Fuel Mileage
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Fuel Mileage
Jon Olson. 99 ranger 4x4 with the 4.0. I am Currently strugglin to get 15 mpg. It has 148,000 so it doesnt have a ton of mileage on it so i am kind of puzzeld to why it is gettin such horrible mileage I have a set of 31" destination LE they are just an aggresive highway tire. I am wondering what I could do to try and boost the mileage. i have tried new fuel filter, new plugs and wires, fuel filter, keeping my foot off the floor. when i put the 31"s on it boosted my mileage by .5 or 1 mpg. not much but ne thin helps. In my opinion the 4.0 is a little overkill for it, but its got plenty of power to play around with. Does anyone have a similar problem? I'm perty much up for anything you have to say. I am hoping that i can squeeze it up to the upper 18 range. Thats far from the mileage it got when i bought it. When i bought it, it was getting 21 and 22 on the highway drivin 65 at bout 2200 rpm and now with the bigger tires its getting 14 or 15 driving 65 at bout 2050-2100 rpm. I would think that would make a bigger difference than that. I am up to try anything. Thanks for your help.
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my truck gets ****ty gas milage, so i replaced heat sensors, o2 sensore, plugs and wires, fuel filter, fueld system cleaner, and i replaced the TPS, i read that the TPS can drastically reduce gas milage, i don't know why i just saw that when i lookd up the part since my truck was acting up and the TPS was throwing codes. I havent gotten to fill up yet since i replaced it, but i can let you know if there is anydifference when i fill up next
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Factory rec.
Hi ,look in the door an put what the factory tire recromends with car thread . I still have my 2006 factory tires "255"on with 410 gears an do 18 town an 22 highway with with a gear driven toreson locker & 4x4 with a 4.0 auto with 23,000 miles on the clock. I have a new Caravan Dodge that only gets 17 in winter an 20 in summer , but sure is esisy on old people's bones . I only live 7 miles from Walmart . I have a big Harley Ultra that yields 46-50 all the time ,but the wife's to old so I only use it to visit kinfolk in north Ga. Nothin like a Big Harley !! Bud
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Jon Olson. 99 ranger 4x4 with the 4.0. I am Currently strugglin to get 15 mpg. It has 148,000 so it doesnt have a ton of mileage on it so i am kind of puzzeld to why it is gettin such horrible mileage I have a set of 31" destination LE they are just an aggresive highway tire. I am wondering what I could do to try and boost the mileage. i have tried new fuel filter, new plugs and wires, fuel filter, keeping my foot off the floor. when i put the 31"s on it boosted my mileage by .5 or 1 mpg. not much but ne thin helps. In my opinion the 4.0 is a little overkill for it, but its got plenty of power to play around with. Does anyone have a similar problem? I'm perty much up for anything you have to say. I am hoping that i can squeeze it up to the upper 18 range. Thats far from the mileage it got when i bought it. When i bought it, it was getting 21 and 22 on the highway drivin 65 at bout 2200 rpm and now with the bigger tires its getting 14 or 15 driving 65 at bout 2050-2100 rpm. I would think that would make a bigger difference than that. I am up to try anything. Thanks for your help.
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well i have a 2002 4.0L with 70,000 miles on it and before i lifted it i got at best 15.5 mpg and when i lifted it and went from 245 75 16 tires to 265 75 16 tires i get at best 14. i might get a lil better in the summer but it deff went down a good 1 mpg when i did that. It says online it gets 15 city, 18 highway. Not to bad but yes rangers are known for bad mpg. Dont like it? By a hybrid!!!
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i have an 03 4.0L, i average about 15-17mpg, theres not TOO much that you can do to have it go back to where it was before, like mtlove said, just slow down a bit on the highways, maybe go 55-60 instead of 65. dont gun it when you dont need to (im quilty of this lol) im still trying to have one tank of gas used normally - i.e. no hard revving, no quick acceleration, and not getting tired of these stupid kids that thing having a loud muffler helps there horse power off a red light (lol). ive gotten close to 300 miles out of a tank before so i know i can do it again.
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