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Beyond Terrible Gas Mileage

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by NOLA ItsNotOva, Mar 20, 2014.

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  1. Mar 30, 2014 at 10:17 PM
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    You are wrong as shit....
     
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  2. Mar 30, 2014 at 10:17 PM
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    No probs my friend
     
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  3. Mar 30, 2014 at 10:23 PM
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  4. Apr 2, 2014 at 1:24 AM
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    I am a newbie as well so trying to learn. I want to improve the poor fuel mileage on my 04 V6 4WD SR5.

    I read where a failed thermostat can cause a big drop in fuel mileage. The eng temp never gets up to where the computer leans out the mixture. Can make as much as a 2-3mpg difference. The advice was to change it every 60k miles. A small cost considering the benefits. Mine is going to get changed soon. I have 60k on it now, and its likely the original.

    Len

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  5. Apr 2, 2014 at 5:46 PM
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    I have a lot worse things than a Thermostat lol.
     
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  6. Apr 2, 2014 at 6:57 PM
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    What I am saying is that a small thing like this may contribute to your poor fuel mileage.

    You are looking for that one big reason, and it may be many small ones that add up to a really big drop in fuel mileage.

    Len

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  7. Apr 3, 2014 at 8:55 AM
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    Well that would be the MAF Sensor. My truck will kill, idle rough, etc. because of this.
     
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