gas mileage for a 60/62??

GLTHFJ60 · 06-01-05, 08:11 PM

I haven't had the chance to run my 60 on the highway yet, or on any roads for that matter, but I thought that they only ran 70-80mph only when revving to the redline. Forget gas mileage doing that, 6-8 mpg maybe? Am I wrong?

jpeg · 07-24-05, 12:33 PM

i get 10-11 city and 15-16 highway (going 65.) she's in reasonable tune with stock tires and lovetoski's custom rack.

yournamehere · 07-24-05, 01:35 PM

Does anyone else notice a huge difference in mileage from a/c on vs. a/c off(summer vs. winter)?

RoddQLD · 07-24-05, 04:56 PM

My 1986 Hj61 4.0 litre Turbo diesel with 5 speed manual gets approx 18 mpg around town/trails, and up to 26 mpg on highway.

US gallons are a bit smaller so 15-22mpg.

I have a larger than standard tank and get up to 1100 km's per tank (684 miles).
The car has done 495,000 km's (309,000 miles).

89GASHOG · 07-24-05, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jpeg

i get 10-11 city and 15-16 highway (going 65.) she's in reasonable tune with stock tires and lovetoski's custom rack.

That's it for me too, with 31's. Can get 16-17 on Alcan highway at 55-60MPH.

88CltLC · 07-24-05, 09:08 PM

My 88 gets about 17 - 18 on the highway around 65 - 68 mph, w 30x9.5s.

This 88 is newly tuned, tires always checked for air, no racks of any kind, absolute minimal cargo, and always coasts down/up the off-ramp. Meaning, it will likely never get better than what I'm getting today.................

Andrew

StanCruiserMan · 07-24-05, 09:15 PM

My last couple tanks on the FJ62 (31” tires) were about 16.5 mpg (US gal) without much city driving. Mostly 30 to 70 without a lot of stopping. I have gotten as high as 19 highway on stock tires and as low as under 8-10 on 33’s in winter with long warm up times. These numbers are corrected for tire size.

WALoeIII · 07-24-05, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by WALoeIII

Good question. I will figure out what 3.73s and 33s on an FJ60 gets. I have ~15% over drive (28 -> 33x12.50 ATs) so I'll calculate it with that math included.

9.33333333333

Mix of highway and city driving.

Texx · 07-25-05, 07:05 AM

14.6 this weekend running 75-80 in my wife's 89 FJ-62, air cranked on "oh my God, it's hot out there"

cosmo · 07-25-05, 07:43 PM

I don't know how many of you are running V8's in your FJ60/62 but My question is, Is the mileage any better with a small block pulling a 60 using the same driving habits? The 2F works great for an Fj40 but I think it's a little under powered for pulling 4700 lbs plus people, gear, dogs, beer and a bag O chips over a Mtn. Pass. Once your on the trail life is good. I smell blood. What do you guys and gals think? any V8'ers have anything to say on this?

Texx · 07-26-05, 03:11 AM

My old V8 60 didn't get any better mileage...you really need a 5th gear or o/d unit....pulled great though....too many rpm at 70.

miker · 07-27-05, 10:20 PM

I just checked the mileage on our 88 fj62 today. Was having a problem with the converter not locking up and finaly got that fixed so I was curious what kind of mileage it would get with the converter going into lockup correctly. Vehicle is all stock except for 31x10.50 ProComp ATs mounted on stock wheels. Engine had recent tune up and Seafoam "black magic" treatment. Filled it up with gas this morning, drove it 83.4 miles to/from work (90% flat highway driving) and it took 4.817 gallons of gas at the same pump I filled up with in the morning. That's 17.3 MPG!

BTW, odometer read 77.2 miles driven and I corrected it by 8% for the tires. During the drive, I drove a marked 10 mile section and odometer clicked off 9.2 miles so I calculated a 8% error.

briguy44 · 07-28-05, 04:54 PM

13.5 with the 2f. 220,000 miles on it. Flowmaster muffler(they say it helps a little) I just put a new air filter in and it made a huge diffrence.

HZJ60 Guy · 07-28-05, 05:08 PM

Before I had the 1HZ put in my 2H was giving me around 26mpg.

I'm hoping for around 25+ with the 1HZ.

StanCruiserMan · 07-29-05, 06:27 AM

My experience has been that the newer model diesel engines make more power but use more fuel. Usually the 2H will get better mileage than the HZ and the H will get better than the 2H. I would bet on more like 20mpg US for the HZJ60 for everyday driving. Do you have extractors/headers on that thing?

fjman · 08-16-05, 05:46 PM

Sounds crazy, but no matter what conditions I'm driving in, I seem to get 11.6 mpg. When I factor in the 33s, it 12 something. Can't wait til the rebuilt head is on there!

lowtideride · 08-16-05, 06:48 PM

just re-geared.....back down to 12.

bigbrown · 08-16-05, 08:21 PM

my 84 fj60 must be dialed in right because i'm consistantly getting 15 mpg with 31x10.5 mt's.

