Thread: New Hilux Fuel Consumption

10.6l/100 today driving to Christchurch 3.2l ranger basic model 2012 year in manual. Almost empty tray for once too

I’m going to keep an eye on mine and calculate it properly each time I fill up while I drive up to Otorohanga from Temuka and back. So far Temuka to Blenheim was 9.65L/100km using cruise control as much as possible. 2020 sr5 auto bullbar canopy snorkel ome suspension


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There’s an app/website called Fuelly that I use for tracking economy. Add details at each fuel-up and it tracks tank and overall economy. Think they try and sell you a ‘premium’ subscription, but you can do all you need on the basic free setup.

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Quick update. I did a week of running to and from work and got some proper numbers to calculate. 587km for 65L of fuel. By my math that gave me 11.07L per 100km. My dash reading has dropped over the week to 12.5L but obviously still quite a ways out as a few of you said it would be. Interesting

When you are filling the tank, are you topping off so you can see the fuel in the filler neck? Or are you filling until the pump detects full and stops automatically?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

When you are filling the tank, are you topping off so you can see the fuel in the filler neck? Or are you filling until the pump detects full and stops automatically?

It varies depending on how bothered I can be lol. This time round I think I topped it up to visual so if I had stopped when it first popped then it would have been around 63 - 64L

Cool. For an accurate measurement you need to be topping it up to the point at which you can see the fuel and it is not dropping down into the tank. Then reset your odometer. Then at the next fill you do exactly the same. Only then will you get an accurate fuel consumption calculation.

With an OBD2 scanner like the Scangauge, to calibrate the fuel consumption you do the above three or four times, adjusting the scanner’s calculated consumption to the actual amount of fuel you put in the vehicle. Once it is calibrated it is incredibly accurate - I have 140L fuel tank on my Hilux and I have run it close to empty in outback conditions (>1200km) and the scanner has predicted the refill amount to the nearest litre. This gives you all sorts of useful range statistics.

As we have discussed the actual fuel consumption as properly measured has always been less than on the dash display.

Completely irrelevant for what you want to do but interesting nonetheless. Glad the situation appears to be as predicted.

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Quick update. I did a week of running to and from work and got some proper numbers to calculate. 587km for 65L of fuel. By my math that gave me 11.07L per 100km. My dash reading has dropped over the week to 12.5L but obviously still quite a ways out as a few of you said it would be. Interesting

I wish you never started this post, i done a reset last week after posting info now every time i drive to town i sit the and watch the L per kms.

Originally Posted by bigbear

I wish you never started this post, i done a reset last week after posting info now every time i drive to town i sit the and watch the L per kms.

Same! I was pissed off when I took the boat out, it really messed up my lts per 100kms haha

Originally Posted by bigbear

I wish you never started this post, i done a reset last week after posting info now every time i drive to town i sit the and watch the L per kms.

At least some get what i was trying to say

Trying to dodge the tax…..

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Trying to dodge the tax…..Attachment 200973

less than 1 horsepower too so might get cheaper rego

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

They will get you with the fart tax or road user charges. With penalties for more than one motor.
Though you could argue they are not purebred therefore classed a hybrid.

This will work then 4x4 and not a cow!

Does anyone know what the optimum final drive gearing is for economy with a hilux ? What are the optimum revs for economy not for torque at 100km
Would it be 18-1900 ?

Well m Ranger in 6th is doing between 1800-1900RPM at 100km but its not an auto and that's the 3.2T diesel

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Well m Ranger in 6th is doing between 1800-1900RPM at 100km but its not an auto and that's the 3.2T diesel

My hilux is up at 2300 and seems too high to me.