gas milage

[el_conquistador]

Sounds like your poor mileage is going to have to do with the way you drive. Slow down and quit stop light racing everyone. Anticipate stops and such.

 

[dj224ranger]

fatspakr you said you got 24 mpg in a 94 ranger just curious did it have the 4.0 in it?

 

[darkspork]

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.

When I had my S-10 with the 4.3 I could get 23 on the highway (I580 and I-5 from Oakland to Longbeach). That engine is amazing. But the S-10 also didn't weigh enough to ever really get any sort of traction.

 

[idriveafordranger94]

My '94 4.0L Automatic gets about 12mpg city and 18 highway. I'm not a crazy driver and I drive it really easy. No matter what I do, I can't get my mpgs to go up. Now I'm not as concerned with my mileage because gas is around $2.00/gal, but back when it was $4.10 a gallon, I did everything I could to conserve gas. I wouldn't trade my 4.0L for a 2.3L though. My other truck is a 2.3L and that thing is gutless.

 

[Ranger#1]

hey you dont drive a 94 ranger by chance do ya =]

 

[fastpakr]

fatspakr you said you got 24 mpg in a 94 ranger just curious did it have the 4.0 in it?

Sorry, I should have given more info.

The 86 B2 was a 2.9 with the FM145 trans, 3.45 gears.
94 Explorer had the 4.0/M5OD, 3.27 (pretty sure on gearing, I can roll under there and check later if it stops raining)
94 Ranger is a 2.3/M5OD with 3.45's.

 

[fx408]

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.

Sorry, Im talking solely about the 4.0. The smaller motors definately get better mileage, without a doubt.

 

[fx408]

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.



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.

I also left open the idea that they may be calculating it wrong. Being a new vehicle, it is not in top running condition. New motors run very tight, therefore until between 5-10g the motors will acheive 10-20% worse gas mileage until the resistance between the moving parts loosen up. This is called the break in. During that time, the oil actually takes longer to flow to all parts on the motor, which is why you re not supposed to excessivly idle a new vehicle.

With reguards to highway driving, as I said in a previous post, when I went on trips for 150-200km, my mileage went to 15mpg.

After my break in is over, (and in the summer time) I expect to get about 14 city, 19 highway, which is slightly better than the average for the 4.0

 

[EERNGER]

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.

EEEasy now! i can upload a photo of my trip. and my purchased fuel if you really want to see it and do the math yourself, but i am telling ya, my truck pulls right around 18-20 almost every tank. I have gotten lower than this, im not going to tell you i havent, a good 100 miles worth of two-tracks will eat that down to 16ish. now i dont drive 100% city, but im not all highway either! i dont know if its a year thing or what, but this truck I drive is a 100% stock 2002 ford ranger xlt 4-door 4x4 with 144,000 miles a 4.10 rear end, 5-speed manual 4.0L SOHC. I DO in fact know how to calculate my mileage and i am not trying to feed ya a line of bs here, im just telling ya what my 4.0 gets, and that just happens to be over what the EPA rating states.

 

[dj224ranger]

ok i was wondering how you got 24 out of a 4.0 my personal best in my 93 4.0 is 21.4mpg highway and i babied it thought the whole tank kept it under 2500 rpms and didnt race off the lights even once so if anyone knows/has done any mods to ther 4.0 to get better gas miledge up to any suggestions

 

[darkspork]

I also left open the idea that they may be calculating it wrong. Being a new vehicle, it is not in top running condition. New motors run very tight, therefore until between 5-10g the motors will acheive 10-20% worse gas mileage until the resistance between the moving parts loosen up. This is called the break in. During that time, the oil actually takes longer to flow to all parts on the motor, which is why you re not supposed to excessivly idle a new vehicle.

With reguards to highway driving, as I said in a previous post, when I went on trips for 150-200km, my mileage went to 15mpg.

After my break in is over, (and in the summer time) I expect to get about 14 city, 19 highway, which is slightly better than the average for the 4.0

I'm wasn't arguing that engines that have not been broken in yet are less efficient. 14/19 is nearly right on the money what I'm getting with the exception of long trips (20, but I figure if I keep my foot out of it I can do better).

 

[johnboy13]

I'm in a 98' 4.0 4x4 and I used to average right around 17 mpg. I put in a K&N drop in filter, throttle body spacer and just recently put on a flowmaster. Nothing fancy and I now get about 20 on average.

 

[03FX4]

I get about 18 to a gallon with my 2003 FX4. 4.10 gears same as yours. 125k miles on it. I can get almost 20 if I really try.. but your seems low.

Is yours automatic?

 

[Jay FX4]

I've had my Ranger just shy of a year, and like all my other vehicles, I've logged every single mile I've put on it. My last 3 or 4 tanks I've averaged 18-18.5mpg with 300-320 miles per tank, 100% city miles. This is totally stock, 4.0L with auto trans, 4.10 gears. Over the winter my averages dipped quite a bit, as low as 12 to 13mpg, but I blame that more on the resistance of the deep snow I was driving in, not simply having the 4x4 engaged. Unless something is wrong with the truck, I don't see why anyone should have a problem getting 17-18mpg on a stock truck with the 4.0. I never take her over 2500rpm and do my best to time lights and traffic. I'm by no means a slow driver, I do 5-10mph over like most people, I just accelerate slow. That's the key to good mileage for me. Go as fast as you like, just take your time getting up to speed.

 

[fx408]

I get about 18 to a gallon with my 2003 FX4. 4.10 gears same as yours. 125k miles on it. I can get almost 20 if I really try.. but your seems low.

Is yours automatic?

Yeah auto