How many miles to a tank of WVO?

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How many miles to a tank of WVO?
Topic Started: Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:36 am (271 Views)
EddieJT	Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:36 am Post #1
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	I'm getting 410 miles per tank, and that's brimming it. Not brilliant really. Is this normal? What size is the tank?



pwbadi	Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:50 am Post #2
Member Posts: 263 Group: Members Member #4,272 Joined: June 13, 2009	Capacity accoriding to the manual is 55l. With fifty litres I get 390-400 miles . Thats in central london. I dont wait for the low fuel indicator. Are you on 100% wvo eddie.



kentronix	Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:17 am Post #3
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	I get around 7 miles per litre in my 3.0 wagon, my brothers 2.5d 190 gets about 8. Thats motorway miles though and carying weight so probably not much use.



nezamr	Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:51 am Post #4
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	my 190d had a 70l tank and i was able to get 650miles from it if i drove 'carefully' up and down the motorway! Otherwise i could get it as low as 380miles if i had my foot in the floor! These are motorway miles i'm quoting btw. My 300TD only really manages 6-7 miles per litre atm with a faulty gearbox that only goes upto 3rd gear. We must bear in mind though that veggie oil gives lower mpg than diesel (apparantly)!



kentronix	Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:01 pm Post #5
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	Its about 5% down apparently if you drive at the same speed. Very rough of course.



EddieJT	Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:11 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	My 410 miles doesn't seem too bad then I suppose.



EddieJT	Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:11 pm Post #7
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	pwbadi Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:50 am Are you on 100% wvo eddie. Oh yes.



mrjamesledger	Sun Feb 7, 2010 4:19 pm Post #8
Member Posts: 167 Group: Members Member #848 Joined: January 20, 2007	Not done the veggy yet but as a comparison, I'm getting around 450 to a tankful of diesel in my 2.5 manual. I have had 500 out of it before. They're both on a combined cycle - a bit of everything driving.



EddieJT	Mon Feb 8, 2010 12:11 pm Post #9
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	That's interesting to know what it will do on diesel. I'm lucky to get 400 miles out of a tank on WVO.



nezamr	Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:01 pm Post #10
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	there are 2 sizes of fuel tanks. 55l and 70l



EddieJT	Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:34 pm Post #11
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	Oh really? Mine is the 55ltr.



chrismatheou	Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:02 pm Post #12
Enthusiast Posts: 2,333 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	Yup two tank sizes the 70l ones were standard on the 2.6's and 16v's iirc very rare on the other engines. I get anything from around 360 miles in London to over 450 on a steady run. The kind of driving you do obviously makes a huge difference. One thing I have noticed is that diesel does give you a noticable mpg improvement. It's still not worth running on that crap though



RichardCC	Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:48 pm Post #13
Member Posts: 150 Group: Members Member #3,246 Joined: September 15, 2008	VERY interesting Myself I reckon on 9 miles per litre, so about 42-44 mpg, but then again I very seldom 'foot' it, I'm more a steady 55-60 mph merchant. Can't (and WON'T) top up with 55 litres of diesel, at �1-11 a litre round here (and the bleeding refinerey is within waving distance), to do a comparison test, but I think any 2.5D should be doing the about the same from what I've read, Steady as she goes is the best moto for good mileage, what I've always been taught anyway Thinking of tunneling in and doing a bit of plumbing work, ANY volunteers to help Edited by RichardCC, Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:49 pm.



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