does winter blend fuel make that much of a difference i filled up and have gotten 112 miles to half tank of fuel ,truck is a 02 excursion i believe the tank is 44 gallons just did a oil change,fuel filter and turbo pedestal o rings truck is not down on any power,any suggestions would help,thank you.
Yes winter fuel really is that bad. In the summer i usually run about 400 miles till low fuel light comes on. In the winter i barely scrap up 300 miles. That's with a 29 gallon tank and low fuel light coming on with 7 gallons left. (i believe....don't quote me!!)
I usually average 400 +/- some depending on how heavy my foot has been for that week..Something is definitely wrong if your only getting 112 miles til your at half way..
my last tank i got 9.6 miles to a gallon and i don't have a fuel leak that i know of but when i drive i leave some black but not to much. replaced the fuel filter right before winter.
well you might want to replace it again. You got something going on. What kind of boost numbers are you seeing? do a search on bad mileage and you can get a list of everything to check..
Okay....I'll be the first to admit....I'm not the guy pegging the high end of the intelligence meter, but.....
I know they change fuel formulas for gasoline, but didn't know there was a winter blend for diesel. Don't mean to hijack here, but can anyone shed some light on that?
Check your rear brake calipers....I had a mileage problem once, turns out it was one of my rear calipers was seized and holding on to the rotor. problem with these truck is that they have so much torque, you probably wont even notice it......besides the mileage of course....at least I didnt notice.
ive only owned this sd since aug 2009. so as of this moment, i cant get above 400 where i drive normally. summer time, i believe no more that 450-500.
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