gas milage

[fx408]

Oh, I'm sure some of you know this, the OHV does good in real low RPM numbers. But the SOHC lugs below 2000 RPM or so. Gets best mileage between 2000-2300 RPM from what I hear.

i Have never heard this. Finally something useful to try, ive been trying to keep it under the 2k. I guess a new approach cant make it any worse than 11mpg.

 

[Kalwren]

Oh, I'm sure some of you know this, the OHV does good in real low RPM numbers. But the SOHC lugs below 2000 RPM or so. Gets best mileage between 2000-2300 RPM from what I hear.

I have a 94 Ranger with the 4.0L. Would that mean I have the OHV? According to the technical library, that would be correct. I'd just like to confirm it with someone.

I've been looking at my mileage as well. I've owned this truck for 3 weeks now. The first week, the mechanic had the truck. Week 2 netted me 23.40 MPG. Week 3 netted me 23.30 MPG. My driving is typically freeway, about 64 miles a day.

 

[fastpakr]

Yep, you've got the OHV. Those are good fuel economy numbers.

 

[Dar70]

I have kept up with the mileage on my 08' ranger since the day I drove it off the car lot. Here is what I have found. first off, it is 4x4 xtra cab with a 4.0 and 4.10 gears. I have also increased the tire size to 265/75 R16's. My milage is this;
Mostly in town miles, 12mpg to 13mpg. My highway miles are 17mpg to 20mpg depending on the time I run above 65-70 M.P.H. I have not done ANY performance inhancements yet. These trucks are not the best at feul economy, but they do seem to be very reliable and trouble free. Being a jeep owner for years, I would say that STOCK, they get about the same gas milage. I'm looking into what performance inhancements really can help both feul economy and H.P. on our year truck. Keep up with the threads and maybe it will help both of us out!

Your configuration is the worst on fuel economy. You have the bigger engine, 4x4 and automatic working against you plus you added bigger tires. The epa for the 2008 with your configuration is 14city/17highway. So you are getting about what you should even with the bigger tires.(You should be able to get a few miles more than epa if it has stock tires. The epa ratings were changed last year and now reflect harder driving conditions. Your truck the year before would have been 16/19) Seems you are calculating 1 or 2 miles less for city and 1-3 more for highway. So it seems you are pretty accurate.

Sadly I doubt you will get better. Maybe put the stock tires back on that will help, I bet you get 16/19 if you do that. Do you have a tonneau cover? That may help also. Plus take any weight out you dont need.

I wanted to get an fx4 also, but decided against it when I saw the epa for them. I just couldnt justify the bad mileage, especially since I wouldnt be doing much offroading. I got the 2.3 duratech and its great. I have had a high of 27 mixed driving in summer and about 23 or 24 in winter. So Im well within my epa's. It did great in one of our worst winters in years here in Michigan. I plan on getting 30' tires eventually which will probably shave a couple mpg's off.

On the bright side gas has been cheaper this year so you wont be hit to hard. Hopefully it will stay in that range for awhile.

 

[JDanger]

not sure i have ever heard of that kinda milage out of a 4.0? i believe the 03 didnt come with a 410, but i could be wrong.

Just went through another tank. I did 150 miles of intown driving and finished the tank off with a 115 mile round trip out of town. Pulled 16.5 mpg. Only the 115 miles was highway. Also, no chip!

 

[wrecking-crew]

my chevy gets like 14 or 15 with 35's and the extra weight i added on. stock it got like 16 or 17 city and 19 or 20 hiway with a 4.3. i even gas it hard alot.

thought this was in the general disscusions.

 

[dj224ranger]

i have a 93 4.0 and i get about 18 city and 20 hwy was wondering what some of yall have done to improve gas milege?

kalwren what do you have on yours to get 23?

 

[darkspork]

i Have never heard this. Finally something useful to try, ive been trying to keep it under the 2k. I guess a new approach cant make it any worse than 11mpg.

Its true. Me last car was a Pontiac Vibe GT (2zzge engine and 6 speed transmission out of the Celica GT-S). In that car I would shift at 2k rpms (which meant shift points were: 2nd gear as soon as I'm off the clutch, 3rd at 15, 4th at 25, 5th at 35, 6th at 45mph). So when I got the Ranger I was shifting at 2k rpm and returning 11-12 mpg. Went up to 15 when I started shifting at 2400 (this was during the winter). I average about 16mpg now (70 city/30 highway, strong crosswinds on highway). Best: 20.2 on a 500 mile trip going 75.

I plan on changing the fuel filter and pcv valve to see if it yield any improvement in fuel economy.

 

[EERNGER]

i Have never heard this. Finally something useful to try, ive been trying to keep it under the 2k. I guess a new approach cant make it any worse than 11mpg.

Yep, thats pretty much how i drive mine...i keep it in the 2000-2500 range for the most part. my last tank had some wheeling on it, but i still pulled 18.23 mpg using shell 87 oct. Regular grade fuel.

