Posted on 04/04/2014 4:14:34 AM PDT by Haiku Guy
The milage in both of my cars had dropped off in the last couple of months. Instead of getting 280 miles per tank, I am now getting 260 miles per tank, or even worse.
I keep a close eye on the milage as a general indication of how my cars are running, but I can't see why this has happened. I have no leaks, no lights, no rough running. I Checked the Engine, and it is still there. The plugs look good.
I think it might be the fuel blend. If that is the case, a lot of people should be seeing the same thing. Before I start tearing things apart, I thought I would ask my friends at FR what they are experiencing.
So how about it? How's the milage on your vehicle these days?
“NO it is garaged. why would something be sold with less in one season than another? Isn’t that lying?”
Well, I doubt very much that you take your garage with you on your travels.
why would something be sold with less in one season
- Winter blend diesel is made from adding #1 diesel to #2 to help keep the fuel from gelling. #1 is basically kerosene/jet fuel and does not contain as much energy (think BTUs) as #2 diesel. Of all the fuels readily available to the public, straight up #2 diesel contains the most energy per volume. Another thing to keep in mind, biodiesel contains even less energy than #1 diesel. Actually, biodiesel is closer to gasolene in energy content.
International made some good trucks for normal people years ago. Tough and reliable but none would win a beauty contest.
I have seen a few good looking dressed up Scout IIs here and there.
I owned a ‘65 GTO. A buddy and I changed out the transmission in the parking lot of a wrecking yard in El Dorado AK with the tools in my trunk. Simpler times, better times. I don’t even change the oil anymore.
Manual or automatic?
I always hated pulling an automatic transmission. Everything you take loose starts dripping on you.
I don’t know about mileage, likely no effect because the quantity is small.
It is my thought that with 10% ethanol there is no need for drier which is ethanol.
Water dissolves in ethanol and ethanol dissolves in gasoline
If you run the defroster a lot, it will reduce your mileage because the Air Conditioner comes on when you run it.
No, the on-board diagnostics didn’t catch it. I just noticed that I was going from about 300 miles per tank down to 260. It turned out that the O2 sensors on that make and model were problematic for that make and model.
I believe that is true in all states, except for ares that require RFG (Reformulated Gasoline).
My car is an old isuzu beater. When I filled up in Oklahoma the car ran great, got about 320 per tank, was surprisingly responsive. When fill up in ethanol states (no choice in most of the country and hilariously, Texas gas stations have big banners bragging about ethanol) the isuzu runs like one cylinder shut off and gets 280 per tank. Also, the “check engine” ligt is always on with ethanol fuel. As soon as a fill back up with pure gasoline the ligt goes out. THANKS GOVERNMENT FOR ALWAYS KNOWING WHAT’S BEST FOR THE NATION!
This was that little 3 speed manual Pontiac used at the time. No way this could hold up to the 389ci/360hp engine and a teenage boy. I eventually got tired of changing them and went to good 3 speed automatic.
IIRC, those things weren’t much bigger than a 3lb coffe can.
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