I've got the same setup in my truck with about 1600 miles on it. It gets
between 13.5 and 14.0 MPG. Since the engine isn't broken in yet, I'm
assuming it'll get better somewhere between 5000 and 10000 miles, and
I'm only expecting 10% more or so, based on past experience.
You might want to do some research on the synthetics. While I have
nothing against Amsoil (I sold it for a while, and liked the
product), Mobil 1 is just as good according to the studies I found,
and it's cheaper (well, at least around here it is). With synthetics
in my last vehicle, I noticed about a 10% increase in mileage (not
the 20% or more the manufacturer's claim).
on 3/10/01 9:54 PM, Mike at spammikeREMOVE@home.com wrote:
> Is it just me or is this really bad milage? I'm hoping that this is because
> the truck is still new, and it will get better as it breaks in. I have a
> 2001 Dakota CC 4X4, 4.7L, auto, 3.55 LSD, P265/70R16 tires. The truck has
> 1000 Km on it and I'm on my 4th tank of gas. Milage to date is:
>
> 11.5 MPG 8.64G/100
>
> 4.9 Km/L 20.3 L/100
>
> I estimate about 80Uity and 20 1987015280ghway up to this point. I'm not
> driving
> it that hard as I'm still letting it break in, however I do step on it from
> time to time.
>
> On a side note, I'm going to put Amsoil synthetics in the engine, tranny,
> and diff's at 10,000 Km. Can anyone tell me which they use in their truck
> (0W30, 5W30, 20W50, and 75W90 or 80W90 in the diffs)?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Mike
>
>
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