Accelerate (Diesel Engine) Highway

[acenie]

Ano ba ang best for fuel economy. Press the pedal steady or Press ON/OFF(bombahin) a Diesel Engine.
Sabi ng mekaniko pag diesel engine daw press ON/OFF the Pedal to continuosly inject diesel fuel. Any comment?

[bilog]

on and off siguro... kasi kung constant ang press mo sa gas pedal yung RPM ng engine mo tumataas din unlike paminsan minsan lang na apak. just my two cents.

[BeetOls]

sir acenie, a lot has been discussed already with regard to fuel economizing driving techniques...just search through the forums here...

IMO, as long as you have moderation in stepping on the gas, that's as fuel economizing as you can get...i don't think it's practical to step on/off the pedal, mangangawit ka lang. also watch your rpm (i think between 2k and 2.5k and efficient for diesels)

[vinj]

Be steady and work through the gears... Stepping on and off the gas; can't see the logic why in an m/t unlike in an a/t where flicking your foot off the gas a bit helps upshift the tranny.

[OTEP]

Dapat swabe ang paa mo sa diesel lalo na kung 4d56. Kapag binomba mo iyan, malulunod and magkakaron ng black smoke.

Hinay hinay lang sa arangkada. And maintain a constant speed.

[oldblue]

baka naman mekaniko ng owner type jeep yan nagpayo sayo. yun dati owner jeep namin ganyan din turo sa kin. pero with mitsu diesel, parang gasoline ko din i-treat ang silinyador.

[boybi]

with modern drive by wire diesel engines (are D4D's drive by wire already?), there's no difference in how you step on the accelerator pedal. no matter how hard you step on it, it's still the ECU that will control the engine.

[KCboy]

basta apakan mo til 2 to 2.5k rpm, enough na, constant lang yan and ull be ok na.

[afrasay]

hehehe...just drive it the way you drive a gas engine...shift ka around 2,000 rpm or when you feel kaya na ng engine yun next gear. If you want power just downshift. Swabe ika nga sabi ni Mr. Swabe Otep. ;)

[XTO]

imo kung fuel efficiency, low rev means low fuel consumption therefore keep to a minimal but enough rev for each gear as much as possible, that way makakatipid talaga. case to case naman kung kailang bumirit.

[ian_rex]

just try to 'feel' it. normally, * 1,500-2000 rpm's would do. saka try to maintain a constant speed by conserving momentum and take a research on what is the max torque of the engine then use it to your advantage. under rev also wastes fuel as do with over revving.

[basti08]

be lightfooted, steady foot...pag binobomba ang diesel dun sya lumalakas arangkada. lakas din sa kunsumo

[Bogeyman]

I usually upshift at 1500-1800 rpm between gears, then pagdating sa 5th gear, maintain lang at 2000 rpm.

[lowriderz77]

well based on experience , compared sa gas engine mas maganda ang acceleration ng diesel pag dahan dahan yung pag depress mo ng pedal tapos may certain rpm cya na mararamdaman mo na andun ung torque eh , yung feeling na humihila siya , i think mine comes from the 2000+-2500+ rpm.

[richmnd]

pinakatipid daw is to change gear before your rpm hits 2500
mas tipid than shifting gear at 3000rpm

[banaweonline]

Ano ba ang best for fuel economy. Press the pedal steady or Press ON/OFF(bombahin) a Diesel Engine.
Sabi ng mekaniko pag diesel engine daw press ON/OFF the Pedal to continuosly inject diesel fuel. Any comment?

sir,
manual or matic?
turbo or not?
what vehicle?

[ian_rex]

conduct an experiment. my 4JH1-TC is at its best in between 1500-2000 rpms. 1500 rpms on normal driving, then when there is a need to kick the turbo, then steady at 2000 rpm. yes, having a steady foot on the accelerator helps.

[mbt]

lower consumption is gained mostly through lower revs. keep revs down to as low as is practical

[acenie]

sir,
manual or matic?
turbo or not?
what vehicle?

L300 4D56 Engine without Turbo!

[konde]

bakit nga mga jeepney drivers, on/off sa gas pedal? gusto nadidinig yung pito ng tambutso nila?