not getting good milage
 

i have an 01 f250 with 7.3 and im only getting about 260 miles out of my tank of fuel any sugestions about what i could do to help that out?


thanks!

we need a little more info on the truck, what size tires, any mods or tuners, what type of driving town/town & highway mix/ or all highway. how many gallons of fuel? stock tank and complete miles driven before refuel.

just a drop in k&n,285 75 16 tires, more stopping and going than driving on hwy and 267 miles on the fill up and it takes 24 gal when i fill up

How many mile on the truck? Is it running ok? Have you replaced the fuel filter lately?

Get rid of the K&N filter and get a good air intake, a 4" exhaust, and maybe a mild tuner that will help some with milage. But the stop and go traffic isnt good on the milage aspect of things

thats right around 11 miles ta the gallon, on mine in town im only getting between 13-14, you cant expect much more in town

I have a reg cab 02 bone stock and I get better mileage around town than on the hiway. I currently get 16.5 in town and around 15 hwy.

When did you last change your oil ??? These 7.3 NEED CLEAN OIL for good MPG. Make sure your air-filter is clean, & check your tire pressure.

your driving habits will have the biggest impact on your mpg, however all the above suggestions are good but I would change out the oil in the HPOP, go to powerstrokehelp.com for the instructions on how to do this, great web page

All what he said plus driving habits. If you're beating everyone off the line at each stoplight, you can garranty 10-12 mpg's all the time. Winter fuel maybe playing a part in this too. I always get less mpg's in winter with the seasonal fuel. Do you also fill the tank every time? I don't because Ex's have 42 gallons (useable) tanks and that is just a LOT of extra weight sloshing around for no reason. Can you try driving with 1/2 tanks? Do you use any additives?

Here are some other suggestions: Better MPG

I bought a new garmin gps that has eco challenge on it... that kind of helps you drive better to get more out of your tankfull.... it also will show you how much you paid in fuel for the trip you just took... its fun to try to get the most out of everything you got!

i actually got better mileage in town in my 6.9 than on the highway. it does sound poor though how old are your injectors?

A lot is in how you drive it. I'm running completely stock. Gettin about 16 in town, and 20 to 22 on highway. That's if I don't punch it to much and my hubs are not locked in. Here lately I've been leaving my hubs locked in due to ice and snow. So I'm getting roughly 8-9 city and 14-15 highway.

I read if you wait to long to change oil you loose the anti foam agent in your oil and then the injectors don't work right.