liters per 100 km

[flyfishbc]

how much should i expect milage to change from winter to summer? 2lte diesel, seems with hubs engaged and cold weather(-15 today) my milage had changed considerably from summer. all summer i was getting around 11 -12 L per 100. now seems to be 15-16 per 100k. at $113.9 per litre, adds up quick. seems to run just fine, no smoke etc. hubs engaged only, not in 4x4

 

[SimonInAustralia]

at $113.9 per litre, adds up quick.

Fark, I thought our fuel prices were expensive!

I couldn't afford to go anywhere if it cost that much.

 

[flyfishbc]

i know , sucks big time

 

[lowenbrau]

Winter diesel is made with something like 30% coors light or something equally crappy to stop the gelling so it has less bang for the buck. You'll get your MPGs back in the spring when fuel prices are forcasted to be a buck and a half a litre.

 

[45Kevin]

Watch your engine temp. Diesels don't warm up real good in the cold weather, so you may need to block the radiator with a blanket of some sort. I drove from Calgary to the states and back today (picked up some tires from the states) and the engine temp never got near normal operating temp.

Diesels need to be running at normal temp to get maximum fuel efficiency.

I loose about 10-15% milage in the winter.

 

[flyfishbc]

1.50 sounds lovely. my 2% raise in January should cover the 16cent increase in the last 3 or 4 months, plus another 30 cents in the next 3 or 4 as well as the price of everything else going up on account of fuel prices. i guess thats the 2% infflation we hear about.
10 to 15 percent is more than i thought it would be. thanks for your feed back.

 

[ForealBoreal]

a buck and a half and I will be converting to WVO.

 

[crushers]

the is more to fuel mileage drop in winter than just the winter fuel (although that will make a difference).
warm up time - 0 mpg
tire slippage in snow and on ice
thicker gear lube and tranny fluid
thicker engine oil at start up.
tire pressure drop (cold tires read less air pressure even without manually dropping air pressure)
etc etc
all adds up

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Winter diesel is made with something like 30% coors light or something equally crappy to stop the gelling so it has less bang for the buck. You'll get your MPGs back in the spring when fuel prices are forcasted to be a buck and a half a litre.

I thought you Canadian fellas had crude bubbling out of the ground up there. Just scoop it up and off you go ....1978HJ45

 

[Radd Cruisers]

I thought you Canadian fellas had crude bubbling out of the ground up there. Just scoop it up and off you go ....1978HJ45

Yup, but diesel is usually made with the good stuff - sweet light crude - rather than that tarry sand-filled crud that they make gasoline out of. Sweet light crude costs more and is less abundant.

Plus, to pay the outrageous costs of the oil patch and then the related wages, market prices get charged for everything + to that the "I'm Canadian" mark-up...

~John

 

[crushers]

my winter beater went from 28 mpg in Oct to 22 mpg this last fill ...
such is the nature of the beast. still better than my gasser.

 

[ForealBoreal]

I thought the states had the stuff washing up on the beach

 

[SimonInAustralia]

at $113.9 per litre, adds up quick.

That would be $1700 per 100km (@15l per 100km).
Or $20,500 to fill my tanks (180l).

I think you have the decimal point in the wrong place!

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I thought the states had the stuff washing up on the beach

Naw they plugged the hole. BP said it was a "very small" leak anyway. Their public relation firm said seafood was actually easier to swallow with a light coating of oil anyway.
.....1978HJ45

 

[ForealBoreal]

Naw they plugged the hole. BP said it was a "very small" leak anyway. Their public relation firm said seafood was actually easier to swallow with a light coating of oil anyway.
.....1978HJ45

I was told if BP proposed (put a ring on it) to the well it would stop putting out.

 

[John Galt]

diesel is usually made with the good stuff - sweet light crude - rather than that tarry sand-filled crud that they make gasoline out of. ************** Not really.... The lighter gasoline fractions are more abundant in light crude, and diesel is refined from heavy and light crude. Here's some factual info to help understand the process: Chevron in Canada - How Does an Oil Refinery Work?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

diesel is usually made with the good stuff - sweet light crude - rather than that tarry sand-filled crud that they make gasoline out of. ************** Not really.... The lighter gasoline fractions are more abundant in light crude, and diesel is refined from heavy and light crude. Here's some factual info to help understand the process: Chevron in Canada - How Does an Oil Refinery Work?

Please don't mess up this thread with "facts". It's more fun the way we do it. ..........1978HJ45

 

[fzj75macka]

It doesn't help that most of our oil goes to the US instead of being used here. They want the prices stupid here so they can make money on par with the volume they sell down south of the border.

 

[fzj75macka]

I also use zip straps and a chuck of cardboard to partially block off the airflow in the winter. I also only use the defrost and for heat I use an auxiliary electric.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

It doesn't help that most of our oil goes to the US instead of being used here. They want the prices stupid here so they can make money on par with the volume they sell down south of the border.

Hey don't blame me....I don't own a Hummer or an Escalade and both of my Cruisers run on home made bio-diesel.
......1978HJ45 (USA)