Patrol Questions

thanks bill, thats what I was guessing around, although I have seen people quote up to the 20 mark when towing, but there's no telling how heavy some peoples right boot is.

Hi Wayne

I'm in a bad mood , it was miserable and wet today, I only just escaped a bog hole , and then the wind blew closed the huge shed door on our 4wd property, whilst the car was in the way , sitting in the car I saw it coming and opened the car door into the rapidly closing shed door in and effort to reduce the impact in the 2 seconds I had to react.

It caught the back edge of the drivers door and pushed the lip in in 2 or 3 places.


Anyway - back on the subject for Glen - never towed a van really But I have just achieved my worst ever fuel consumption figures in the manual 4800 of about 25lt/100km towing a trailer across the Simpson , Birdsville to Oodnadatta.

I maintain precise figures on the 4800 and it has delivered 16.5lt /100km over 150,000km - with a best per tank of 14.1 whilst touring at 90kmh.

I have driven 3 patrols 4.2GU 3lt Gq and 4800 GU on a test 1500km drive thru dessert border track during which the gap between the diesel and the petrol (which did it a lot easier) narrowed from some 33% better on the highway to about 17% difference in favour of the diesel in the sand.

I forgot Glen , there are no known sestemiic issues with the 4800 or with its 5 speed auto , thats why they is not much around on it.

While its an obvious path to go down , I have heard of a few issues with gas conversions on them , but no more than other cars. With the typical 25000k I do per year, gas would amount to a saving of $2000/yr but so far I have resisted this for the piece of mind of have a big lazy simple 6.

Even the release of the 200 series has not knocked the 4800 patrols off the top of the list of the highest power / weight ratio of any big wagons.

OUCH!!!
Good quick thinking though probably saved an expensive repair bill. So where will you NOT park your car in future? JUST Kidding...lol

From the tales of woe regarding petrol wagons vs diesel wagons 25/100 towing across a desert is amazing.

If you click on the Trek name there is sometimes more vehicle data in the notes.

KW

>> There seems to be a HUGE variation in quoted fuel use figures by owners of most vehicles.

Exactly... I think some people need new calculators!
Ive seen people quoting funny figures for 4.8's.

Wish I would have bookmarked th page with the link to the 54/100 or worse that the maggos got on their test of the 4.8 in soft sand work... it got a mention here, but search is LMAO..

Just checked my 4.2 today after fueling up & at 528k I'm using 15.7lt per 100k ,That's just 4 adults & no gear.
Cheers Dave..

My 2.8 is good for 12/100 round town and 16/100 once you go the wrong side of 110kph.

stefan

Hi truckster,

Just y reason for the question, I was reasonably confident in the 4.2 TD figures but wanted to be sure I wasn't off track, but the 4.8 I have heard everything from 15's to 30's so need to narrow it down a bit.

its impossible to get accurate figures.

theres way too many variables involved
tires - AT/MT width/height/pressures
accessories
weight of truck
weight of drivers foot
auto/manual
roofrack
state of tune
air filter condition
oil age
road conditions etc etc
just a few off top of my head.

I've heard some dreamy figures from 4.2's as welll, such as 8-9/100...

as you say if you work on 15-50/100 you will be ok ;)

Hi jim,

Is it a 4.2TD or 4.8 petrol?

ahh left out the important bit
it is a 4.2TD with intercooler