| Winter mileage
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| mdxforever |
How much drop you normally see in mileage during winter time ? especially for you folks who are in the states where there is actually a difference between summer and winter :D .
Me see a good 15-20% drop in mileage. |
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| KES |
| I see a 2 mpg drop from 19 to 17. I attribute this to the cold weather, different fuel in CT during the winter and snow tires. The snow tires and rims are at least 5-10 pounds heavier than the stock Goodyears. This is probably causes the biggest drop in mileage. The good news is that I only run the snow tires from Thanksgiving until mid April. |
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| G. COLTON |
Why do you think that there is a difference is fuel milleage between summer and winter?
Unless the vehicle is poorly tuned to the point that the computer has to enrich the fuel mixture lonmg past the time when the vehicle is warmed up, I would actually expect an INCREASE in miles per gallon. The colder air is more dense.
You are also not running the air conditioner and this should help.
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| mdxforever |
always lived in florida ?
fuel is winterized and tires loose pressure as the Hg drops. |
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| G. COLTON |
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Originally posted by mdxforever
always lived in florida ?
fuel is winterized and tires loose pressure as the Hg drops.
Every place that I have ever lived has air compressors so the pressure in my vehicles tires is a constant regardless of the ambient air temperature. What is there in winterized fuel that causes a loss of mileage?
Now if you are frequently driving on ice and snow that causes your wheels to spin without traction then I guess you could get reduced miles per gallon because of that.
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| carguy1234 |
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Originally posted by mdxforever
How much drop you normally see in mileage during winter time ? especially for you folks who are in the states where there is actually a difference between summer and winter :D .
Me see a good 15-20% drop in mileage.
I'm down only about 5-7%, as best I can figure it. What are you using for gas? I'm sticking with the Holiday BluePlanet 92. The SA gas is more expensive, and has yielded worse results in my experiences.
The bigger disappointment in the cold is the !@$!@&* garage door opener! Darn thing does not want to work very well with the colder temps. Once it warms up past about 25°F or so, then all is well again. |
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| mdxforever |
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Originally posted by carguy1234
I'm down only about 5-7%, as best I can figure it. What are you using for gas? I'm sticking with the Holiday BluePlanet 92. The SA gas is more expensive, and has yielded worse results in my experiences.
The bigger disappointment in the cold is the !@$!@&* garage door opener! Darn thing does not want to work very well with the colder temps. Once it warms up past about 25°F or so, then all is well again.
I usually fill either Mobil or Phillips 66 or Shell. Haven't tried Holiday yet. Maybe I should give it a shot.
I used to get 18/22 city/hwy in summer. Now I am getting 15/19.
So actually about 16/13% drop.
How old is the opener ?
Have your tried disengaging the door from the motor and powering the motor ? and pushing the door manually to see if its the motor or the door that gets stuck ?
Maybe dripping water from melting snow/ice is turning into ice again and holding the door somewhere ? If it hasnt been lubed in a while it might be a good idea to.
<edit:> another 3-5" of snow by noon tomorrow they say, starting midnight tonight! hope those CT's are holding up good for you! ;) |
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| RL in Florida |
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Originally posted by G. COLTON
Why do you think that there is a difference is fuel milleage between summer and winter?
Unless the vehicle is poorly tuned to the point that the computer has to enrich the fuel mixture lonmg past the time when the vehicle is warmed up, I would actually expect an INCREASE in miles per gallon. The colder air is more dense.
You are also not running the air conditioner and this should help.
G
Dude...you are the most negative, know-it-all irritating guy on this whole forum. Every post you have made is some know-it-all comment without any evidence or backup.
Just MHO. Flame away! |
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| Warzau |
| Let's not flame away! Any problems take it to IM.:3: |
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| mdxforever |
quote:
Originally posted by G. COLTON
Why do you think that there is a difference is fuel milleage between summer and winter?
Unless the vehicle is poorly tuned to the point that the computer has to enrich the fuel mixture lonmg past the time when the vehicle is warmed up, I would actually expect an INCREASE in miles per gallon. The colder air is more dense.
You are also not running the air conditioner and this should help.
G
bumped into this today so I thought I'd post it here...
http://www.startribune.com/131/story/151177.html |
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