On my 01 Se i've noticed that i'm getting fairly poor fuel economy, I can get about 280 miles on a tank but it seems to run down quickly, and with gas prices rising I was wondering if there were any lil tricks to increase gas mileage? I try not to use the AC but in jersey it's about 100 degrees now so I can't get away from it, but since i'm at 66k miles I thought maybe I should get the system flushed out? I heard that if your motor is gunked up you'll get horrible gas mileage
I get 18mpg with my 01 SE with an aftermarket intake and exhaust. I use synthetic oil (engine and differential), these items seem to help. I also notice I get the best mileage with premium fuel. As painful as it is to purchase these days, I feel it saves me money in the long run.
I get 18mpg with my 01 SE with an aftermarket intake and exhaust. I use synthetic oil (engine and differential), these items seem to help. I also notice I get the best mileage with premium fuel. As painful as it is to purchase these days, I feel it saves me money in the long run.
yeah, premium gas helps fuel economy a bit and it cleans the injectors too.
brand new tires inflated right, brand new k&n filter, not sure about the fuel filter though
I would say inflate the tires a few pounds more than "normal". Inflate them too much and it starts costing braking distance, and the center of the tread will wear faster than the edges.
The point about new tires is interesting. I think it's likely that "aggressive" tread patterns get poorer mileage than, say, summer car tire patterns. All that noise is wasted energy, resulting from the big tread elements squirming around. So logically this would suggest that older, and even bald tires would get better mileage than new ones.
But if you mean "new" tires in the sense of superior tread patterns to maximize mileage, all else being equal, then probably you're right anyway. However, less aggressive patterns and higher pressure will make more difference than whether the tires are new. And drive smoothly, drive less, and drive slower.
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'91 Pathfinder SE 5spd (now sold)
'06 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX-L
Am I among the few to actually track my mileage? I mean, when I get gas I record my odometer (I have calibrated it) and the amount of gas (the state checks that this is calibrated). By subtracting the previous odometer reading which gives me the M in MPG. One benefit to being this anal is that I know within a fill up when something aint right. And having lived through gas rationings, I tend to not let my tank get below 1/4, usually closer to 1/2.
Doing the miles per tank can be really misleading. Say you drive 300 miles and fill it up. Was that 18 or 17 gallons? The difference is nearly 1MPG. Or was it 320 miles? The difference is even greater.
This has always struck me as strange also. I think you're right that most people never calculate their mileage "carefully". You could be doing a very different mix of driving on one tankfull compared to another. You can't tell if the tank is equally empty each time, or if you're getting the same amount in each time. For many years I used to track mileage as carefully as you do, but quit doing it except for occasional checks. Nothing unusual ever showed up, but I tend to be pro-active with maintenance. Our other vehicle has a trip computer, so it's easy to monitor. Speaking of which, a trip compter should be a standard guage in every car/suv/truck/van.
MrGame's 280 miles per tank seems really bad.
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'91 Pathfinder SE 5spd (now sold)
'06 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX-L
maybe a tune up is in order or something? I also get stuck in traffic a lot (driving in NJ sucks), and here gas just went up to 2.81 a gallon for premium so i'm getting worried (no i would never get rid of my truck)
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