gas mileage

Hi, I just bought a 2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4 6 Cylinder 4.0 engine recently and the gas mileage has declined since I purchased this vehicle. I mostly drive city and when I first purchased this SUV I was noticing 20.5 MPG miles a gallon on the dash reading for several days, city and highway...

Looking for some help/advice. My 16' Explorer Sport is averaging 11 MPG and my brakes were suspiciously worn the last time I got my tires changed causing me to replace the pads. I have noticed that the E-Brake (P-Brake) is almost already engaged before you press the pedal. I am THINKING this...

Just replaced my fuel rail pressure sensor on my Ford Explorer 2006 4.0l v6 sohc. I wasn’t able to get a new throttle body gasket so I just cleaned it but everything else worked out good. I headed home on the highway and my mpg jumped from 12 to 15 now I’m back at 11 in city when I was at 12...

Hi all! I am a new member, so forgive me if I mess up on making this thread. I have had this problem with my 03 Explorer (150k) for a good 5 months now (since I got it). It is a RWD and has a 4.6 and the 3.73 LS axle. I've been getting pretty bad gas mileage, about 9-12 mpg. No CEL and no fluids...

I drive a lot and the last month or so I have been getting a faint oil smell in the cab. I have looked over the car extensively and not found any leakage. I do not smell oil in the exhaust and the oil level is unchanged. my mechanic and I looked over it together and he removed a vacuum hose to...

Hi all, Got a 2010 XLT here. 6 Cyl. We've had it about 3 months now. Love it! nice riding vehicle. We have noticed it gets around 16 in the city and 20 on the highway. Does this sound correct you all of you? Also I know this is an old question. But... is there truly anything you can do to...

Can anyone else with with this model tell me what kind of fuel economy they are getting? Mine always seems to be between 10-12 mpg city. I know I shouldn't expect great gas mileage with this vehicle but I think it can do a little better than that. This car only has 60,000 miles and is in...

Hello everyone! So, I have a 94 XLT and my fuel mileage is terrible! First, it was 18mpg (highway) and stayed there for a long time, then it dropped to about 14mpg after a couple of years, and now after a year of that I'm at less than 11.1mpg (highway). At 14mpg I changed the plugs, wires...

hey guys. i have a mercury mountaineer 1997 AWD 5.0 L v8 engine and i want to know if its possible to do an engine swap, i was thinking on removing the v8 engine and replace it with a 6 cylinder engine from an explorer or ranger, is this even possible? :( i love my truck and i dont want to...

Hey guys! ok i installed a 24 inch cherry bomb in my car. It has a nice rumble but it isn't loud enough for my liking. I would like to get straight pipes for it but i have no idea how this would affect my mpg. I'm keeping my cat but i wanna do away with the muffler. it honestly sounded amazing...

Sorry, no snow/mud slinging to be found here. Lately, the weather has been colder than normal, and my truck doesn't seem to be enjoying it. I noticed some problems a while back when I took it up north to Flagstaff for the first time. As I hit higher elevations, I noticed my gas mileage...

I just changed the spark plugs and oil in my 98 Explorer XLE.I have 162,000 miles on the motor. I used the Motorcraft spark plugs and Motorcraft 5w30 motor oil. I am now getting worse gas mileage in my truck. Does anyone know what could be the problem? The way gas prices are climbing I can’t...

I have a 1996 4wd explorer with a 4.0. Everything is stock including the tire/wheel size. The truck only has 108k miles on it. Over the last few months my fuel mileage has gotten worse and worse. I'm barely getting 10 mpg now. The plugs and wires are about 8 months old and I've changed the oil...

I drove my 91 2 door sport about 30 minutes then shut it off. about an hour later, I started it up and the radio, blinkers(not the emergency flashers), power windows, and fan panel did not work. I drove for about 10 minutes then shut it off. about 2 hours later I started it and everything...

So i been researching putting a cold air intake on my explorer and The cone air filter adapters. For about a third of the price i could put a cone air filter on my stock tube. Now i know thats cutting corners but my logic and reason for posting is with my stock tube it is the same mm as my...

i am driving a 96 ford explorer 2dr 4x4 auto 4.0 with stock tires. there is 189000kms on the truck new motor, trans and transfer case with less than 50 000kms and my last tank of fuel lasted only 231.8kms with 80% on the highway at 90km/h.i tried a bottle of injector cleaner in that full tank...

I've had the 2012 limited ecoboost for about 2 months now with 1700 miles. I'm getting an average of 16-17mpg city and around 24 highway. This is driving VERY conservative. I know this doesn't seem like much, but we're talking a 20% decrease from the sticker MPG. I've owned a few new Ford...

I recently bought a 1995 ford explorer eddie bauer and it has been a good vehicle so far. It hasnt ever run real smooth though, it didnt seem to have a lot of power and it didnt get good gas mileage (18mpg avg for half and half city/highway). Well I decided to change my plugs and wires just for...

I had just taken the "Air Inlet Tube" on the intake side of the air box. I took the tube out on my '04 Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L V-8. To allow more air into the engine. I went for a test drive, and it turned out like a whole different V-8 i was driving. I had way more acceleration at 0 mph. and...

hey guys, i have a 2001 sport trac and the gas mileage is getting worse and worse. it was about 15 and last time i filled up, it was 11.8 any ideas as to what this could be, or how to go about correcting the situation. any suggestions would be great! thanks :)

Well, i have made my decision, it will be a 5.0:D But, how does the 4WD work? It is always in 4wd? I see they use the term, "AWD".... Is it full time AWD or part time? So lets say we get 2 inches of snow, it is going to be RWD intill it the rear wheels starts to slip? Or is it going to be in...