, Wilpena - 3000kms dirt , 2500 kms tar and a couple of 100kms bush tracks. I was towing a 1750 kg off-road caravan and have a canvas canopy, aluminium tray and roof rack. My overall average consumption for the trip was 16.1 litres/100km. Around town without caravan and canopy I use about 12-12.5 litres/100kms. This is pretty standard for Couriers which are known to have a higher consumption than Rodeo/Hilux. They make up for it in ride and comfort - it handled the trip with ease.

I have no problem cruising around 3000 rpm and regularly get up over 4500 for overtaking, towing up hill in lower gears etc.

Hope this helps.

cheers

Trracer

I've got 225/75 16 BFG all-terrain KO's on my Rodeo and they're 50000kms old. I have never had a puncture and they look only half worn.

They are the best tyres I have ever had.

Utemad.