Excessive gas consumption!!!!
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Excessive gas consumption!!!!
I filled up this morning with the standard 87 octane and have driven 52 miles. I have used over a 1/4 of a tank of gas!!! I know that the tank was full when I started (Over $85.00 @ $2.29) I was going to change the fuel filter tomorrow and I hope that helps. I have 110,000 miles and had the plugs, wires, injectors cleaned, tranny flushed, and coolent flushed all at 98,000 miles. The last time I changed the fuel filter was 65,000 miles. We drive about 75,000 miles a year.
Please help
Bryan
Please help
Bryan
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If You Have A 26 Gal Tank, Fugure It Out To About 7.6 Mpg..if You Are Hard On The Truck, Thats What You Can Expect. Your Truck Is A Super Duty???if Its An Excursion, 44 Gal Tank. Mileage Is About 4.72 Mpg. Ouch......what Engine...v8 Or V10.
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i get those #'s approx. in an 02 v10. and i dont drive like an old woman.dont drive it like i stole either. the first 1/4 tank does drain quickly i admit.
i get those #'s approx. in an 02 v10. and i dont drive like an old woman.dont drive it like i stole either. the first 1/4 tank does drain quickly i admit.
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The guages in these trucks are notoriously inaccurate.
Refill the truck to see exactly how much fuel you used.
Refill the truck to see exactly how much fuel you used.
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Thanks to all. I checked the system with my snap on computer and found nothing to be wrong. I then remembered that I filled up that morning and the fueling truck was filling the tanks too. I guess this caused the the tanks to stir up dirt that then got caught in my fuel filter. I replaced the fuel filter this morning and found the old one to be 80% clogged. I filled up after replacing the filter and pumped 21.87 gallons and drove 97 miles. Now I have driven 105 miles since I filled up and have only used just over an 1/8th of a tank.
Thanks again for the input
Bryan
Thanks again for the input
Bryan