distance record

[Charity's Van]

yesterday I got 700.9 miles out of a single tank of fuel. This is a personal record for my van. I used 23.619 gallon for 29.7 mpg. The van is a 2014 Promaster 159" 2500 with a 3.0 liter diesel. I fill up in Gulfport MS went to Memphis TN and then to Athens TN. I was using Chevron fuel. I think I get better mileage on that brand. I had cruise control set at 58 mph and there was very little wind.

 

[ucfd608]

I never could do better than 14 in my 2500

This thingy majiggy

 

[LDB]

What is the tank capacity?

 

[RoadTime]

I could get better personal mpg numbers on my Sprinter, don't know if I could do that good, but I don't have enough patience to drive less then 65 let alone 58. Good job

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[LDB]

Yeah, I couldn't do 58 either. I ran 62 or 63 9x% of the time with just once in a while any higher if being on time required it.

 

[brokcanadian]

Makes me want to try the Promaster, despite the second job trying to figure out how to fix it.

Well, almost...

 

[FlyingVan]

If we could just get it with the manual transmission like in Europe.... I've seen tons of these in London, together with the Citroen and Peugeot lookalikes.

 

[Charity's Van]

What is the tank capacity?

24 gallons so they say, I always try and squeese as much as I can. I once got 24.06 gallons in. I have done 23 and some several times

 

[Charity's Van]

I drive 62 to 64 most of the time on the interstate. Sometimes I will runs speed limit even if it is 75 or 80. About half of this tank full was on a state hwy rated at 65 mph or less

 

[BillChaffey]

I really don't know, BUT I don't think it's a good idea for your motor\engine to run your fuel down to a gallon left in the tank.

 

[LDB]

I usually filled around half a tank. That was as far as I would go without a pit stop break or walk around break. Once in a great while maybe 1/4 tank or so. There's just no need to run an entire tank of fuel out in normal circumstances other than maybe once to test extra long range mpg.

 

[RoadTime]

I'm mostly a fill at 1/4 tank, or if the price is right topper

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[FlyingVan]

I really don't know, BUT I don't think it's a good idea for your motor\engine to run your fuel down to a gallon left in the tank.

Urban legend. I've done it on a regular basis in my sprinter. Got to 774k miles with no fuel problem whatsoever.

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[LDB]

And how many times have you jumped off the roof without breaking your leg?

 

[piper1]

If I'm driving a vehicle with a fuel pump IN the tank (almost all gassers and some diesels) I would never regularly let it get super low. That fuel is the only coolant that pump has. On diesels...most of the newer common rail injection style engines have a fuel cooler on the return line. I know on my GM Duramax units the fuel temp will increase almost 75F between a full tank and a quarter tank...and thats with a cooler that is almost a foot square.

To the OP.....that is really great mileage...well done!

 

[Moot]

What is the tank capacity?

24 gallons so they say, I always try and squeese as much as I can. I once got 24.06 gallons in. I have done 23 and some several times

 

[FlyingVan]

And how many times have you jumped off the roof without breaking your leg?

None, and I don't plan to do it ever.

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[FlyingVan]

Do you agree with me if in 774k miles my in-tank fuel pump did not grenade itself while regularly draining the tank past 1/4 it is not an issue, cooling or otherwise?

Like everything else, if it makes you sleep better at night, do it, but at least in my Sprinter's case it is NOT an issue.

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[Moot]

Do you agree with me if in 774k miles my in-tank fuel pump did not grenade itself while regularly draining the tank past 1/4 it is not an issue, cooling or otherwise?

Like everything else, if it makes you sleep better at night, do it, but at least in my Sprinter's case it is NOT an issue.

Its not a matter of the fuel pump "grenading" itself. Its a slow process like deep discharge of batteries, riding the brakes, excessive idling, etc. I can't speak for Sprinters, but my first Chevy I went almost twice the miles as other expediters before replacing my fuel pump. I rarely went below a ¼ tank. I've stood next to idling Chevys and you could hear a high pitched whine from the fuel pump that was soon to be toast.

 

[LDB]

Do you agree with me if in 774k miles my in-tank fuel pump did not grenade itself while regularly draining the tank past 1/4 it is not an issue, cooling or otherwise?

That. Or just lucky like the guy who jumped off his roof 37 times without breaking his leg, so far.