mileage

[sl0annuggets]

i just got my new truck its a 2000 2.7 4x4 5spd

i filled it up with the gas light on and it put in 12.1 gallons

and got 300 miles out of it, and didnt fill it up until i got down to a 1/4 (which was 10.3g) left because i was in the good price area. so im thinking i was getting close to 24 a gallon if it is indeed a 13.5 gallon tank. on the 99 highlander site i saw it has an 18.5 gallon tank it doesnt make sense to me. any clarifications?

 

[runner79]

yeah, i have the same problem on my 98 sr5. the most i ever got in was 15 gal. that was close to under E.

 

[pat161]

Its an 18.5, there was a TSB for this year which replaced the filler tube, sending unit and a few other things to fix the faulty gas gauge. I had the same truck as you, 2000 2.7, after the TSB I would put about 16 gallons in if I waited until the light came on. In 5 years 24 was my best MPG and that was all highway, 19-22 mix was more common. You are well out of bumper to bumper so the TSB won't apply unless you wanted to pay yourself.

 

[p nut]

Gas gauge in your truck (or any car) is inaccurate. This is how you calculate MPG:

http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Your-Car's-Fuel-Efficiency-(MPG)

 

[Outrider]

I've only had my '93 for a couple of months. I've found that when my reserve light comes on, I still have around 6 gal. left in the tank. So, I judge when it's time to fill up by mileage on the trip odometer, rather than the fuel gauge. At about the time I think I'm running on fumes, I still have at least 2 gallons left.

I just don't think it's worth the money or effort to fix the fuel gauge inaccuracy.

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

I track the fuel milage in an Excel spreadsheet of EVERY tank of gas I put in my vehicles. I fill up about 30 miles after the (inaccurate) light comes on, and it usually takes about 15 gallons.

Typically, in my '99 limited with my upsized 265/75/16 BFG AT T/A tires (about 3.4% bigger circumference), I get about 15 mpg (corrected) mixed city/highway. Straight milage off of the odometer shows about 14.5 mpg, but since the tires are bigger it is actually slightly better. My pure highway milage usually isn't a whole lot better than that because I usually have the truck pretty loaded down; it usually sits at about 18 mpg.

In 36,000+ miles over the last 3 years since I've owned it, the best I've EVER done was just about 22 mpg with the truck semi-loaded on a trip between Denver and Fort Worth. IIRC, I had a decent tailwind on that stretch.

The WORST I've ever had was just under 12 mpg when I moved back to Denver from Fort Worth. I was pulling the biggest enclosed U-haul trailer available (tandem axle) with it fully loaded. The trailer weighed almost 4,800 lbs, and I did about 70 mph most of this tank on hwy. 287. Ouch!

As a side note, my off-road milage is usually a bit higher than my mixed city/highway milage.



PS - My milage dropped about 1 mpg (real, corrected) when I changed from factory sized highway tires to the BFG's. Them AT's are HEAVY!!! I figure this has cost me about $200 so far in the 16,000 miles since I've put on them.

 

[p nut]

I track the fuel milage in an Excel spreadsheet of EVERY tank of gas I put in my vehicles. I fill up about 30 miles after the (inaccurate) light comes on, and it usually takes about 15 gallons.

Typically, in my '99 limited with my upsized 265/75/16 BFG AT T/A tires (about 3.4% bigger circumference), I get about 15 mpg (corrected) mixed city/highway. Straight milage off of the odometer shows about 14.5 mpg, but since the tires are bigger it is actually slightly better. My pure highway milage usually isn't a whole lot better than that because I usually have the truck pretty loaded down; it usually sits at about 18 mpg.

In 36,000+ miles over the last 3 years since I've owned it, the best I've EVER done was just about 22 mpg with the truck semi-loaded on a trip between Denver and Fort Worth. IIRC, I had a decent tailwind on that stretch.

The WORST I've ever had was just under 12 mpg when I moved back to Denver from Fort Worth. I was pulling the biggest enclosed U-haul trailer available (tandem axle) with it fully loaded. The trailer weighed almost 4,800 lbs, and I did about 70 mph most of this tank on hwy. 287. Ouch!

As a side note, my off-road milage is usually a bit higher than my mixed city/highway milage.



PS - My milage dropped about 1 mpg (real, corrected) when I changed from factory sized highway tires to the BFG's. Them AT's are HEAVY!!! I figure this has cost me about $200 so far in the 16,000 miles since I've put on them.

That's about what I got. I upsized one (265/70/17) and MPG dropped to ~18MPG with 80-90% highway. Stock, I was at ~20MPG and that was with going 70-75MPH.

My current truck is sporting the stock sized tires and getting 21MPG highway, but I have toned my driving down a ton. I even went 65MPH on the last two tanks, and it came up to 23MPG! But I can't do that anymore--too many pissed off people on the freeway.

My plan is to pick up another set of wheels and tires for wheeling/snow, then switch back for longer trips and everyday stuff.

 

[farmdog]

i have stock sized tires, drive mixed hwy, nad in town alot of stop and go, im a courier for sun trust bank, im getting 22 mpg i have 135,000 miles onn her 99 limited 2wd, my light comes on at 250 miles, but ive never pressed it i fill up at 240-250 just to be safe and it usually take sless than 12 - 12.5 gallons. im not sure how far i can go on a tank dont want to get stranded in the hood.