Need Help po experts and gurus, fuel consumption of 2004 Toyota REVO 2.4 diesel

**gllenium** · January 15th, 2014 12:11 AM

New owner of Diesel vehicle po ako, i bought my 2nd hand REVO last December 2013 sa PASAY Automall. Alam po siguro nating lahat na ang diesel engine ay matipid sa Fuel Consumption lalo na pag brand new. Dahil before po ako nagkaroon ng REVO nasubukan kong imaneho ang service ng opisina na 2005 REVO diesel na halos 1 araw kameng bumibyahe e kaunti lang binaba ng fuel guage meter nya kaya impress na impress ako sa REVO. Pero nong mabili ko nga yung 2004 REVO 2.4 diesel e nagulat ako sa FC ko ng tumakbo ako ng more than 100 kl from Crame to Sta Rosa Laguna then vice versa e from half yung fuel guage ko (gitnang guhit) bumagsak sa 1/4 agad (pangalawang guhit) considering na long drive yun kasi sa SLEX at walang traffic sa EDSA dahil sunday. Abay sabi ko parang EXPEDITION kung kumonsumo ah

By the way gumagamit pala ako ng 2T sa diesel ko ayon sa feedback nga dito sa TSIKOT regarding. using 2T oil para pampatahimik/smooth ng makina at less smoke, abay magandang benefits kaya ginawa ko. Pero inubos ko na yung mga diesel ko na may halong 2T baka kako yun ang dahilan. From now i will observe kung magbabago FC nya pero kung hindi sana matulungan nyo ako

**dr. d** · January 15th, 2014 12:35 AM

crame to sta rosa and back... that's about 80 km! siguro worth 6 liters yang distanciang yan.. ilang litro ba ang tantiya mong binaba ng gauge?

**niky** · January 15th, 2014 12:55 AM

Going by the fuel gauge is simply a guessing game.

Fill it up to the first click.

Do that trip again.

Fill it up again to the first click at the same station.

Compute.

If this is the fully loaded VX with the 240D and an automatic, don't expect fuel economy to be great. Still, I suggest you check the transmission to see if it's slipping, and look to see if your exhaust smokes a lot or smells of diesel.

Also check that your oil level is not rising... which is a sure sign of fuel contamination, which means you need your pump recalibrated and/or your nozzles cleaned, because there's too much fuel going into the engine.

**gllenium** · January 15th, 2014 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Going by the fuel gauge is simply a guessing game.

Fill it up to the first click.

Do that trip again.

Fill it up again to the first click at the same station.

Compute.

If this is the fully loaded VX with the 240D and an automatic, don't expect fuel economy to be great. Still, I suggest you check the transmission to see if it's slipping, and look to see if your exhaust smokes a lot or smells of diesel.

Also check that your oil level is not rising... which is a sure sign of fuel contamination, which means you need your pump recalibrated and/or your nozzles cleaned, because there's too much fuel going into the engine.

Thanks sir, I will try your advice, by the way my REVO is 2004 DLX 2.4 diesel model ang pinaka low end ng REVO, lahat manual. When will i check the oil level? After po pa-andarin?

**vinj** · January 17th, 2014 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by niky

Going by the fuel gauge is simply a guessing game.

Fill it up to the first click.

Do that trip again.

Fill it up again to the first click at the same station.

Compute.

this is the way to go when computing for FC. Never ever rely on "my Php xxx is good for xxx kms" or "my gauge moves down from here to there when i travel this much".

It's good to do this over several tankfulls so you can establish consistency and you can tell better if you're driving efficiently or not.

**K.I.L.L.** · January 17th, 2014 10:02 AM

Maybe your fuel gauge also has an issue. My gauge before was acting funny wherein I'd tank up and drive around for a good distance without the needle moving at all then all of a sudden, it drops. It turns out my fuel float was the culprit so in your case, you need to go through a process of elimination to properly detect what may be wrong with your vehicle.

A. Injector pump issue
B. Dirty nozzles
C. Fuel gauge issue
D. Fuel float issue
E. Contaminated tank

When was the last time you had the fluids changed such as the oil? If you drove it out of the dealership and haven't changed anything, chances are, the oil inside is from 2005! (That is, if what the agent says is true.) And since that vehicle was just stuck, the fuel inside the tank would have gone bad. Adding the 2T might have loosened some of the sludge / deposits which might mean that your fuel filter would be blocked. If you ask me, you need a mechanic to do a thorough check on it.

**gllenium** · January 19th, 2014 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by K.I.L.L.

Maybe your fuel gauge also has an issue. My gauge before was acting funny wherein I'd tank up and drive around for a good distance without the needle moving at all then all of a sudden, it drops. It turns out my fuel float was the culprit so in your case, you need to go through a process of elimination to properly detect what may be wrong with your vehicle.

A. Injector pump issue
B. Dirty nozzles
C. Fuel gauge issue
D. Fuel float issue
E. Contaminated tank

When was the last time you had the fluids changed such as the oil? If you drove it out of the dealership and haven't changed anything, chances are, the oil inside is from 2005! (That is, if what the agent says is true.) And since that vehicle was just stuck, the fuel inside the tank would have gone bad. Adding the 2T might have loosened some of the sludge / deposits which might mean that your fuel filter would be blocked. If you ask me, you need a mechanic to do a thorough check on it.

Thanks so much sir K.I.L.L.

**gllenium** · January 15th, 2014 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

crame to sta rosa and back... that's about 80 km! siguro worth 6 liters yang distanciang yan.. ilang litro ba ang tantiya mong binaba ng gauge?

I don't know sir dr. d im not aware of the fuel tank capacity ng REVO

. Kung 6 liters lang dapat sir ang konsumong tantya nyo e palagay ko sobra-over sa 6 liters ang naubos ko :sad: considering from half line sa guage meter going down to 1/4 (2nd line before Empty). Thanks for your response and inputs sir dr.d

**shelu** · January 15th, 2014 10:47 PM

if my computation is correct, assume po ninyo na 1/4 ng fuel tank ang nakunsumo. (from 1/2 to 1/4). afaik, around 40 liters ang fuel tank capacity, including reserve na po, which is below the E line. palagay ko, nasa 10 liters ang nakunsumo nyo. ang distance po ng crame to sta. rosa, nasa 100 kms yan. lumalabas na 10kms/liter ang FC nyo. depende pa yan kung saan sa sta. rosa. another thing to consider is driving habit, you might be driving like a teen-ager. malakas po ang kunsumo ng fuel pag mabilis ang takbo. however, i suggest injector nozzle balancing and replace fuel filter. baka di pa napalitan. just my 2 cents.

**gllenium** · January 16th, 2014 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by shelu

if my computation is correct, assume po ninyo na 1/4 ng fuel tank ang nakunsumo. (from 1/2 to 1/4). afaik, around 40 liters ang fuel tank capacity, including reserve na po, which is below the E line. palagay ko, nasa 10 liters ang nakunsumo nyo. ang distance po ng crame to sta. rosa, nasa 100 kms yan. lumalabas na 10kms/liter ang FC nyo. depende pa yan kung saan sa sta. rosa. another thing to consider is driving habit, you might be driving like a teen-ager. malakas po ang kunsumo ng fuel pag mabilis ang takbo. however, i suggest injector nozzle balancing and replace fuel filter. baka di pa napalitan. just my 2 cents.

Hopefully sir tama computation nyo, but if your facing the REVO dashboard looking at the fuel guage its not equally divided the gap/space between the 4 lines. Mas malaki ang space between half line down to 1/4 line compare sa space between 1/4 line down to Empty line. Like what dr. d have said. Thanks po sir shelu for your inputs