super greedy fl1 l series

Gaj1612 · Nov 17, 2014

hi,

ive got an l series freelander that i have been running on veg for about 3 months now.

i dont know if its anything to do with that but it seems to be really gutsy compared to what ive been reading about people getting 30-40mpg.

i ran out of veg this week and filled up with £30 of diesel (24ltrs) and travelled 75 miles and now i need to put more fuel in. i worked it out on one of the online mpg calculators and it come back that im doing 15mpg!!

is there anything i can do or check to see what might causing this?

any help would be great

cheers atb

martyc · Nov 17, 2014

Check for fuel leaks would be my first choice!

htr · Nov 17, 2014

When was it last serviced? air cleaner, filters ...

Gaj1612 · Nov 17, 2014

about 6 months it had a full service and ive changed fuel filter once since using veg

GrumpyGel · Nov 18, 2014

Definitely sounds like a leak. Around town I get 34 MPG.

Have you been using 100% veggie or a mix? If its 100%, veggie does tend to 'sludge things up' so the pump and injectors might not like it too much. You might get some better advice on the of Tratter forums, not many Freelander owners run on veggie - although I'm considering it.

sas_pinkie · Nov 18, 2014

favourite leak point is the naff fuel return pipes on the injectors. Ive had three freelander L's they all were leaking here from where the little rubber pipes had gone hard and then fractured.

Gaj1612 · Nov 18, 2014

I've been running a mix last few weeks about 50/50
I'll definitely check the return pipes.
Does anyone knoweth inside diameter of the pipe might just change them anyway

teddywood1 · Nov 18, 2014

hope it not a td4 LR say not to run on vegie

GrumpyGel · Nov 18, 2014

That's right, I've read on here that the L Series is fine but veggie shouldn't be used in the TD4 - to do with the different pump/injection systems.

Datatek · Nov 18, 2014

Veg is a no no with common rail diesels and can gum up injector pumps on older engines.

JRNORWAY · Nov 18, 2014

Gaj1612 said:
Does anyone knoweth inside diameter of the pipe might just change them anyway

Internal 3.2mm.

Gaj1612 · Nov 18, 2014

Sorted nice one
Will get some tomorrow hopefully and change it even if it's not split. At least it ticks one thing off

Gaj1612 · Nov 20, 2014

Changed leak off pipes totally old ones weren't in best shape.

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