2003 Wrangler 4.0L - gas mileage
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Barely gets warmed up, and driven 'aggressively'? That doesn't sound
like a recipe that will result in long vehicle life. :)
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On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 12:07:13 -0500, Tim Hayes
<thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
like a recipe that will result in long vehicle life. :)
Dave
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On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 12:07:13 -0500, Tim Hayes
<thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
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Re: 2003 Wrangler 4.0L - gas mileage
Barely gets warmed up, and driven 'aggressively'? That doesn't sound
like a recipe that will result in long vehicle life. :)
Dave
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On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 12:07:13 -0500, Tim Hayes
<thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
like a recipe that will result in long vehicle life. :)
Dave
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 12:07:13 -0500, Tim Hayes
<thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
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Re: 2003 Wrangler 4.0L - gas mileage
In article <3fd35e42@rutgers.edu>,
Tim Hayes <thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
10 miles should give you enough time to warm up.
>I've tried to do worse and I have not seen lower than 14.5mpg.
This sounds about right if you beat it.
>If I religiously shift when the idiot light tells me to and press the
>pedal like it was an egg then I get 18mpg around town. But it's no fun
>to drive that way.
Not really. Why do you have to shift so often? Sounds to me like you
are doing city driving and not highway. That's probably your problem.
>
>Last- when it first got cold out I had to switch to 89 octane to prevent
>pinging at wide-open-throttle on the highway. That resolved itself after
>a couple of tanks and now I can run 87 again. Perhaps there were carbon
>deposits or the computer had to learn about oxygenated gas?
My conclusion is that you are getting exactly what city driving is
supposed to give you.
I have my old 1994 window sticker here and it says City 16 and Hwy 18.
13 to 19 City and 15 to 21 Highway depending on your location and
driving habits.
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>
>> In article <1yRyb.9273$Cj4.6397@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>> thomas <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering whether anybody has tried the K&N air filter or a
>>>throttle body spacer to achieve better gas mileage with their late model
>>>Wrangler 4.0L engine?
>>>
>>>I'm not too upset about the gas mileage I am getting, but if either or
>>>both of the devices mentioned above actually work, I'd probably go for
>>>the investment.
>>
>>
>> It's probably the winter fuel too. This always produces less MPG. BTW,
>> what are you getting with your 2003 TJ for MPG?
>>
>
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Tim Hayes <thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
10 miles should give you enough time to warm up.
>I've tried to do worse and I have not seen lower than 14.5mpg.
This sounds about right if you beat it.
>If I religiously shift when the idiot light tells me to and press the
>pedal like it was an egg then I get 18mpg around town. But it's no fun
>to drive that way.
Not really. Why do you have to shift so often? Sounds to me like you
are doing city driving and not highway. That's probably your problem.
>
>Last- when it first got cold out I had to switch to 89 octane to prevent
>pinging at wide-open-throttle on the highway. That resolved itself after
>a couple of tanks and now I can run 87 again. Perhaps there were carbon
>deposits or the computer had to learn about oxygenated gas?
My conclusion is that you are getting exactly what city driving is
supposed to give you.
I have my old 1994 window sticker here and it says City 16 and Hwy 18.
13 to 19 City and 15 to 21 Highway depending on your location and
driving habits.
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>
>> In article <1yRyb.9273$Cj4.6397@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>> thomas <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering whether anybody has tried the K&N air filter or a
>>>throttle body spacer to achieve better gas mileage with their late model
>>>Wrangler 4.0L engine?
>>>
>>>I'm not too upset about the gas mileage I am getting, but if either or
>>>both of the devices mentioned above actually work, I'd probably go for
>>>the investment.
>>
>>
>> It's probably the winter fuel too. This always produces less MPG. BTW,
>> what are you getting with your 2003 TJ for MPG?
>>
>
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In article <3fd35e42@rutgers.edu>,
Tim Hayes <thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
10 miles should give you enough time to warm up.
>I've tried to do worse and I have not seen lower than 14.5mpg.
This sounds about right if you beat it.
>If I religiously shift when the idiot light tells me to and press the
>pedal like it was an egg then I get 18mpg around town. But it's no fun
>to drive that way.
Not really. Why do you have to shift so often? Sounds to me like you
are doing city driving and not highway. That's probably your problem.
>
>Last- when it first got cold out I had to switch to 89 octane to prevent
>pinging at wide-open-throttle on the highway. That resolved itself after
>a couple of tanks and now I can run 87 again. Perhaps there were carbon
>deposits or the computer had to learn about oxygenated gas?
My conclusion is that you are getting exactly what city driving is
supposed to give you.
I have my old 1994 window sticker here and it says City 16 and Hwy 18.
13 to 19 City and 15 to 21 Highway depending on your location and
driving habits.
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>
>> In article <1yRyb.9273$Cj4.6397@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>> thomas <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering whether anybody has tried the K&N air filter or a
>>>throttle body spacer to achieve better gas mileage with their late model
>>>Wrangler 4.0L engine?
