90inworks

truck! i drove maybe 60 miles today and burned over a 1/4 tank! this was all freeway driving 5th gear crusing!
how can this be i thought 4 bangers did good!
i went and bought a new fuel filter in hopes it will help... any one got some words of advice im on the verge of good by toyota

Island_Yota

How long did you warm it up for this morning? Im up across the border and it was frosty/frozen here this morning and most of last week too, ive been burning up alot more gas just from the 10min warm up every morning, getting like 150km's less per tank.

90inworks

it sat for maybe 2 min it wasnt frosty a little cold but not bad. i drove from sedro to conway and back not that far i just dont get it.

-MUDSLINGER-

maybe time for tune-up, plugs, wires, cap and rotor, air filter, etc.

idanity

are your brakes dragging?
crumby fuel in winter?
tire pressures?
4 wheel drive mode?
air/fuel filters old? (i know, your doing those, im just being methodical)

rdlsz24

Welcome to my world lol. 60 miles is what I drive round trip to work, and it costs me roughly $13 each day. I've found the gas mileage goes down with the 22RE when you are at 3000rpm on the 65mph highway. It does better at slower speeds.

Rob

82yota

How cold was it that you had to warm it up for 10 mins? I don't even warm my diesel up that long most of the time. I didn't think Vancouver got that cold.

90inworks

Well i just changed the oil maybe 200 miles ago.
The air filter is still nice and white.
With the truck jacked up all tires spin freely.
I hardly ever have it in 4wd so its not in when im driving.
tires are all fine.
the last time it had a full tune up was when i bought it at 206k
and now has 216k does this seem like to long to wait to do a tune up?
and also is there any recals that might need to be done that will help the mpg i get?
Thanks
Clint

runethechamp

60 miles on a quarter tank is 240 miles on a full tank. 240 miles divided by 16 gallon fuel capacity gives you 15 mpg. Not great but not horrible either for these trucks.

bigarms23

i would do a tune up add performance chip from performance products and last try a different gas station

90inworks

Yea but i went up and over the pass 135 miles from my house to were we were goin to. I only burned 1/4 tank and i had a passanger and the bed was loaded down. idk i almost bought a new o2 senser but didnt. im gonna check my mpg i just filled up so we will see

runethechamp

I don't know if you go by your fuel gauge or whenever you fill gas, but the gauge is by no means linear. If mine shows three quarters or half full it's usually much less than that.

If you extend my calc to your last example you'd get better than 30 mpg. That's not going to happen in your truck.