The Ultimate MPG thread.
04-17-2015, 06:02 PM
#611
Senior Member
70 -75 is a solid 19mpg. I don't know about y'all but I bought this truck for the power and not so much the mileage. with everybody coming out with New things, the mileage is mediocre.still better than my 04 ram hemi I had when I was a kid . I truly believe these trucks can run 200,000 miles with no major issues if maintained properly. The 10,000 mile ford " synthetic " oil change is b.s. imo. The first 1000 miles I put on the truck I drained it and switched to 5w30 AMSOIL and change it every 7000 miles. Almost 70,000 miles and it runs very strong with the mods I have.
Carrying it to the dealer , having the oil changed and the tires rotated every 5000 miles.
If I have a problem in the 7 yr 100,000 I want ford to pay for it.
On the 04 F150 I traded in at Eighty something thousand miles with the OL driving it, The transmission had to be replaced.
The OL does a lot of Hiway miles. Its 90 miles from home to work. She stays in town during the week in a Condo we have. She comes back on friday nite.
With the 5.0 360 hp and a 355 I should be able to pull my 21' Bass Boat with no problem.
I still have a 99 F250 with a 7.3 PS and a 373 Rear end. Wished it had a 355.
All the new 6.7 powerstrokes has a 355 rear end and they pull some big load's.
I think most of us do more driving than pulling.
When I got all the rebates I really wanted a 2015 F150 with the new 5.0 385 hp.
But the Discounts was not high enough.
04-18-2015, 10:05 PM
#612
Junior Member
Since I've bought the F150 new in 2013 (see specs below) and the mpg depends how you drive. No heavy foot. Local distance hwy driving (say 1hr) I'd get 20 mpg. City driving 13 to 15 mpg. Really long distance hwy driving (over 3hrs) 25 mpg.
Did some driving down to Arizona from Vancouver pulling a 23 foot ultra light trailer at about 6000lbs. Towing mpg varies whether you drove on the flats or in the mountains...10 mpg to 15 mpg.
The on board computer has been pretty bang on vs my manual mpg calculations.
One thing I learn on the Arizona trip...avoid using Octane 85 gas which seems to be common in high elevation towns! The ecoboost didn't sound happy...sounded different and some missing. The next stop I filled up with premium and that solved the problem otherwise I normally use Octane 87 mostly brand names like Shell and Chevron. Interesting that one commentator in this thread thought Costco was bad gas resulting in poorer mpg.
I'm not convince that premium gas gives better mpg than regular. I think it is about the same. Premium might give more boost in the mountains but I don't think my 6000lb trailer was heavy enough to worry about! The F150 towed like no problems!
That's the sum of it...I'm pretty happy with the F150!
Did some driving down to Arizona from Vancouver pulling a 23 foot ultra light trailer at about 6000lbs. Towing mpg varies whether you drove on the flats or in the mountains...10 mpg to 15 mpg.
The on board computer has been pretty bang on vs my manual mpg calculations.
One thing I learn on the Arizona trip...avoid using Octane 85 gas which seems to be common in high elevation towns! The ecoboost didn't sound happy...sounded different and some missing. The next stop I filled up with premium and that solved the problem otherwise I normally use Octane 87 mostly brand names like Shell and Chevron. Interesting that one commentator in this thread thought Costco was bad gas resulting in poorer mpg.
I'm not convince that premium gas gives better mpg than regular. I think it is about the same. Premium might give more boost in the mountains but I don't think my 6000lb trailer was heavy enough to worry about! The F150 towed like no problems!
That's the sum of it...I'm pretty happy with the F150!
Last edited by Suby99; 04-18-2015 at 10:09 PM. Reason: clarification
04-19-2015, 07:42 AM
#613
Senior Member
Since I've bought the F150 new in 2013 (see specs below) and the mpg depends how you drive. No heavy foot. Local distance hwy driving (say 1hr) I'd get 20 mpg. City driving 13 to 15 mpg. Really long distance hwy driving (over 3hrs) 25 mpg.
Did some driving down to Arizona from Vancouver pulling a 23 foot ultra light trailer at about 6000lbs. Towing mpg varies whether you drove on the flats or in the mountains...10 mpg to 15 mpg.
The on board computer has been pretty bang on vs my manual mpg calculations.
