PC Pom

No, it's not a for sale ad. Has anyone had fitted an LPG conversion to their Subaru - or any make of car for that matter.

Our Outback returns an average of 8.5 litres per 100km on petrol and considering the 4WD, auto 'box and the weight of the thing it's quite good for a 2.5 litre. But running it on LPG would reduce the cost of the weekly fill, but as I understand it economy would also be reduced to about 9.5 litres per 100km.

Has anyone any experience of an LPG conversion?

Paul.

UK-2-OZ

We wanted one doing on our 2 cars but were told that they were to young and there wasn't a kit available yet

PaulandNic

Not a conversion, but the car I drive was LPG from day one.

It's a Ford Falcon with a 4litre lump.

It has a 100 litre capacity and I get about 600 k's to a tank.

$69 a tank full at the moment.

jad n rich

Tried to get a ute converted, there is a tank shortage the fitters claim they cant get tanks, and if they can they then have a 2/3 month wait to fit the thing. Costs about $3400 now was around $2000 prior to the gov rebate. Beware of hidden costs too, most wanted more on top to adjust the muffler.

We were told the fuel consumption is generally 30% worse than petrol think even the RACQ said that.

nickyjohnt

Don't think it is 30 % worse but i get approx 450km on about 52 ltrs on LPG, on petrol i get about 500km on 55 ltrs on my Triton Ute, The big difference 1 tank costs about $33 to fill twice a week and the other about $88 once a month to 6 weeks. I like to see the ltrs clock up before the dollars on the pumps

John

stuckinblighty

I put in 40 litres of LPG in my 4.0 fairmont and got about 300 k's out of it...cost $25

Dunno if this is any good

Lee

stuckinblighty

I'm not very good at maths but i think thats about the same on economy as me ( same car .. same size engine )

Lee

PC Pom

Thanks for your replies. From what I've gathered somewhere in the region of 10% to 30% reduction in fuel economy is not uncommon. This does negate some of the price difference at the pumps, of course, but not enough to make fitment an impractical proposition.

I haven't heard back from Subaru yet. I will let you know what they say when I do, if anthing for the benefit of Subaru Outback drivers.

Another consideration, and I'd like anyone's input on this the Outback, for those that don't know, is a station wagon (estate) car. Saloon cars have their tank installed behind the rear passenger seat or sometimes in the spare wheel well if it's big enough (unlucky if you have a space saver spare). The Outback doesn't have a space saver, so the 'hole' is huge, but so is the tyre and wheel that comes out of it. If the tank is placed behind the seats it's a stupid place to have it because it's on show and defeats the idea of having a 'wagon that carries stuff that requires the back seat to fold down flat. The saloon has the advantage that it's not a 'wagon and it has a handy boot lid to deter onlookers and the heat of the sun. Should I be concerned? Are there any LPG fitters on this board?

Cheers

Paul

PaulandNic

My wagon has 2 x 50 litre tanks under the rear, spare wheel in the the back of the car, but still heaps of space! ...

PaulandNic

Yeah give or take!