mpg off the sales floor
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Did anyone here buy their 2nd gen 3.0 brand new? I'm curious about it's original fuel economy.
I know that now that the 13 mpg that I get is average, but I can't help but wonder what it was in it's peak condition. Was it always this bad? Aside from cleaning the TB and changing the Fuel Filter is there anything else I can do to help improve my fuel economy?
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Keith
I know that now that the 13 mpg that I get is average, but I can't help but wonder what it was in it's peak condition. Was it always this bad? Aside from cleaning the TB and changing the Fuel Filter is there anything else I can do to help improve my fuel economy?
Thanks,
Keith
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Re: mpg off the sales floor
Originally posted by breakerfalls
Did anyone here buy their 2nd gen 3.0 brand new? I'm curious about it's original fuel economy.
I know that now that the 13 mpg that I get is average, but I can't help but wonder what it was in it's peak condition. Was it always this bad? Aside from cleaning the TB and changing the Fuel Filter is there anything else I can do to help improve my fuel economy?
Thanks,
Keith
Did anyone here buy their 2nd gen 3.0 brand new? I'm curious about it's original fuel economy.
I know that now that the 13 mpg that I get is average, but I can't help but wonder what it was in it's peak condition. Was it always this bad? Aside from cleaning the TB and changing the Fuel Filter is there anything else I can do to help improve my fuel economy?
Thanks,
Keith
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I bought my 93 SR5 3.0 V6 ext-cab new with 50 miles on the odometer and kept very good records. The gas mileage for the first 332 miles was 14.09 mpg. Over the first 3000 miles the best was 16.17 mpg. From 3000 to 6000 miles the best was 18.92 mpg highway driving at high elevation (Grand Junction to Glenwood Springs, Co.) the worst was 11.15 mpg city driving.
The city average was about 12-13 range for the first 3000-6000 miles.
The highway average was about 16 mpg for the first 3000-6000 miles.
These records were all with the truck stock except a cap was over the bed. It came stock with 31 inch tires, 4.88 gears and an auto transmission.
The city average was about 12-13 range for the first 3000-6000 miles.
The highway average was about 16 mpg for the first 3000-6000 miles.
These records were all with the truck stock except a cap was over the bed. It came stock with 31 inch tires, 4.88 gears and an auto transmission.
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I used to get well over 300 miles per tank, probably close to 330 miles. I took it in for a smog check one day at the dealer and ever since then the mileage went downhill. Now I'm getting maybe 270 miles per tank on the freeway and maybe 230 combined city/highway.
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hey mike, any specific injector cleaner that you used?
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