fuel mileage and diesel engines

[kpk250]

Hi,
I was wondering if all of you with diesel powered Series III or early Defender 90/110 can weigh in with your fuel mileage.

Also what type of diesel engine is in your vehicle?

Thanks.

[Geobloke]

Originally Posted by kpk250

Hi,
I was wondering if all of you with diesel powered Series III or early Defender 90/110 can weigh in with your fuel mileage.

Also what type of diesel engine is in your vehicle?

Thanks.

I have a series IIa 2.25 diesel in a swb pickup and that does about 23mpg depending on what is in it although people say that a SII/III diesel can get between 20 and 28 mpg although the higher figure is really exceptional. It will all depend on whether:

• LWB or SWB
• Overdrive fitted or not
• Tyre size
• Condition of engine
• Driving style
• Tail wind, roof rack, big hill etc!

A 2.5 normally aspirated out of a 90/110 will do about the same but has beter power and torque figures.

I also have a 200tdi 2.5 in my 90 and that will happily do 28mpg plus, again depending on what you are hauling around. The benefits of the tdi (and yes they will go in to any series vehicle) is that your cruising speed is greatly improved.