Recent content by coman

tire pressure? It may have something to do with tire pressure that varies with temperature. When I first got my 06 SR5, I thought it seemed to ride a bit rough compared to the one I test drove at the dealer. Later I checked the tire pressure and all four were at 36-37 pounds. I lowered them...

Actual mileage I'm seeing almost exactly 1.1 mpg difference between the dash display and my calculated numbers. The dash being higher, of course. Being a senior citizen (making me a minority on this forum), I'm not a lead foot, but I drive the limits or above and I do stay well ahead of the...

New SR5 V6 milage I'm getting 19 mpg on my new 06 SR5 V6 4WD, about 90% city driving. The dash display shows 19.6 but my calculated number is a little lower. I only have 1000 miles on it so far. After the 13 mpg I got on my old '97 Mountaineer, I'm pleased with this number. From what I read...

06 Whine I have a new 06 SR5 V6 4WD that has a lot of gear whine noise on deceleration. It's especially bad around 60 mph. It's perfectly quiet as long as there is tension on the drive train but when I back off the accelerator it starts to whine. I hear it a little around town as well but in...