****** gas milage

[mustangrfast88]

ok guys and gals what kind of gas milage are you getting. i am only getting 12.25 miles per gallon, dont matter in town or on the highway. so what are you guys and gals getting. what are some ways to get better gas milage out of these pigs and yes i knew it was a gas hog when i bought it but give me a break my dad has the 5.4 in his truck and he get 15-18 out of his truck

 

[Rfreels]

Funny you should ask I'm wondering the same. Our '03 4x4 5.4 373 gears@ 45000k gets 12 with 90% stop and go around town never getting over 50mph. Our trip to Bristol produced 19mpg. on cruise at 72 mph. Coming home using my foot gusting between 65 and 85 with an all around average of 75 mph it still got 19mpg. Cruise control seems to burn more fuel in the rolling hills due to the fact that it coasts off the hill then opens full throttle at times to maintain the pre set speed.

 

[mustangrfast88]

i see well your doing way better then mine i can only wish i would get 19 mpg that would be so nice

 

[mustangrfast88]

well i might have to look at the o2 sensors the fuel filter and order the k&n cold air intake kit and see what happeneds from there thanks for the advaice but any other ideas would be nice i want to try to get the most out of it as i can

 

[toocivil]

I would be doing cart wheels if my gas hog got 19 mpg. However when I bought the pig I wasn't buying it for the mileage. My 03 gets about 15 on good days.

 

[mustangrfast88]

well guys i just looked under the expedition orginal fuel filter and o2 sensors. so i know what i am going to be doing this weekend so how long did it take you guys to change the o2 sensors and the fuel filter and put the cold ait intake on

 

[mustangrfast88]

well ok i should be ok putting all the stuff on and that fuel filter does look like a ***** but i got all the tool and the trick to taking the fuel filters off fords so you went from 13 miles to the gallon to 20-22 on the highway just by changing the fuel filter the o2 sensore sand the air intake

 

[macb]

ok...I'm in on this one too

is there a write up on these changes with some pics anywhere?

where (online) are you buying these parts - I assume we have
an online vendor relationship that gives us a nice deal?

I have 80k miles on my expy so I can imagine that these plus plugs will make me a much happier camper.

 

[Chesterfoxes]

My '04 (w/limited slip differential and associated gearing) used to get about 14.5 mpg average. I had the fuel filter replaced and spark plugs re-gapped about 3,000 miles ago. Since then, I've averaged 15.6 mpg.

It's interesting how much the mileage can vary. At 75, you get about 15.5 mpg. However, at 50-60 over rolling terrain, the computer shows an average of 22 mpg. I guess its true that speed does kill your gas economy.

If you watch the computer closely, you see that the worst hits on the fuel mileage are when you start from a dead stop and climb hills. It would be interesting to find a hybrid system that would provide an electric assist during those times in order to improve your fuel economy.

 

[bluzjamer]

Mileage sucks...why Ford?

I love this truck but hate the mileage. Gas was $1.60 gal. when I bought it. It has 7K on it, can't afford to drive it and make the payments. Can't dealers or Ford do anything to make these get better mileage. The new ones are supposed to get over 20 mpg average. Think we all got sold a rotten bill of goods. I get 10 mpg around town and drive like an old fart...fact I am an old fart.