Bad Gas Mileage?

Bosko5.0

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What would cause bad gas mileage ?


completely stock 95 vert, ive already cleaned the MAF.

 

MI95Cobra

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how bad are we talking???

 

MI95Cobra

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how many miles per gallon???

 

TheDamned

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welcome to the joy of owning a mustang v8.

with a full tank i do around 120-150miles.

 

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215what

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Yeah these car's suck on gas. Im lucky to get 170 a tank!

 

bill302

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bad o2 sensor(s) will cause a drop in gas mileage pull the codes...autozone will do it free then repost results...

 

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215what

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bill302 said:

bad o2 sensor(s) will cause a drop in gas mileage pull the codes...autozone will do it free then repost results...

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No they wont only OBD 2.

 

bill302

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215what said:

No they wont only OBD 2.

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as we all know here obd1's have 2 o2 sensors and if one is malfunctioning it will cause a drop in gas mileage what exactally are you saying 215what? you may need to do a search and state the facts if your saying a bad o2 sensor will not cause a drop in gas mileage on an obd1 system!

 

95BlackTan50

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I think he's saying that autozone won't pull codes for an OBD-I car.

 

bill302

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ok if thats the problem refer to this link to pull codes...
http://www.muscularmustangs.com/test1.php

 

HISSIN50

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The OBD-I retrieval is hit or miss, and seems to be regional. Quite a few guys here have had OBD-I codes pulled, but I once asked and they would not. My Sis has an EEC-IV Ford and they pulled them for her. Maybe I'm not pretty enough.

 

The Green GT

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They pull OBD I codes here at Advance Auto Parts.

And I wish I knew what kind of gas miledge I get. My odo and trip meter have been broken since I got the car.

I drive to school 7 times a week and can make 3-4 trips on a single tank, depending on how much I drive at home.
It sucks. But as I always say, you gotta pay to play.

 

reddy351

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Ummm. I was a little upset that I get "only" 240-260 miles on a tankfull. Geez! I guess I'm lucky! (Yes, I do run it hard, most of the time.)

 

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Uh, I only get like 180 to the tank too....
New o2's, new MAF.
Its very very sad....
What could cause it to be THAT bad? 270-170 is huge....

 

sade04

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guys im currently fighting the same problem...summer time i get around 240-245 max per tank. in the winter time, i average about 180 or less. wtf??? also in the winter my car seems to never come up to temp, and overheats when the weather gets warm

 

MI95Cobra

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i get 200 miles per tank....

 

The Green GT

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We have 16 gallon tanks right?

 

Bosko5.0

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i get about between 190-200 per tank that was past full to past empty and i believe the tank is 15 gal.

which means i get about 13 mpg, What was the orig gas mileage on the gt's

And I went from a 1.8vw to a 5.0ford theres a big difference in power

I am going to try and run some codes the website mentioned above should help me.

Also would a vaccum leak cause a drop in mileage?

 

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sade04 said:

guys im currently fighting the same problem...summer time i get around 240-245 max per tank. in the winter time, i average about 180 or less. wtf??? also in the winter my car seems to never come up to temp, and overheats when the weather gets warm

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Winter blend fuels have different additives to make it easier to cold-start, and that can reduce mileage. I get around 240-260 if I don't beat on it the whole time. That's with the stuff in my sig. Before any mods, I could get over 300 out of a tank with the stock 2.73 gears.

Scott

 

TheDamned

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i get 150-180miles a full tank and i'm not even hammering it.. thats the thing. i shift like a grand-pa to save gas!