Fuel Consumption is high..Solved - Page 2 - Toyota 4Runner Forum

Toffees · 12-20-2022, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo's TE

Did just that, computer showing 16.5L/100Km after the commute to work.

No change to driving style, spirited driving mostly.

Unless your commute is closer to 150km than 15km, a single commute is worthless for comparing fuel economy. And if you live in a highly congested city like Dubai, measuring your fuel economy during your commute likely has very little to do with your vehicle and very much to do with the conditions of your commute.

Charles Bronson · 12-20-2022, 02:00 PM

Sounds to me like you're just driving harder now that you're used to the SC. The SC adds power and the only way you add power is with more air and fuel. Every time you use boost, your truck is consuming more fuel than stock, sometimes significantly more.

This is exactly why the shift to smaller displacement motors with a turbo(s) to improve fuel economy is a bit of a farce. The smaller engines make the vehicles slower and laggy off boost, but MPGs are better than a bigger displacement naturally aspirated motor. When you dig into the throttle and get boost, the acceleration is much better, but MPGs plummet severely. For some applications like trucks, the motor is under boost almost all the time and often times will see worse MPGs. The V6 TT Ecoboost Ford F150s are prime examples. MPGs are actually worse than the much less complicated naturally aspirated and far more reliable 5.0 V8. And that 5.0 isn't much slower and sounds far better.

There's no free lunch here with boost.

Mo's TE · 12-21-2022, 09:19 AM

Thanks for all your comments.

I'm trying to determine why consumption jumped recently with same conditions , routes and driving style.

Update: new air filter installed, average dropped to 15.8L/100K, commute to work is about 100Km. 30K km on the old filter, root cause dusty climate. Maintenance interval need to be reduced to suit.

Went to the mechanic to replace the spark plugs, silly me trusting what was received from Amazon is the real deal. Technician removed the old ones, grabbed the new ones to drop them in. Plugs had the correct part number "Denso IHK22", all correct packaging but did not look right (will try to upload pictures) they had defects, cannot be gapped and two of them had damage on the thread, conclusion fake Denso plugs. Ended up reinstalling the old ones.

T4R_Canuck · 12-24-2022, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mo's TE

Thanks for all your comments.

I'm trying to determine why consumption jumped recently with same conditions , routes and driving style.

Update: new air filter installed, average dropped to 15.8L/100K, commute to work is about 100Km. 30K km on the old filter, root cause dusty climate. Maintenance interval need to be reduced to suit.

Went to the mechanic to replace the spark plugs, silly me trusting what was received from Amazon is the real deal. Technician removed the old ones, grabbed the new ones to drop them in. Plugs had the correct part number "Denso IHK22", all correct packaging but did not look right (will try to upload pictures) they had defects, cannot be gapped and two of them had damage on the thread, conclusion fake Denso plugs. Ended up reinstalling the old ones.

I just saw this thread, but it seems you're on the right path. Maintenance will be absolutely key, especially with a SC installed. Spark plugs, air filters and engine oil will be critical to monitor and change more often than standard recommendation. Given the dusty climate, I think air restriction in a dirty air filter could have been one of your main issues. Changing the plugs with whatever plug your SC manufacturer recommends would also be a great idea. I'm not sure if you use the same plugs with a SC installed, as you would with the stock engine?

Mmuy888 · 12-26-2022, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo's TE

Hi everyone I have 2015 TE, with 150,000 miles on it. I put magnusson SC on it 6 months ago circa 130K miles on the clock. Tires are yoko's geolanders 285/70-17. I also have a mild lift 2.25 on the front and 1.5 in the back. Otherwise, car is stock with no added wait such as steel bumpers. I had lift and tires since day 1 with 11k miles on the truck. Consumption increased a bit but not that much I would say I was consuming 11 to 13 L/100Km with mixed city and highway.

After installing the charger fuel consumption was normal, I could easily get 500Km on a fill up with 1/4 left in the tank. Recently I noticed that I cant reach 400Km per tank, and Have to fill up every other day. Computer is showing 17.5L/100km I think its around 20L/100km which is crazy high. No further mods on the vehicle so nothing changed. I have no lights on the dash and truck is running fine, no issues at all except for the fuel consumption.

Reached out to magnusson who confirmed that I have the latest tune and to go back to stock wheels and tires.

I'm looking for advise here as to what could causing such a high consumption blocked cats? Spark plugs? Air filter, MAF? I know the tires are heavy but its the same before and after the SC. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

When i get a full tank of gas it wont go 400 miles just 380+

Mo's TE · 01-11-2023, 02:45 AM

Happy new year to all

I replaced the spark plugs, old ones where Denso IKH22 that comes with Magnusson kit. They are rubbish and only rated for 20K to 30K km. After a long research a managed to find an alternative NGK P/N LFR7AIX. The engine runs smother now and consumption dropped to an average of 15.2 l/ 100Km (15.5MPG).

To sum up consumption was reduced from an average of 17.5 l/ 100km to 15.2 l/ 100km by simply replacing the Air Filter and Spark Plugs all other conditions remains the same except ambient temp dropped by about 10 Celsius.

Good luck to you all.

flyrv9 · 01-11-2023, 03:31 PM

Are you using the MPG value from the display or are you calculating it yourself? There has been mention in the past that the display MPG value is not all that accurate.

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