 

[fx408]

ok, time to put this to rest. Mileage for the 2008 ford ranger (any year with the 4.0 SOHC) is 19 highway, 15 in town. With that being said, that is under perfect conditions, no wind or grade resistance. If I factor in my engine still being brand new, were talking about 12 mpg. NOW...all you people who are claiming 20 plus...you're lying or you are mis-informed about how to calculate mileage. UNLESS, yuou have some sort of a mileage saving mod. As for the older engines, good luck acheiving 20 plus, not in your wildest dreams.

P.S., Im the guy who started this thread, and this is the information ive dug up from multiple sources, including my dealership.

 

[Chris.S.]

Yeah your mileage sounds perfectly normal. Crappy, but normal.

My 07 has gotten consistently around 12-14mpg in the city and about the same on the highway (because I hammer down). I've tracked my numbers since the truck had 7kms on it and the only change was when I went from 255/70/16's to 265/75/16's (29's to 31.5's) and that was an instant decrease of at least 2-3mpg.


Best things, imo, to do to save fuel:

Take any excess weight out when you don't need it (I used to always carry my complete tool set, a highlift, shovel, chain and a sheet of plywood.)

Adjust your driving style.

 

[fastpakr]

ok, time to put this to rest. Mileage for the 2008 ford ranger (any year with the 4.0 SOHC) is 19 highway, 15 in town. With that being said, that is under perfect conditions, no wind or grade resistance. If I factor in my engine still being brand new, were talking about 12 mpg. NOW...all you people who are claiming 20 plus...you're lying or you are mis-informed about how to calculate mileage. UNLESS, yuou have some sort of a mileage saving mod. As for the older engines, good luck acheiving 20 plus, not in your wildest dreams.

P.S., Im the guy who started this thread, and this is the information ive dug up from multiple sources, including my dealership.

You're welcome to believe the things you just stated, but that doesn't make them correct. Of the last three RBV's I've owned, I've regularly kept track of fuel economy. With the 2.9 B2, I consistently got over 20mpg on the highway (best of 24). My 94 Explorer gets 17-19 around town, best of 22mpg on the highway. My 94 Ranger gets 21-24mpg around town, best of 27.5mpg on the highway. These are not made up numbers, they are not in my wildest dreams. They are consistent averages over many thousands of miles. I don't run 80mph on the highway. 65 to 75mph depending on traffic conditions. I don't run in overdrive unless on flat ground and at part throttle. With any real load on the engine, cruise in 4th. It won't hurt a thing, and will net better fuel economy in those conditions. I've never done a single 'mileage saving mod' except for keeping my trucks running properly.

The OHC engines don't do all that well on fuel. They'll certainly get 19-20mpg on the highway when tuned up and kept at reasonable speeds (see my 65-75mph reference above). If you're getting 12mpg, you're either driving like a fool or there's something wrong with the truck. We aren't making these things up.

 

[darkspork]

NOW...all you people who are claiming 20 plus...you're lying or you are mis-informed about how to calculate mileage. UNLESS, yuou have some sort of a mileage saving mod.

P.S., Im the guy who started this thread, and this is the information ive dug up from multiple sources, including my dealership.

How to calculate fuel economy:
1. Fill your tank to the top
2. Reset trip odometer
3. Drive until you feel like filling up again
4. On next refill to the top.
5. Divide the amount of miles on your trip odometer by the amount of gasoline you put in.
6. The number you get will be the average mpg for that tank.

If that's not satisfactory to you as accurate do it over and over again, write down the averages and once you've done it several times add all of the averages together and divide by the number of averages you have. Is this how you do it or do you have a better way?

The 20.2mpg I claimed was a personal best, driving several hundred miles between 70-80mpg and I hit the speed limiter once while passing a semi, so I do believe its possible to do better. I'm currently averaging 16.5, 55% city 45% highway. Considering your engine is new, it should already be in top running shape, so maybe its time to re-evaluate your driving habits as opposed to calling everybody else a liar.

im still11.7mpg all in town. I still think this is low, i mean its a brand new truck
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08 Ranger FX4 - completely stock with a performance superchip

If you are still doing all of your driving in town why not go on a couple hundred mile trip and see how much gas you are using, there should be a large improvement. Also, if you have "performance superchip" it may be affecting your fuel consumption in a negative way. Try switching it back to stock.

 

[fastpakr]

Mileage for the 2008 ford ranger (any year with the 4.0 SOHC) is 19 highway, 15 in town. With that being said, that is under perfect conditions, no wind or grade resistance.

I should have covered this in my previous post. The EPA estimates are NOT based on 'perfect conditions'. They are a best guess estimate of real world driving. That's why they went back and revised their previous numbers. If you pull up any of the three trucks I mentioned above, you'll see that they have two sets of numbers - the original EPA estimates and the newer (lower) revised numbers. In the real world, my numbers are actually consistently closer to the original estimates than the newer numbers (the ones you referred to as 'perfect conditions'.

 

[Beanmachine7000]

I just got a personal best from the 3 months owning my explorer of 22 mpg... Mostly highway driving (55 mph)...