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technophile

Member Since: 22 Mar 2013
Location: Perth
Posts: 11

Documented fuel consumption figure?

Hi all

Does any body have detailed documented, i.e. excel, fuel consumption figures for a TD5 defender around 2006. Would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

16th Apr 2013 3:04am

appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

I can share with you my experiences from the last 3000 miles or so, as I track MpG on every fill up. If this helps, mine is a 2003 td5 110 dcpu. Let me know if you want my stats.

16th Apr 2013 7:16am

technophile

Member Since: 22 Mar 2013
Location: Perth
Posts: 11

appaloosadude wrote:
I can share with you my experiences from the last 3000 miles or so, as I track MpG on every fill up. If this helps, mine is a 2003 td5 110 dcpu. Let me know if you want my stats.

That would be great, thanks

16th Apr 2013 7:19am

appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

I will look em up now. Wait one....

Also you should know I run a GKN Overdrive, combined with a lead foot.

16th Apr 2013 7:24am

appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

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The recent low point was towing a horse trailer, in very strong headwinds.

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16th Apr 2013 7:44am

appaloosadude

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16th Apr 2013 7:46am

technophile

Member Since: 22 Mar 2013
Location: Perth
Posts: 11

appaloosadude wrote:

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Cheers Buddy

16th Apr 2013 8:06am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

I'm a complete anorak about this stuff and have kept records for all of my Land Rovers for years. Here's my record for my current '05 TD5 (click to make it more readable):

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It's obviously an Excel spread sheet, but I can't attach a file so this is just a screenshot.

Towards the bottom you'll see that I've been experimenting with BP Ultimate, which has been slightly disappointing. It's certainly not justified for me from a cost perspective. I'm now trying regular BP to see what difference there is (if any). Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

16th Apr 2013 8:42am

Jimb1978

Member Since: 05 Sep 2012
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 808

2002 Defender 110 Td5 Black LE Java Black

Here is my data recorded since November.

110 td5 with roof rack and 235 all terrains and a winch. Other than that totally standard. This is recording virtually all urban driving of trips less than 10 miles. And it is really hilly round here.

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The graph is a little pointless as there are only 6 fill ups recorded!

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16th Apr 2013 7:23pm

party monkey

Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: Oxon.
Posts: 1311

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Cairns Blue

There's been a few threads on this topic in the past....

My post on a previous similar thread was....

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Have tracked mine on an iphone app since March 2011. Average is 29.2 over just over 20k miles.

No heavy towing, hardly any long runs. Mostly just rural'ish round trip commutes of 50 miles and general pottering around. Tend to drive it with reasonable mechanical sympathy (in my eyes at least), which must help the mpg.

Remap & EGR removed, 235/85 AT's, Roof rack. Little bit of extra weight from tread plate and under body guards I guess. 2SO every other tankful. I don't think this makes any difference to MPG other than a small amount of diesel displacement. Only had one month of tracked stats pre remap and I've gained 1-2mpg as a consequence but I just view that as a small bonus.

Under 'normal' (define that as you will) conditions, I've assumed a td5 typically returns something in the upper mid 20's. Much below that on a regular basis would make me dig around a bit further, or at the very least, drive it like a nun for a tankful as a control experiment.

Updated figures now 29.1mpg over 24.5k miles in just over 2 years of tracking the data Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.

16th Apr 2013 7:45pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

out of interest what apps are you guys using to track your fuel usage?

16th Apr 2013 8:14pm

Jimb1978

Member Since: 05 Sep 2012
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 808

I am using road trip hd, full version. It was only a couple of quid.

It has managed to turn me in to a super nerd, rather than just a nerd. You can record servicing and modifications and create new files for different trips.

All this is then handily converted in to annual running costs. Just don't show the results to swmbo

16th Apr 2013 8:24pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Jimb1978 wrote:
I am using road trip hd, full version. It was only a couple of quid.

It has managed to turn me in to a super nerd, rather than just a nerd. You can record servicing and modifications and create new files for different trips.

All this is then handily converted in to annual running costs. Just don't show the results to swmbo

Ha just looking at that app... Is it intuitive to use?

16th Apr 2013 8:30pm

Jimb1978

Member Since: 05 Sep 2012
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 808

Yes. Really straight forward, although I get the feeling I have only scraped the surface of what it can do.

A nice little feature are the reminders you can set, MOT, service intervals etc. this really helps me as I service my own car so I don't do everything at once. For example, I changed the gearbox oil and set the reminder for a given time period or mileage from that date.

16th Apr 2013 8:35pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Jimb1978 wrote:
Yes. Really straight forward, although I get the feeling I have only scraped the surface of what it can do.

A nice little feature are the reminders you can set, MOT, service intervals etc. this really helps me as I service my own car so I don't do everything at once. For example, I changed the gearbox oil and set the reminder for a given time period or mileage from that date.

Sounds good to me Jim... Be good to track my upcoming tour through Europe I think and also the various vehicles on the farm too

16th Apr 2013 8:46pm

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