One thing I learn on the Arizona trip...avoid using Octane 85 gas which seems to be common in high elevation towns! The ecoboost didn't sound happy...sounded different and some missing. The next stop I filled up with premium and that solved the problem otherwise I normally use Octane 87 mostly brand names like Shell and Chevron. Interesting that one commentator in this thread thought Costco was bad gas resulting in poorer mpg.
I'm not convince that premium gas gives better mpg than regular. I think it is about the same. Premium might give more boost in the mountains but I don't think my 6000lb trailer was heavy enough to worry about! The F150 towed like no problems!
That's the sum of it...I'm pretty happy with the F150!
Did some driving down to Arizona from Vancouver pulling a 23 foot ultra light trailer at about 6000lbs. Towing mpg varies whether you drove on the flats or in the mountains...10 mpg to 15 mpg.
The on board computer has been pretty bang on vs my manual mpg calculations.
One thing I learn on the Arizona trip...avoid using Octane 85 gas which seems to be common in high elevation towns! The ecoboost didn't sound happy...sounded different and some missing. The next stop I filled up with premium and that solved the problem otherwise I normally use Octane 87 mostly brand names like Shell and Chevron. Interesting that one commentator in this thread thought Costco was bad gas resulting in poorer mpg.
I'm not convince that premium gas gives better mpg than regular. I think it is about the same. Premium might give more boost in the mountains but I don't think my 6000lb trailer was heavy enough to worry about! The F150 towed like no problems!
That's the sum of it...I'm pretty happy with the F150!
04-19-2015, 11:12 AM
#615
04-20-2015, 05:09 AM
#616
Senior Member
I have found that thereis no difference between 87 and 91. Same power, same mileage except cleaner exhaust soot with 91. Always use top tier gas.
Lately I have found pulling my loaded utility trailer of 8,000 lbs slowing down to 65 mph instead of 75 my gas mileage increases from 8 mpg to 12 mpg against a slight head wind.
Also at 75 mph and hilley and windy it pulls in 5th gear about 80% of the time. At 65 mph it will stay in 6th and not down shift to 5th as much.
Lately I have found pulling my loaded utility trailer of 8,000 lbs slowing down to 65 mph instead of 75 my gas mileage increases from 8 mpg to 12 mpg against a slight head wind.
Also at 75 mph and hilley and windy it pulls in 5th gear about 80% of the time. At 65 mph it will stay in 6th and not down shift to 5th as much.
04-20-2015, 06:47 AM
#617
I have found that thereis no difference between 87 and 91. Same power, same mileage except cleaner exhaust soot with 91. Always use top tier gas.
Lately I have found pulling my loaded utility trailer of 8,000 lbs slowing down to 65 mph instead of 75 my gas mileage increases from 8 mpg to 12 mpg against a slight head wind.
Also at 75 mph and hilley and windy it pulls in 5th gear about 80% of the time. At 65 mph it will stay in 6th and not down shift to 5th as much.
Lately I have found pulling my loaded utility trailer of 8,000 lbs slowing down to 65 mph instead of 75 my gas mileage increases from 8 mpg to 12 mpg against a slight head wind.
Also at 75 mph and hilley and windy it pulls in 5th gear about 80% of the time. At 65 mph it will stay in 6th and not down shift to 5th as much.
04-21-2015, 09:37 AM
#618
MPG Thread
Not sure where your at??? Here in Ohio, I notice a difference in all 3 grades of gas as far as mileage is concerned. But, is the "price" difference worth the higher cost?? I get more mpg with the the 91. The big difference is in the "winter" fueling.... I lose about 3 mpg. Usually I get averaging 19.8 -20.2 mpg with the "winter gas I go down to low 17's... using all 3 grades..
04-21-2015, 09:48 AM
#619
Not sure where your at??? Here in Ohio, I notice a difference in all 3 grades of gas as far as mileage is concerned. But, is the "price" difference worth the higher cost?? I get more mpg with the the 91. The big difference is in the "winter" fueling.... I lose about 3 mpg. Usually I get averaging 19.8 -20.2 mpg with the "winter gas I go down to low 17's... using all 3 grades..
04-21-2015, 10:28 AM
#620
Junior Member
I think you made a good point that premium is cleaner...better for the engine. I'm somewhat reluctant to pay the extra on premium which can be an extra 7 to 12 dollars everytime you fill up the tank! It adds up over time! I like to save money so I can have my daily coffee!
What pique my interest here is why install catch can?