Oil burner hmmm!

makeitfit · 12-02-2009, 00:06

Well I'm back home again having picked up my latest maverick. It's a P reg TDi 2.7 intercooler da de da oil burner

Is it me or is it meant to be 1st gear woosh,2nd gear woosh,3rd gear woosh, 4th gear woosh, 5th gear woosh, well that was painful!

It seems like a very narrow power band/rev range

With the petrol it was all grrr to 5000rpm 1st,2nd,3rd,then it was illegal!
Is it me? Will I get used to it?
ANYWAY one thing's for sure the oil burner is much more economical,just done 300 miles on 3/4 of a tank. Driven as hard as I could bear at 85 m/way and then noisily on the local roads home

So I will def. be looking for some more POWERR , so Tuneit chip coming up me thinks

Anybody got any other ideas for extending power band?
Ta

jims-terrano · 12-02-2009, 00:15

Me thinks it may need a service. Also I would be cleaning the infamous MAF. Mine aint no slow coach.

Jim T

willow · 12-02-2009, 00:20

Hi makitfit
All I can say is my terrano is now running like a petrol model

Lots of work on the fuel lines filter and recon fuel pump jet cleaner
full service its fantastic now 35 plus to the gallon but mine is old 1995 less to go wrong

Enjoy

makeitfit · 12-02-2009, 00:21

I dont think it's slow it's just you got to go through the gears PDQ.
I will be in service mode this weekend but is the MAF servicable? If so how so as I thought it was an electronic gizmo?!

extreme-4x4 · 12-02-2009, 01:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by makeitfit

I dont think it's slow it's just you got to go through the gears PDQ.
I will be in service mode this weekend but is the MAF servicable? If so how so as I thought it was an electronic gizmo?!

think you can buy maf cleaner spray, if not maplons for electronic cleaner i guess

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 12-02-2009, 10:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by makeitfit

Well I'm back home again having picked up my latest maverick. It's a P reg TDi 2.7 intercooler da de da oil burner

Is it me or is it meant to be 1st gear woosh,2nd gear woosh,3rd gear woosh, 4th gear woosh, 5th gear woosh, well that was painful!

It seems like a very narrow power band/rev range

With the petrol it was all grrr to 5000rpm 1st,2nd,3rd,then it was illegal!
Is it me? Will I get used to it?
ANYWAY one thing's for sure the oil burner is much more economical,just done 300 miles on 3/4 of a tank. Driven as hard as I could bear at 85 m/way and then noisily on the local roads home

So I will def. be looking for some more POWERR , so Tuneit chip coming up me thinks

Anybody got any other ideas for extending power band?
Ta

MiF, thats sounds perfect to me, these are built and run like real trucks with a narrow
but tall torque curve.

each gear has its own speed range.

along lines of 1st upto 10mph, 2nd 20mph, 3rd 30, 4th 40 and 5th 50+.

enjoy you can still give hatches a run for their money just make smooth
and not rushed gear changes.

round town under 30 limit generally keep it in 3rd as more responsive and
better engine braking....and no you dont use more fuel before asking. its
a technique approved by Institute of Advanced Motorists.

keep on truckin'.

lacroupade · 12-02-2009, 11:53

Get yourself an automatic, select 'Sport' (deliberately in inverted commas LOL) and switch O/D off and its a solid woosh from 0-70

Probably helps having lower rpm/MPH than manual box of course....

zippy656 · 12-02-2009, 11:58

round town under 30 limit generally keep it in 3rd as more responsive and
better engine braking....and no you dont use more fuel before asking. its
a technique approved by Institute of Advanced Motorists.

yep very true. its in the handbook,

i did it some years back when i was in London

lacroupade · 12-02-2009, 12:06

did you visit the queen?

zippy656 · 12-02-2009, 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by lacroupade

did you visit the queen?

funny thing, ive been VERY close to her. but that was in Devizes, when she opend the cannel

lacroupade · 12-02-2009, 12:26

i used to love going up to Olivers Fort when I lived in Pewsham. Great views.

wildbri · 12-02-2009, 18:14

I was disappointed when I first bought the terrano, I thought a large diesel would be very flexible, but its just the opposite ... forever changing gear not like the premeria I had before
which would drive at walking pace in 3rd gear and then on to well over 90mph!
Maf easy to clean, unplug the socket, take out two screws and gently pull out the sensor. Clean the two filaments with switch cleaner or something similar, I use cotton buds on a stick
but a good spray directly washes of the muck........regards bri

lacroupade · 12-02-2009, 18:30

Well remember the auto is geared very low - doing just 3000rpm at an indicated 90mph, so if it was doing a walking pace in third it would be turning over at a suicidally low rpm - the biggest strain you can put on an engine is to run it at near stall speed, it puts immense loading on the crank.

