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bad gas mileage 01 Toyota Tacoma 5 speed manual

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by maverick33, May 17, 2015.

  1. May 17, 2015 at 1:22 PM
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    maverick33

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    I've got a2001 Toyota Tacoma it's 4x4 5 speed manual, need help getting bad gas mileage. What can I do to fix it? - What kind of city and highway mileage can I expect? 264,986 miles. And not scared to drive it cross country
     
  2. May 17, 2015 at 2:28 PM
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    Lots of things. Give it a full tune up, change spark plugs and wires, change oil and air filter, make sure tires are inflated properly. Drive it easy and keep the RPMs under 2000 is about all you can do.
    What engine do you have? 2.7 or 3.4?
     
  3. May 17, 2015 at 2:40 PM
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    As said above and and I'd add a new oxygen sensor the primary one and cleaning the mass air flow sensor
     
  4. May 17, 2015 at 6:15 PM
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    What kind of mileage are you getting? I have a similar setup to you except mine is an '02 with 180K miles...i am averaging between 18-19mpg regardless of city/highway with the stock tire size, supercharger etc.
     
  5. May 18, 2015 at 4:21 PM
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    16 city. 19 highway
     
  6. May 18, 2015 at 4:25 PM
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    I'm running all terrain tires
     
  7. May 18, 2015 at 4:26 PM
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    Lol I wish I got 19 highway... I'm sure ur truck is fine man those numbers seem pretty good. Though a full tune up as suggested above wouldn't hurt. Especially with ur high mileage
     
  8. May 18, 2015 at 4:29 PM
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    Oh well ok. What I need to tune up
     
  9. May 18, 2015 at 4:35 PM
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    Well idk ur trucks maintenance history, but it's got a lot of miles so I'd do spark plugs and wires, air filter, MAF sensor and throttle body cleaning, maybe a new fuel filter, and an oil change.
     

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