On Sunday, August 31, 2003, at 02:36 PM, andy levy wrote:
> droo wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 19:52:18 -0400, andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dan Kramarsky wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would be interested in learning from other '92 to '95 318 owners
>>>> with auto
>>>> and 4x2:
>>>>
>>>> What gas mileage are you getting for mostly highway driving ( 60 to
>>>> 75 MPH )
>>>>
>>>> ( i'm seeing about 13.7 to 14 on regular grade)
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't have a GenII but that seems low to me. My larger, heavier
>>> QC 4x4 does a *lot* better than that. I'd say "blame the
>>> transmission & 4.7L" but we're talking about my mileage being
>>> 20%-25% better on the highway than yours - that's way too much slack
>>> to be taken up by the stick vs. auto, especially considering all the
>>> other factors.
>> 14 mpg is right fopr the 5.2. The 4.7's get way better mileage.
>
> On the highway, with 2WD? 14 is low, sorry. I could easily pull 17+
> on the highway with my 5.2, and that was a 4WD.
I've mentioned on the list both times I've broken 17 with my 4x4 gen
III 318. it never happened until the PCM flash (superchips). I
usually get around 14.5 to 15.5 on the highway, so I'd say you're not
completely out of line for what I'd assume is getting to be a pretty
tired truck, but I would still check the usual suspects (air filter,
plugs/wires/cap/rotor, fuel system clean-out, fuel leaks?)
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