Thread: Fuel mileage

I will check it. Now that i am thinking i have a buddy with a higher trim level than xlt. I bet he has the miles to e gauge and will know.

That's just a computer estimate based off of driving habits. If you drive all city and then one day take a highway road trip it's going to tell you that you have less miles left before empty than you actually do. Don't go off of that reading.

I dont have the trip meter in my xlt, just was wondering what it would be. Seems like when i fill up it is less than what is expected by a few gallons. 35.7 gallon tank and never out more than high 20s in it. I am not a fan of going below a 1/4 tank.

Originally Posted by btoolguy1

I dont have the trip meter in my xlt, just was wondering what it would be. Seems like when i fill up it is less than what is expected by a few gallons. 35.7 gallon tank and never out more than high 20s in it. I am not a fan of going below a 1/4 tank.

a bed cover might help

I believe going below 1/4 tank is fine. I have a 25g tank and my low fuel light comes on at the 20g mark. I've ran out to where it was sputtering and pulled up to the pump and put a max of 24g and some change. So a solid 4g for me on reserve. (After fuel light comes on)

Always worried about "bottom of tank gas" running through the injectors. Do fuel filter every 30k as required. Prob not the end of the world

I know but 4g is a lot and I'd say the "bad gas" is closer to the 2g mark. Ever seen the inside of our tanks?

Originally Posted by btoolguy1

I dont have the trip meter in my xlt, just was wondering what it would be. Seems like when i fill up it is less than what is expected by a few gallons. 35.7 gallon tank and never out more than high 20s in it. I am not a fan of going below a 1/4 tank.

You can go lower, for instance my fuel gauge will register I have a 1/4 left and when I fill up it only takes around 18 gallons, but I have the 27 gallon tank. My gauge only registers to about 24 gallons. It's like that in all modern Ford vehicles I believe, it just means when your needle is on empty you have a few gallons left but you need to get your @$$ to a gas station. I've ran mine down to the top of the red empty mark and the fuel light came on but I've had no fuel issues like sputtering or anything.

K. I got it now. Makes sense.