>>>
>>>I'm not too upset about the gas mileage I am getting, but if either or
>>>both of the devices mentioned above actually work, I'd probably go for
>>>the investment.
>>
>>
>> It's probably the winter fuel too. This always produces less MPG. BTW,
>> what are you getting with your 2003 TJ for MPG?
>>
>
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Tim Hayes <thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
10 miles should give you enough time to warm up.
>I've tried to do worse and I have not seen lower than 14.5mpg.
This sounds about right if you beat it.
>If I religiously shift when the idiot light tells me to and press the
>pedal like it was an egg then I get 18mpg around town. But it's no fun
>to drive that way.
Not really. Why do you have to shift so often? Sounds to me like you
are doing city driving and not highway. That's probably your problem.
>
>Last- when it first got cold out I had to switch to 89 octane to prevent
>pinging at wide-open-throttle on the highway. That resolved itself after
>a couple of tanks and now I can run 87 again. Perhaps there were carbon
>deposits or the computer had to learn about oxygenated gas?
My conclusion is that you are getting exactly what city driving is
supposed to give you.
I have my old 1994 window sticker here and it says City 16 and Hwy 18.
13 to 19 City and 15 to 21 Highway depending on your location and
driving habits.
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>
>> In article <1yRyb.9273$Cj4.6397@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>> thomas <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering whether anybody has tried the K&N air filter or a
>>>throttle body spacer to achieve better gas mileage with their late model
>>>Wrangler 4.0L engine?
>>>
>>>I'm not too upset about the gas mileage I am getting, but if either or
>>>both of the devices mentioned above actually work, I'd probably go for
>>>the investment.
>>
>>
>> It's probably the winter fuel too. This always produces less MPG. BTW,
>> what are you getting with your 2003 TJ for MPG?
>>
>
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In article <3fd35e42@rutgers.edu>,
Tim Hayes <thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
10 miles should give you enough time to warm up.
>I've tried to do worse and I have not seen lower than 14.5mpg.
This sounds about right if you beat it.
>If I religiously shift when the idiot light tells me to and press the
>pedal like it was an egg then I get 18mpg around town. But it's no fun
>to drive that way.
Not really. Why do you have to shift so often? Sounds to me like you
are doing city driving and not highway. That's probably your problem.
>
>Last- when it first got cold out I had to switch to 89 octane to prevent
>pinging at wide-open-throttle on the highway. That resolved itself after
>a couple of tanks and now I can run 87 again. Perhaps there were carbon
>deposits or the computer had to learn about oxygenated gas?
My conclusion is that you are getting exactly what city driving is
supposed to give you.
I have my old 1994 window sticker here and it says City 16 and Hwy 18.
13 to 19 City and 15 to 21 Highway depending on your location and
driving habits.
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>
>> In article <1yRyb.9273$Cj4.6397@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>> thomas <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering whether anybody has tried the K&N air filter or a
>>>throttle body spacer to achieve better gas mileage with their late model
>>>Wrangler 4.0L engine?
>>>
>>>I'm not too upset about the gas mileage I am getting, but if either or
>>>both of the devices mentioned above actually work, I'd probably go for
>>>the investment.
>>
>>
>> It's probably the winter fuel too. This always produces less MPG. BTW,
>> what are you getting with your 2003 TJ for MPG?
>>
>
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Tim Hayes <thayes@remove-me.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>My '03 Sahara is seeing about 15mpg. Now, for the most part it drives 10
>miles to work daily, barely gets warmed up in the process, and is driven
>'aggressively'.
10 miles should give you enough time to warm up.
>I've tried to do worse and I have not seen lower than 14.5mpg.
This sounds about right if you beat it.
>If I religiously shift when the idiot light tells me to and press the
>pedal like it was an egg then I get 18mpg around town. But it's no fun
>to drive that way.
Not really. Why do you have to shift so often? Sounds to me like you
are doing city driving and not highway. That's probably your problem.
>
>Last- when it first got cold out I had to switch to 89 octane to prevent
>pinging at wide-open-throttle on the highway. That resolved itself after
>a couple of tanks and now I can run 87 again. Perhaps there were carbon
>deposits or the computer had to learn about oxygenated gas?
My conclusion is that you are getting exactly what city driving is
supposed to give you.
I have my old 1994 window sticker here and it says City 16 and Hwy 18.
13 to 19 City and 15 to 21 Highway depending on your location and
driving habits.
>
>Peter Parker wrote:
>
>> In article <1yRyb.9273$Cj4.6397@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>> thomas <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering whether anybody has tried the K&N air filter or a
>>>throttle body spacer to achieve better gas mileage with their late model
>>>Wrangler 4.0L engine?
>>>
>>>I'm not too upset about the gas mileage I am getting, but if either or
>>>both of the devices mentioned above actually work, I'd probably go for
>>>the investment.
>>
>>
>> It's probably the winter fuel too. This always produces less MPG. BTW,
>> what are you getting with your 2003 TJ for MPG?
>>
>
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