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993porky



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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Baltic Blue
Best mpg 23 ?
The best mpg I get in my td5 90 is 23miles and that's motorway driving at 55 mph, does this sound crap cos I think it's pretty poor what are your thoughts?
2" lift kit
Rock sliders
Snorkel
Discoverer STT 265 mud terrain tyres
Apart from listed just a standard 90 hard top un chipped
What's everyone's thoughts on this?
Just changed all filters and oil as well
Cheers
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bob neville



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My TD5 is a csw, about the same spec as yours apart from the lift, same tyres.

I reckon I am getting about 27 mpg - 58K on the clock.

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Post #213030 21st Feb 2013 7:58pm
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GREENI



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90, All Terrain tyres, roof of rackness, heavy right foot, 'tuned' I get 27-30mpg, if I can be arsed to take note (I did one tank full 2 years ago.
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jst



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i would of thought you should be on 25-27mpg assuming your not thrashing it upto that speed and your in top.... Cheers

James
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Post #213044 21st Feb 2013 8:22pm
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993porky



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Cheers for replies
I'm driving really steady no thrashing and no reving through gears just steady away,might try thrashing it and see what the difference is.
My 90 has 128,500 on clock now and I've owned it for over 4years also I've removed egr
Post #213048 21st Feb 2013 8:32pm
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jst



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 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
air filter cleaned?

tyre size correct for speedo?

not towing?

seems very low to me

my 105k td5 90 was doing 28-32mpg but it did have a remap.

at 55mph i would of thought high 20s from my experience. Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
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Post #213051 21st Feb 2013 8:38pm
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custom90



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Check tyre pressures also. Low pressures bring MPG down. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
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totalal



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Wales 2001 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Tonga Green
See below only three tankful's so far. GGAT2's. K+N air filter, 154,000 mls, most A+B roads <60mph, economically driven ( I think )
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Post #213063 21st Feb 2013 9:09pm
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993porky



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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Baltic Blue
Never towed
New air filter
Speedo correct( tested against my gps)
What tyre pressure would yous recommend I have always kept them at 32psi
Post #213064 21st Feb 2013 9:11pm
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GREENI



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Quality fuel, or supermarket dregs?
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993porky



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Totalal
Would love to get that mpg
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993porky



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Greeni
Mostly esso from my local tesco odd times might be morrisons but very rare
Post #213069 21st Feb 2013 9:14pm
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totalal



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I got 28 psi in the fronts and 40 psi in the rear. I'm trying different fuel brand fill ups to see which gives the best MPG, Fuelly records this nicely. My mileage is pretty routine, commute 20 miles a day, town and country driving at weekends.
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Post #213073 21st Feb 2013 9:23pm
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custom90



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32F 38R for me on my Puma 90. (Tyre pressure) ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
Post #213075 21st Feb 2013 9:25pm
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