westcoastlandy Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 hey i am out in aus and nz for a year from scotland. i have bought a 3.9 efi v8 disco 1995 she is real clean but sure i have a problem with the fuel i think the tank holds 89 litres. the problem is that the range i only get 440km to a tank (273 miles) cant be right cant find leaks but need to have a good look any ideas would be great fuel is a bout 50 pence, cheap but still not effective on the wallet eating into the beer fund cheers cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Sounds about right to me. I have a 3.5V8i Disco and when I was in Oz with it I used to get around 400Km per tank. I did not run the tank completely empty though. It works out at about 14Mpg which is about right for town work. I used to get a bit more when going longer distances. I have just come back from the Pyranees with mine and at a steady 60Mph on the motorway I was getting about 20Mpg. HTH Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Yup.. MPG sounds about right for a nice thirsty V8..... Being nice to it I can get 20, average presently running at 16 and off-road days I'm getting 14..... I recon if I blat it around all the time I could happily achieve single digit MPG.... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Yep, I had a 3.9 auto Disco once, and that mileage is exactly what I used to get. (Also moved to the Disco forum, where you'll get better responses). Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastlandy Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 cheers for that sounds like she is thirsty one. heading form melbourne up to cairns so might cost a wee bit! hopefuly on the free ways the mpg might be a bit better by the sounds of it. thanks alot for responce and moving cheers cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Duderino Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Figures like that don't sound right mate...our old 3dr 3.5 Disco used to get at least 600klm's from a tank. If you're using an auto and cruise then this would harm economy, but not to that degree. I get 580'ish out of a tank from my 4lt Wranger, but everyone else seems to get about 4-450klm's out of their tanks with the same vehicle. Changing the way you drive and short-shifting makes a MASSIVE difference...4x4's aren't sports cars afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Sounds about right to me, on my second V8 Discovery. 230-250 miles to a tank if mostly around town, up to a bit over 300 doing long distance steady speed. The old one was much the same, owned both from new, no change in the seven years I have had this one and the three I owned the previous one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoClax Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Sorry to say that mine's on gas and burns about that on a highway run (with some hills) - about 20-22 ltrs/100kms [~13mpg]. Slightly better on petrol (18-20 ish [~15mpg]) but still scary. Terrifying if flogged... The local Disco's are low comp (8.1) and run open-loop (no oxy sensors) so therefore are a bit less efficient than the "proper" pommie ones. Welcome to Oz, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briandisco Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Yep - sounds about right. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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