pathfinder fuel consumption
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Topic: pathfinder fuel consumption
Posted By: nairngalbraith
Subject: pathfinder fuel consumption
Date Posted: 21 June 2010 at 16:26
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Hi, any body know what the expexted norm fo mpg on a pathfinder is?My 57 adventura is returning 27mpg nieghbours (06 same model) is returning 36 mpg and any Ideas the like cause(s) for the low MPG regards Nairn |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 21 June 2010 at 19:20
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i take its a diesel, all depends how you drive it. make sure its well serviced and the tyre pressures are correct If its doing 8-10 mile trips, give it a good run down the m/way if you can if its a derv check the air filter if its clogged get a new un |
Posted By: nairngalbraith
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 13:00
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Thanks for your response. The car is not driven agressively, its mainly my wife who drives it to into Glasgow and back Dual carriage/ motor ways most of the way circa 100+ mils. On a long run at 60-70 mph on the flat it returns 30 ish mph. any slight inclines on the journey brings it back to 27 ish mph. Driving in the highlands of Scotland with fairly steep climbs rduces the mpg considerably. Towing a horse or boat trailer can reduce to around 20mph. Just been srviced which covers the items you suggest but no appreciable difference. ------------- Nairn |
Posted By: wkeith01
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 22:32
My wife and myself live in the South West of Cornwall and own a late 2008 Pathfinder Sport with 10,000 miles on the clock, the MPG we are getting is exactly the same as yours. We also have a caravan weighing in at 1430kg the MPG then is 26 on the Mway and 20 MPG in Cornwall. If you go over 2000 revs (60MPH) you will notice a big drop. |
nairngalbraith wrote:Posted By: nairngalbraith
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 14:10
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Thanks for your response. I have talked to a few owners now who all get much the same MPG as myself. So it seems that my neighbours MPG(36) is the exception (or exceptional driving technique) and ours is the norm. Thanks again ------------- Nairn |
Posted By: itssridhar
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 16:25
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I drive a auto diesel aventura and i get around 27-28mpg.There are ways to improve the mpg ie using tunning chips but iam not sure whether it would be safe without damaging the injectors.It would be helpful if some one who had used it could advise on this.
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Posted By: LAUPDOOW
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 01:43
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I bought my '09 Pathfinder Aventura auto because the sales brochure and dealer salesman told me i would get around an average of 33mpg, Nissan specification says between 23 and 38mpg. My Disco 3 used to return around 30. Mine only does 21 however i drive it, foot to the floor or gently in manual mode it never alters, Nissan say this is acceptable and within spec but as spec is 23 - 38 i find their attitude appaling. There are lies, damned lies and Nissan fuel economy figures. |
Posted By: kevmcdo
Date Posted: 20 November 2010 at 18:09
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Hi
I have just bought a 55plate SVE 2.5 and brought it up from Derby to Edinburgh 85% motorway with some A and B roads to get home just outside Edinburgh. Cruise control the whole time on the motorway set at 75mph ( satnav indicating 70!!) and returned a good 36mpg over the 320miles. I am well impressed with this as previously I have had a few series 2 Discoverys that would only get me around 28mpg if I was lucky. My car has covered 60k with a full service history. |
Posted By: kevlon
Date Posted: 20 December 2010 at 00:39
| Hi. This is my first post. I am intrigued by the various MPG figures quoted here. I bought my 05 plate sve Pathfinder brand new from my local Nissan dealer in Yorkshire. I understand that it was the first PF sold in the north of England. I have now covered 135k miles and have had no serious problems (I hope I am not tempting fate) I too have a caravan and have towed extensively around France with my wife and 4 children. The onboard computer states that my average MPG is 36.7 which I am more than happy with. I have always replaced the Good Year Wrangler tyres with the same and have maintained a steady 30 psi. Having said all this I have just developed a problem with the 'Fuel Pressure Regulator' I am arranging to have it replaced tomorrow. Has anyone else had the same problem? |
Posted By: DavidUK1
Date Posted: 04 January 2011 at 22:55
| Just checked the MPG on my 07 Diesel Pathfinder Trek and got 28 MPG on 2 X 200 mile runs at 70 ish. Had hoped for more. |
Posted By: nairngalbraith
Date Posted: 06 January 2011 at 11:34
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Hi all, Just looking at the responses its suggests that the '05-06 models get the higher mpg (around 33-36) whereas the 07 onwards return mid to upper 20's. Understand different engines. Any views. Recognise that the sample is small and not really significant. N ------------- Nairn |
Posted By: scooby
Date Posted: 07 January 2011 at 04:31
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bit new too the whole Pathfinder thing (about to pick mine tomorrow),but was originally looking for a Navara,and as they are basicaly the same engines it's down to the different generations.05-06/7 was classed as a Euro3 engine,worse emissions but better fuel economy,then at some point in 06/7 they intoduced the revised engine Euro4,worse economy but better emissions (apparently). from what i've read,Euro3 engines average around 28-32+Euro4 24-28mpg. obviously manual/automatic makes a big diference aswell. HTH looking forward to picking it up.  |
Posted By: VT6165
Date Posted: 07 January 2011 at 13:40
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Hi, had my 09 PF for 6 months, when I got it from the dealer Arnold Clark Stirling, it was showing an avg of 28mpg, which was ok for me as it returned the same as my grand voyager, it is now down to 22 - 23 mpg, it is used daily with the odd motorway run, still not much better ?? have thought about adding one of these fuel aditives to see if that makes any diffrence ?. I also tow a large caravan of 1750kg + 5 kids in the back, and with a wife who wants to take stuff just incase Due to go caravaning in France next year so its going to be intresting to see the fuel bill total at the end of it. ------------- VT |
so I dont even look at how quick the gauge drops, I just fill it when it needs it 
Posted By: Paulh
Date Posted: 20 January 2011 at 23:45
I’m only getting 23.1 and as Diesel is £1:40 a litter and no motorways in the Isle of Man its getting a bit expensive.... 
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Posted By: nairngalbraith
Date Posted: 21 January 2011 at 00:47
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Hi all, Just update, I've my '57 pathfinder now at 45k miles and it has returned around the 27- 28 mpg. However, I have noticed that it varies consderably depending on journey and use. On short journeys in and around the village It can drop to 25 ish. On longer journeys, it has indicated max at 33+mpg. I put the variation down to cold running on short journeys. Towing is a different matter, whether its the dive rib or a two up horse box the mpg drops to around 23mpg. All that said its comfortable, reliable and has has towed with ease. I think we just have to grin and bear it, or have it chipped. I sympathise with the IOM and £1.40/ltr but pop up to the Uists and you will find it approaching £1.50/ltr. cheers Nairn ------------- Nairn |
Posted By: RobP
Date Posted: 01 July 2011 at 13:03
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I first had an 05 Pathfinder Manual which returned 31-33mpg and then foolishly traded it in for an 07 model which returns 28-29mpg. The reason is they upgraded the engine around 2007 to meet the Euro4 emission standards and this is the reason for the drop in fuel consumption so far as I can ascertain and explains why the older models always seem to do better than the newer ones. Of course you also end up paying more road tax so you get hit twice...needless to say I didn't think this was an improvement (there were some other subtle changes Nissan did to the model which were retrograde)
I do a lot of country road driving but find mpg is pretty consistant when averaged over a few weeks of usage. Overall though I still think the Pathfinder is one of the best 4x4. Value for money and the fact the dog can jump in the back (unlike the latest models from Solihull) ------------- RobP |