GodzillaBoy
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I live in Australia and I started getting poor mileage last year (accompanied by a diesel smell). Land Rover replaced the fuel regulator under warranty in September and the diesel smell is gone but I'm still using 12-13L/100klms, which I calculate to be about 18-19 mpg.
I'm pretty sure I was getting about 800 klms per tank before the fuel regulator started leaking whereas the fuel warning light seems to come on at 650 klms now. I've had the dealer look at it and tried complaining to Land Rover but they couldn't (wouldn't?) identify a problem and just put it down to external conditions and driving style.
Land Rover in the UK quotes a combined average of 27.4 mpg for a TD5 and if Im getting 18 mpg, that means Im somehow using about 50% more fuel than their average. And how can that be explained away with external conditions and driving style?
I belong to a Discovery internet forum here in Australia and there seem to be a few TD5 that are suddenly getting poor mileage.
I did some research on the internet and thought that it might have been a dirty MAF sensor. So I cleaned that with some contact cleaner but it has made no appreciable difference in fuel consumption.
So does anyone have any theories? Has anyone had a similar problem?
Of course, the car is now out of warranty.
I'm pretty sure I was getting about 800 klms per tank before the fuel regulator started leaking whereas the fuel warning light seems to come on at 650 klms now. I've had the dealer look at it and tried complaining to Land Rover but they couldn't (wouldn't?) identify a problem and just put it down to external conditions and driving style.
Land Rover in the UK quotes a combined average of 27.4 mpg for a TD5 and if Im getting 18 mpg, that means Im somehow using about 50% more fuel than their average. And how can that be explained away with external conditions and driving style?
I belong to a Discovery internet forum here in Australia and there seem to be a few TD5 that are suddenly getting poor mileage.
I did some research on the internet and thought that it might have been a dirty MAF sensor. So I cleaned that with some contact cleaner but it has made no appreciable difference in fuel consumption.
So does anyone have any theories? Has anyone had a similar problem?
Of course, the car is now out of warranty.