Darmain
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djewson, your figures are impressive. Is your Hippo in 2WD only or is it proper 4WD? What is your style of driving, light footed or enthusiastic on the throttle? Whats your tyres and what pressures do you run? All useful stuff as saving juice is a serious issue now. Thanks, Dave
Darmain
Well-Known Member
Further to this, the tank was not full when I removed the Tunit module. However I have now run the car down to the red line and the result was 420 miles and used 54.3 litres of juice. That works out as 35.16MPG average. This is not an improvement on the figures before the box was removed. Obviously fully refuelled (£67.69 poorer for the experience) and now attempting again from a full tank. Will report in a week or so.
Hi Dave,
Mine is proper 4WD, I'm not a maniac when I drive I suppose I am quite light footed (I got used to this driving style when I had my Audi TT as that was totally pants on fuel - 25-27MPG so tried to hold back a bit) though I don't hang about either, I think the synergy helps as you don't have to floor it every time you want to pull away.
As mines a FL Sport I have 18's on mine with Continental Sport 4x4 Tyres all running either 30 all round or 32 when we went to scotland with 4 adults and the suitcases.
I am quite impressed after only getting about 270 miles to a tank out of the TT that I can get double that nearly from this (Though the FL Tank is slightly bigger)
Other info I can think of is it was serviced very regularly by the last owner as they only did about 5000 miles per year so they had it done on time rather than mileage, it has had the crankcase breather changed for the new BMW version, EGR Bypass, and its has done 48,000 miles..
Cant think of anything else..
Dean
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Jasey Boy
Active Member
I'd be happy to get that Fritz:cheer2:
bigdenbailey
Active Member
Can get about 38mpg on a steady motorway run @ about 68mph. Seems to be about 440 miles to a tank, has been getting better since its part rebuild 3k miles ago.
Thats for an L-Series with 142k on it. Thatll do.
Thats for an L-Series with 142k on it. Thatll do.
Jasey Boy
Active Member
Whats the code for this part please mate and did it fit easy as heard some stories of the part needing some adjustment to get it in. Many thanks Jase.My HSE Auto has been averaging 31mpg..... (7.1miles per litre)
Fitted BWM crankcase breather last week and just about to fill it and check again
Darmain
Well-Known Member
Right, refueled last night. 404.3 miles, 300 on worn 195 Synchrones, about 80 on 215 off-road tyres and about 20 on brand new 195 Latitude cross. Used 51.38 litres, so that gives 35.77MPG. Reset the clock. Now lets see what these "fuel saving tyres" can do.
Darmain
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You sound like you speak from experience there Fanatic!!Breakdown truck will improve MPG
Bbroomlea
New Member
We have not had the freelander long so brimmed it last Monday, courtesy of Tesco's 5p off a litre and have done 170 miles so far and brimmed again today. I squeezed 25 litres in so that works out at just over 31mpg.
That has been a mix of 60% town driving/quick motorway hop and the rest sat at 70 on a return trip to work. It has also been fairly well loaded up for quite a bit of those miles as doing a garden project at the minute and the freelander has been a god send getting everything to the tip and 30 deck boards, 120 bricks and 10 bags of cement from B&Q - not all at once of course
Its a 1.8 as well so didnt think that was too bad.
That has been a mix of 60% town driving/quick motorway hop and the rest sat at 70 on a return trip to work. It has also been fairly well loaded up for quite a bit of those miles as doing a garden project at the minute and the freelander has been a god send getting everything to the tip and 30 deck boards, 120 bricks and 10 bags of cement from B&Q - not all at once of course
Its a 1.8 as well so didnt think that was too bad.