Mine doesn't 'hunt' very much at all I have to say, although it depends how hard you press the loudness pedal I guess...

extreme-4x4 · 12-02-2009, 18:43

moan moan moan.... who else pays 500.00 for a tdi then moans about it.

and you got a cup holder too..... some people are never happy

if you cant live with it ill give you the 500.00 for it

and i bet you haggled too

wellzy · 12-02-2009, 20:15

oil burners release there horse power in one go so you have a few secounds of high power and then low power. but petrols release there horse power slowly so the power is just a small press of the pedal away.

12-02-2009, 00:06	#1
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Oil burner hmmm! Well I'm back home again having picked up my latest maverick. It's a P reg TDi 2.7 intercooler da de da oil burner Is it me or is it meant to be 1st gear woosh,2nd gear woosh,3rd gear woosh, 4th gear woosh, 5th gear woosh, well that was painful! It seems like a very narrow power band/rev range With the petrol it was all grrr to 5000rpm 1st,2nd,3rd,then it was illegal! Is it me? Will I get used to it? ANYWAY one thing's for sure the oil burner is much more economical,just done 300 miles on 3/4 of a tank. Driven as hard as I could bear at 85 m/way and then noisily on the local roads home So I will def. be looking for some more POWERR , so Tuneit chip coming up me thinks Anybody got any other ideas for extending power band? Ta

12-02-2009, 00:15	#2
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Me thinks it may need a service. Also I would be cleaning the infamous MAF. Mine aint no slow coach. Jim T

12-02-2009, 00:20	#3
willow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norfolk East Vehicle: terrano11 1995 TD Posts: 1,955	Hi makitfit All I can say is my terrano is now running like a petrol model Lots of work on the fuel lines filter and recon fuel pump jet cleaner full service its fantastic now 35 plus to the gallon but mine is old 1995 less to go wrong Enjoy

12-02-2009, 00:21	#4
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	I dont think it's slow it's just you got to go through the gears PDQ. I will be in service mode this weekend but is the MAF servicable? If so how so as I thought it was an electronic gizmo?!

12-02-2009, 11:53	#7
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Get yourself an automatic, select 'Sport' (deliberately in inverted commas LOL) and switch O/D off and its a solid woosh from 0-70 Probably helps having lower rpm/MPH than manual box of course....

12-02-2009, 11:58	#8
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,137	round town under 30 limit generally keep it in 3rd as more responsive and better engine braking....and no you dont use more fuel before asking. its a technique approved by Institute of Advanced Motorists. yep very true. its in the handbook, i did it some years back when i was in London

12-02-2009, 12:06	#9
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	did you visit the queen?

12-02-2009, 12:26	#11
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	i used to love going up to Olivers Fort when I lived in Pewsham. Great views.

12-02-2009, 18:14	#12
wildbri Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: south lakeland Vehicle: terrano 1997 tdi Posts: 940	I was disappointed when I first bought the terrano, I thought a large diesel would be very flexible, but its just the opposite ... forever changing gear not like the premeria I had before which would drive at walking pace in 3rd gear and then on to well over 90mph! Maf easy to clean, unplug the socket, take out two screws and gently pull out the sensor. Clean the two filaments with switch cleaner or something similar, I use cotton buds on a stick but a good spray directly washes of the muck........regards bri

12-02-2009, 18:30	#13
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Well remember the auto is geared very low - doing just 3000rpm at an indicated 90mph, so if it was doing a walking pace in third it would be turning over at a suicidally low rpm - the biggest strain you can put on an engine is to run it at near stall speed, it puts immense loading on the crank. Mine doesn't 'hunt' very much at all I have to say, although it depends how hard you press the loudness pedal I guess...

12-02-2009, 18:43	#14
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	moan moan moan.... who else pays 500.00 for a tdi then moans about it. and you got a cup holder too..... some people are never happy if you cant live with it ill give you the 500.00 for it and i bet you haggled too

12-02-2009, 20:15	#15
wellzy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North East Vehicle: Nissan X-trail MK2 Posts: 100	oil burners release there horse power in one go so you have a few secounds of high power and then low power. but petrols release there horse power slowly so the power is just a small press of the pedal away.