G'day All....
Wondering if anyone can shed a bit of light on this. I recently put in a catch can in my 2005 D22 ZD3.0 Navara. ( after cleaning out the inlet manifold .....good and proper ) I just did a 1800 km round trip over 2 days, 100 - 110 kmh for 2 x 9 hours. I have a 50 cm clear hose hanging off the bottom drain of the can, to catch the oil ( plugged up end ) and I collected about 1/5 cup of "nice" looking oil. I had only just changed the oil which is why it "looked nice " . Does that sound like too much? I mean, going off that rate I should've lost about a good cup or more of oil into my system over 10 000 kmh, pre catch can. I don't ever remember the oil level dropping before like that.
Is it ok to throw that oil back in the car, the stuff that gets collected and drained from the can? I don't see why it'd hurt if it is just oil condensed from vapour.
I was hoping that I would get heaps better economy with the cleanout but it seems that I didn't even get the economy that I had a couple of years ago. Cruising @ 100-110 kmh I get ( from a very full tank ) 180km to the 3/4 indicator , then another 160km to the 1/2 way then 150km to the 1/4 mark then only 90km until the yellow light comes on. That means only about 580km to the yellow light. I have in the past got 50km out of it after the yellow light has come on . ( if I go at about 70-80kmh) I really "nursed the car" and I could get about 630-640 km out of the tank. I remember getting 700km out of it a few years back once.
Can I ask the guys that know all about fuel economy if that seems a bit of a low figure for a 70 litre tank, travelling smoothly like that with a "clean system"?
Also, I have been looking everywhere trying to find the correct terminology for the 2 x rubber lining / splash guards that protects the lower part of the motor from junk / water etc going in there, and deadens the road noise a bit. I am talking about inside each wheel space on the front.....and the rubber lining is fastened with the plastic rivets / fasteners to the chassis. Both of mine are torn and got worse on the trip. ( lost one) I can't find them in any manual......unless I'm looking wrong....and even on ebay, the best I can find is the Patrol ones. Can someone tell me what to refer to when sourcing those items? Anyone know where I can get some serviceable ones online? I was calling them rubber engine splash guards, rubber engine skirting, apron........can't get much info on them. Appreciate any advice from anyone ....mick
Wondering if anyone can shed a bit of light on this. I recently put in a catch can in my 2005 D22 ZD3.0 Navara. ( after cleaning out the inlet manifold .....good and proper ) I just did a 1800 km round trip over 2 days, 100 - 110 kmh for 2 x 9 hours. I have a 50 cm clear hose hanging off the bottom drain of the can, to catch the oil ( plugged up end ) and I collected about 1/5 cup of "nice" looking oil. I had only just changed the oil which is why it "looked nice " . Does that sound like too much? I mean, going off that rate I should've lost about a good cup or more of oil into my system over 10 000 kmh, pre catch can. I don't ever remember the oil level dropping before like that.
Is it ok to throw that oil back in the car, the stuff that gets collected and drained from the can? I don't see why it'd hurt if it is just oil condensed from vapour.
I was hoping that I would get heaps better economy with the cleanout but it seems that I didn't even get the economy that I had a couple of years ago. Cruising @ 100-110 kmh I get ( from a very full tank ) 180km to the 3/4 indicator , then another 160km to the 1/2 way then 150km to the 1/4 mark then only 90km until the yellow light comes on. That means only about 580km to the yellow light. I have in the past got 50km out of it after the yellow light has come on . ( if I go at about 70-80kmh) I really "nursed the car" and I could get about 630-640 km out of the tank. I remember getting 700km out of it a few years back once.
Can I ask the guys that know all about fuel economy if that seems a bit of a low figure for a 70 litre tank, travelling smoothly like that with a "clean system"?
Also, I have been looking everywhere trying to find the correct terminology for the 2 x rubber lining / splash guards that protects the lower part of the motor from junk / water etc going in there, and deadens the road noise a bit. I am talking about inside each wheel space on the front.....and the rubber lining is fastened with the plastic rivets / fasteners to the chassis. Both of mine are torn and got worse on the trip. ( lost one) I can't find them in any manual......unless I'm looking wrong....and even on ebay, the best I can find is the Patrol ones. Can someone tell me what to refer to when sourcing those items? Anyone know where I can get some serviceable ones online? I was calling them rubber engine splash guards, rubber engine skirting, apron........can't get much info on them. Appreciate any advice from anyone ....mick