Trip computer?
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Trip computer?
Why do they call it a trip computer when all it does is sit there and tell you what you're mpg is from the last fill-up,the distance remaining,the temp and the direction I'm going..Is there something that I'm missing?? It doesn't even tell me the correct mpg,even after I have reset it. I reset it to the 12 mpg,I was getting around town and then went on a trailering trip and the mpg averaged 9.5 and the mpg only dropped .1mpg..It went from 12 to 11.9 after getting a tank of 10.99,8.5 and another of 9.67.
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how long before the trailering trip did you reset the trip computer? It averages all of of the miles you've gone, so if its been a while, its possible that the trailering you did didn't really put a 'dent' in the average mpg.
haha, but on another note, wouldn't you rather be looking at a lie-o-meter that read 12.0 rather than 9.67
Isaac
haha, but on another note, wouldn't you rather be looking at a lie-o-meter that read 12.0 rather than 9.67
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My trip computer always reads between 19 and 26, but when hand calculated, I am really getting around 14 (city driving). I have a 2001 7.3 psd with the Superchips programmer. I don't know if the programmer screwed up the mileage computer or not. At least the temp reading is usually right.
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Originally Posted by V X
.........and what is up with the trip odometer that only goes to 999 miles?
OK everyone, short trips only.
V X
OK everyone, short trips only.
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Originally Posted by bigdog55
Sure..... and how large is your aux tank????
Many of us have drive on a "Trip" that was longer than 999 miles - haven't you?
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Originally Posted by RoyC
It is either broken OR you did not properly reset it.
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If in fact it is broken, how do I fix it?
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Mine works great. I reset it at every fill up while I'm pumping. The mileage starts out low and goes up as when I get out of the city driving. It has always been within 0.2 when I hand check it.
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Originally Posted by JSPajak
I held both buttons down for almost a minute while the vehicle was stopped. Tried this several times but no different....still says 13.7 MPG.
If in fact it is broken, how do I fix it?
If in fact it is broken, how do I fix it?
Good luck!
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hey 017.3ex,
my 2000 psd also is equipped w/a superchips programmer and my average mpg reading is typically 10 mpg greater than actual. i guess i'll change the programmer back to the stock setting and see if it is more realistic (just for the heck of it).
my 2000 psd also is equipped w/a superchips programmer and my average mpg reading is typically 10 mpg greater than actual. i guess i'll change the programmer back to the stock setting and see if it is more realistic (just for the heck of it).
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cj and 017.3ex you are both correct about the chip changing mileage. After I fill up my computer tells me I have 900+ miles to go till empty. Best I have ever gotten on a long trip is 790 with a gallong or so to spare. It seems the mileage after 100 miles left ends up being half miles then 1/4 miles for each mile that is used on meter. I do avarage though with the chip probabaly around 13 around town and 17 highway. If I hti it hard it sucks like someone punched a hole in my tank with a tank.