2nd Opinion for CSR fuel usage
Submitted: Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 10:37
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Phil P
Hi all,
Just like my numbers checked before I head off to travel the CSR in a few weeks.
Travelling in a 2003 3.0TD Auto GU Patrol.
Wiluna to
Well 33 - around 1120 Klm
assuming worst case of 5klm per Litre - 224 Litres of diesel required ?
Well 33 to Halls Creeks - around 990 klm
assuming worst case of 5klm per Litre - 198 Litres of diesel required ?
Do these assumptions look ok ?
Thanks in advance
Phil P
Reply By: Willem - Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 11:02
Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 11:02
Yes that is reasonable. If you are towing a trailer then expect to use more than 5km/l
Rule of thumb for the Canning is that you will double your fuel consumption from normal driving. Keep those tyres pressures down on the sandy bits(anywhere between 15 and 25psi) and you should be OK. I got 6.7km/l driving a underpowered 85kw GQ non turbo, diesel.(North/south
Well 33 to 22 in May this year)
BTW you can get fuel at Bililuna Community as
well.
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Follow Up By: mechpete - Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 21:19
Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 21:19
Hi Willem,
not long home from the CSR , did the very same trip in May ,
I have a EFI auto GQ the other vehicle was a I/C t/diesel GU coil cab
and we had 3 dirt bikes ,north to south one of the best trips I,ve done
cheers mechpete ,Shepparton.
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Reply By: Phil P - Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 11:27
Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 11:27
Thanks Willem, no trailor but a loaded car !
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Reply By: Well 55 - Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 12:02
Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 12:02
I averaged 16lt per 100k from north to south, 4.2 Troopcarrier. Carried 240 lt and only used 160lt from Billiluna (?) to
Well 23.
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Follow Up By: V8troopie - Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 14:51
Monday, Aug 29, 2005 at 14:51
We had 240 litres diesel on board our troopie when we left
well 23, heading north and still had 40 litres spare when we turned up in
Halls creek.
We had to detour from near
well 50 via Balgo hills due to flooding. Two days of following overgrown shot lines, without a GPS and no detailed maps for the detour (just a mud map we got from travellers coming down the track). That was back in '91, we could have topped up at Balgo hills but we did not need to.
We visited most wells if they were located closer than 10km to the track as it was back then. I have no idea how the track looks now, should go and have a look, shouldn't I?
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 01:09
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 01:09
16l per hundred ? is the track that easy? From the way it is spoken of I always pictured a torture test with consumption 18-20l per hundred+ I have only measured the consumption of my 80 once when driving around the south east and it returned 17.5 litres per hundred over about 700km
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Follow Up By: Well 55 - Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 07:10
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 07:10
Driven carefully and take the time, two vehicles the second was a F250 tray back. He used a bit more in petrol and had to use a M/T 20lt drum at the fuel dump to use up the 200lt drum.
We took 17 days on the track with 2 days at
the springs. Great trip and will do it again, with a few days at the Calvert Hills.
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Reply By: Troopie - Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 17:13
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 17:13
hey hey
Did the trip last year, south to north, in a naturally aspirated 4.2L Troopie. Used anywhere between 14L per 100km - but climbed to around 18-20L per 100 in some sections.
From my understanding and talking with others - the condition of the track can change from week to week due to usage, rain, temperatures etc. If you happen along duing a period of intense usage, high temps and no rain the sand will be very soft for long stretches and you will use more juice.
I was prepared for the worst - but was amazed how easily we were able to do it with some careful driving and tyre pressures right down.
The other surpise for us was how overgrown the track was in some sections - you will probably go home with plenty of scratches on the truck!
It's a great trip - you will have a ball (watch/listen for nutters trying to barrel over the dunes at high speed without reducing tyre pressures).
Cheers
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Reply By: Member -Hank (NSW) - Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 19:13
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 at 19:13
Just completed the canning in a GQ TD42 used 130 from Billiluna to
Well 33 and 170 from
well 33 to
Wiluna, you should achieve better economy then that.
Cheers Bruce.
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Reply By: Phil P - Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 at 17:42
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 at 17:42
Thanks for your replies. I am really looking forward to this trip. Unfortunately we will be doing this solo and I need all the room I can get. I am planning on carrying 5 * 20L Jerry Cans and 1 * 10L, my Patrol holds 125L so in total I will have 235 Litres.
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 at 18:23
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 at 18:23
Phil,
If you plan to fill at either
Well 33 or at Billiluna watch the time that you arrive.
At
Well 33 the
shop is only opened during the day for certain hours and a $15 per vehicle call out fee is charged if fuel is required outside these hours.
At Billiluna the servo is opened 8am to 11.30am and then 2pm to 4.30pm Mon to Fri and 9am to 11am Sat. $10 call out fee per vehicle.
Don't forget to have cash handy to buy fuel,
Well 33 and Billiluna don't take credit cards but Efptos is available when the shops are open.
Your fuel figures look to be about right but there are many variables, better to have more fuel than not enough.
You will enjoy the trip, it is the last frontier, take your time look and climb everything you can. The pace notes from this site are good and give a lot of information.
Wayne
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