3puttcop · 08-16-05, 09:48 PM

16ish on hwy....32's, stock gears, uncallibrated spedo, broken A/C.

hammer1 · 08-17-05, 06:28 AM

i just filled up after a trip back from the beach, first time i put over 50 buck in any car!
it came to 10.85 mpg
hammer

svo_jon · 08-17-05, 12:05 PM

To answer the V8 question, my sor 40 with a 351 and holley projection gets about 10 to 12 on the highway with a 27% over drive, 35's, and 4.11's. As much as I like the V8 for grunt and performance, and reliabilty, I hate the gas milage and will be doing a diesel conversion.

landwagon · 08-17-05, 07:44 PM

this last weekend my 60 and an 80 drove to ohio meeting,end of trip 290 miles, 20 gallons of gas about 14.5 mpg. stock gearing, 31 inch tires, around 3000 rpm's. I thought that was not bad.

good times, Tim
87 fj60
99 taco trd
tlca 14863

montanabob1 · 08-18-05, 11:51 AM

I have an 83 FJ60. 302K miles. It never goes above 65 mph, revs never above 3000. In town I get about 14 mpg, on the highway 17.5-18 mpg. Stock size tires on, and I know that the odometer/speedo is on, been by the radar traps and through the measured miles. Check the air pressure once a week and don't drive it like a damn race car. It's not. It's not an acceleration demon. Have a friend that has an 86 FJ60. I swear he bumps redline on every shift, foot always on the floor. Gets maybe 12 mpg on the highway, less in town. It's all in how you drive it. I'm POSITIVE that all those guys that get 10, 11, 12 mpg drive like they're driving a formula one car.

ballardcruiser · 08-18-05, 01:55 PM

I know some of you guys must have the orignal literature. When these things were new, what did Toyota claim the MPG to be (60s and 62s)? I'm just curious to see how the mileage changes over time/wear.... it must be on some brochure or something.

Jason

GLTHFJ60 · 08-18-05, 02:06 PM

The specs say that the 60 series Land Cruisers get 11mpg in town and 18 mpg on the highway.

As montanabob1 said, the mileage is entirely dependent on how you drive it. My uncle's M5 was rated at 18 mpg highway, but he got 22 mpg driving up the mountain to my camp.

sl33py · 08-18-05, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by montanabob1

I have an 83 FJ60. 302K miles. It never goes above 65 mph, revs never above 3000. In town I get about 14 mpg, on the highway 17.5-18 mpg. Stock size tires on, and I know that the odometer/speedo is on, been by the radar traps and through the measured miles. Check the air pressure once a week and don't drive it like a damn race car. It's not. It's not an acceleration demon. Have a friend that has an 86 FJ60. I swear he bumps redline on every shift, foot always on the floor. Gets maybe 12 mpg on the highway, less in town. It's all in how you drive it. I'm POSITIVE that all those guys that get 10, 11, 12 mpg drive like they're driving a formula one car.

or maybe just not like a little old lady?! hehehe.

and for the record i get 10-12 in town and 15ish freeway. w/ 31's...not bad for a beat up old LC. needs a tune up.

lowtideride · 08-18-05, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by montanabob1

I have an 83 FJ60. 302K miles. It never goes above 65 mph, revs never above 3000. In town I get about 14 mpg, on the highway 17.5-18 mpg. Stock size tires on, and I know that the odometer/speedo is on, been by the radar traps and through the measured miles. Check the air pressure once a week and don't drive it like a damn race car. It's not. It's not an acceleration demon. Have a friend that has an 86 FJ60. I swear he bumps redline on every shift, foot always on the floor. Gets maybe 12 mpg on the highway, less in town. It's all in how you drive it. I'm POSITIVE that all those guys that get 10, 11, 12 mpg drive like they're driving a formula one car.

nah i shift at 2200 rpms just about every time. I'm turning bigger meats and have re-geared it back to stock. I think its the exrta weight and wind resistance from tires and protection and SOA lift...IMO

bajaman · 09-24-05, 07:09 PM

17 - 18 mpg at 65 - 70 mph with 32" tires, but I dint have to deal with smog stuff and have made a few modifications to get milage like that.

macneill · 09-24-05, 07:14 PM

I averaged 11.5 over 2759 miles with 33s and an uncalibrated speedo and I never went over 60mph, or well what I thought was 60mph.

High Desert · 09-25-05, 10:10 PM

My 84 fj60 has had every tank of gas recorded since it was new. I'm the second owner. average for the life of the truck with stock wheels and near stock tires. 11.75mpg. I got 16mpg bringing the rig up from the Ontario A/P in southern CA when I went to pick it up ( I live in central Oregon). That was the only trip I've made on the road with out either lots of Mt. driving or at least mild wheeling to lower the gas milage. I put less than 5K miles per year on it now so an't no big deal. If I run my 33's here in Bend where it is fairly hilly..I average about 10 at at best.
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