I got a 15.58 gallon tank. I went 270 miles and now its on empty. So to sum it up i got about 17 miles to a gallon... but my car is rated at 28 mpg. Its a 1998 ford mustang v6 3.8 liter. I usually run it as low rpm's as possible. I just replaced a faulty oxygen sensor and got a new air filter. Whats the problem??? Or is this not the way to calculate the MPG.
2007-06-28 13:41:39 · 8 answers · asked by thiscoolguy!! 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
well... your tank... 15.58?
you mean after driving 270miles you refilled with 15.58 gallons?
the "rating" and real life are barely even related.
if you drive like its a mustang you will NEVER EVER get 28. thats gettin into 'sub-compact' territory.
2007-06-28 13:47:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is that 28 mpg on highway or combination of city. I could be the true gas mileage Cars companies are in hot water right now about what the state the mpg of there vehicles . Some where as much as 8 mpg off on what the state. Try some injection cleaner the good stuff and a name brand gas and see what happens.
2007-06-28 20:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by miiiikeee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most acurate way to figure mileage is to fill your fuel tank at the same station, island and position. Write down the mileage when you fill it up. Come back to the same exact same place for a refill. Divide the miles you have driven by the amount of gas you just put in your tank. I have a 3.8 liter ford motor in an old Taurus and they are gas hogs, the cylinder heads have leaked twice.
Hope you have better luck with yours. Ford scrapped that terrible motor years ago.
2007-06-28 21:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are actually running at 17.32991 miles per gallon do you have any blocked crank case breathers or are there any holes in your exhaust manifold. for a 9yr old engine of this size 17 mpg is not bad. Maclaren
2007-07-02 16:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by maclaren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cant do it like that. Fuel gauges are not desinged to be totally acurate. Follow the one guys instructions on figureing it out.,. he is right. obviously there is still gas in the tank.. probably at least 1-3 gallons
2007-06-28 21:47:45 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
epa ratings are way high. the reason being they run the cars on a dyno to get the readings, they dont bring them out for real world driving. check AAA's website for a more reasonable MPG estimate.
2007-06-28 21:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by RallyImp05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be hard to keep that Mustang under 65 MPH, but it will help get a lot better mileage. Try coasting down hills, too.
2007-07-01 22:20:33 · answer #7 · answered by randyrich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not how much your tank holds, it how much you have to put in it to fill it up.. When you put fuel, you might have only put 12 gallons.
2007-06-29 12:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by 144289 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