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6 makes sense, but how do you keep the battery charged with such short trips on a D3 in winter?
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27th Dec 2016 10:45 pm
Landybandy
Member Since: 10 Jul 2013
Location: Neath
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Re: v8 mpg
[quote="toolbox 28"]Well the v8 turned 150000 mls earlier this month so I thought i'd do a couple of brim to brim fuel checks, the on-board has been telling me 22.1 which I thought was very hopeful and it was, my calculations indicate 19.2 mpg which was over various long and short journeys so i'm happy with that. It's got a couple of issues that hopefully will be sorted in early January when its going into the workshop, the rear parking sensors and the reduced engine performance message that pings up from time to time but
Your throttle body has a bad build up, a good clean will eliminate this.
27th Dec 2016 11:05 pm
toolbox 28
Member Since: 27 Nov 2016
Location: lechlade, glos
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Landybandy. 54 disco 3 4.4 v8 now gone
06 freelander hse now gone
98 disco 2td5 now working on the farm
28th Dec 2016 10:09 am
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
SafariDave wrote:
6 makes sense, but how do you keep the battery charged with such short trips on a D3 in winter?
Dave
It gets a long trip once a fortnight with the kids somewhere 05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
28th Dec 2016 10:18 am
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
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Was told to keep my Fiat 500 for commuting duties.
28th Dec 2016 4:56 pm
pjm-84
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Location: Hampshire
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Easy run back from Wales last night with new RAI installed. 170miles and managed 25mpg on the computer. Not too bad considering I'm running on ATRs. Around 60-65mph.
RAI sounds nice when the V8 is working. Likes fuel and air in equal measures from what I can hear when the engine is working.
9th Jan 2017 1:05 pm
Landybandy
Member Since: 10 Jul 2013
Location: Neath
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Can't fault it. Especially with all that smooth V8 grunt.
9th Jan 2017 2:17 pm
toolbox 28
Member Since: 27 Nov 2016
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Well, the v8 is back with parking sensors sorted and the maf sensor sorted but the damn rep message pinged up on the way back, I called a mechanic friend who has experience on landys and he came over and cleaned the throttle body as suggested on here, it was pretty dirty so fingers crossed its sorted. 54 disco 3 4.4 v8 now gone
06 freelander hse now gone
98 disco 2td5 now working on the farm
16th Jan 2017 9:18 pm
Landybandy
Member Since: 10 Jul 2013
Location: Neath
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I'd put 10-1 on it's sorted now after a good clean. I'm glad I could assist you with this info. That's what I love about this forum, it's worth it's weight in gold there is always helpful likeminded folks at the ready.
16th Jan 2017 10:12 pm
pjm-84
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Location: Hampshire
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Mine was not overly dirty but I noticed the difference after the clean...... Went from being smooth to smmmmmmmmoooooootttttttthhhhhh.
16th Jan 2017 11:21 pm
jjvd21
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Location: Chicago
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My mpg over the past 4 tanks
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17th Jan 2017 1:32 am
toolbox 28
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yep, a top site and cheers Landybandy, hopefully it is now sorted, 6.9 mpg hope I never see that on mine!!54 disco 3 4.4 v8 now gone
06 freelander hse now gone
98 disco 2td5 now working on the farm
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6 makes sense, but how do you keep the battery charged with such short trips on a D3 in winter?
hope I never see that on mine!!
