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Diesel Fuel Economy and chips

448 messages,  Last post on Aug 09, 2012 at 7:24 AM

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#438 of 448 1999 ford f250 7.3 fuel mileage by mike4578

Apr 07, 2011 (6:52 pm)

I recently bought a 1999 F250 supercrew 4x4 with the 7.3 engine that only has 90k miles. I was told and i have seen that many of these trucks get anywhere from 15 to 23 mpg on highway driving. I have a Bullydog triple dog programmer set to performance, which is the mid range tune, and all i am getting is about 12 mpg on 95% highway at 60 to 65 mph. I changed fuel filter, did not help. Truck runs fine, no leaks, surging, funny smell ect. Seems the truck got better mpg when it was in stock mode, but im invested in this chip. Anybody that has any advice please help, fuel is $4 bucks a gallon!!

#439 of 448 Codes on Powerstroke 2001 by cowboy9

Apr 08, 2011 (8:09 am)

Hello fellow Powerstroker's
 
   Need a little help on this one, never had these Codes, lol. First Code 237 which says its Turbo Boost Sensor A Circuit Low Input - which one is Sensor A ? The other Code is 1316 which says its Injector Circuit / IDM Codes Detected. Now I am sure that the 2 Codes are tied in together and hopefully knows which is the Turbo Boost Sensor A is on the motor. Also if anyone knows what IDM stands for on the Code Reader ? lol
 
Thank you very much in advance,
Tony

#440 of 448 Re: B99 Biodiesel [rseebo] by ramcharger

Apr 17, 2011 (8:01 am)

Replying to: rseebo (Apr 01, 2011 8:38 pm)
You should google b99 and read the article. You may want to sneak up on going from petrol diesel to bio. It can "clean" your old system and plug up filters. good luck and l would like to here how it works out

#441 of 448 Re: Codes on Powerstroke 2001 [cowboy9] by samm43

Apr 17, 2011 (3:24 pm)

Replying to: cowboy9 (Apr 08, 2011 8:09 am)
IDM code = Injector Driver Module code probably.
 
Sam

#442 of 448 hotshoter by chainsnbinders

Jul 29, 2011 (5:47 pm)

Idrive a F350 Diesel superduty with a 39 ft flatbed trailer (7100) lbs with up to 12,000 lb cargo. considering a hypertec 111 to increase fuel economy and a little poewr boost. 350 has 116,000 miles. any advise.

#443 of 448 Re: hotshoter [chainsnbinders] by seragarca

Aug 30, 2011 (8:01 am)

Replying to: chainsnbinders (Jul 29, 2011 5:47 pm)
Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos is the leading company on the Spanish market for the transportation and storage of oil products, with a network of oil pipelines of more of 4,000 kilometres in length and 38 storage facilities. CLH Aviación is integrated into this group and is present at the majority of Spanish airports, offering the storage, distribution and service into plane of aviation fuel and lubricants.

#444 of 448 Re: Diesel Fuel Economy and chips [pickupwbb] by jmsjhnsn28

Oct 22, 2011 (5:11 am)

Replying to: pickupwbb (Mar 30, 2005 12:27 pm)
Hey if you want know more about Diesel chip then visit this site : Diesel chip

#445 of 448 2005 Dmax Crap Fuel Mileage by aokroi

Feb 07, 2012 (6:40 pm)

My 05 crew is completely stock except for 33 inch tires and edge evolution cs programmer usually run level 1 or 2 and still mileage is around 10 to 12 on highway with no trailer. I ve chaged the fuel filter and air filter and switch over to amsoil. Any help would be great.

#447 of 448 Re: 1999 ford f250 7.3 fuel mileage [mike4578] by butchc

Aug 08, 2012 (7:01 pm)

Replying to: mike4578 (Apr 07, 2011 6:52 pm)
My '96 7.3 has 190K on it. It got 18.5 mpg when I bought it 12 yrs ago. I put on a big exhaust, gauged it, Air Hog air intake, Amsoiled the engine, tranny and rear end, and chipped it with an Edge. It still gets 18.5. I have spent about 3K and haven't done anything except get frustrated.
 
The advantage of the chip is when I tow my 29' travel trailer. Instead of the 11mpg it gets with the stock settings, it goes up to 13.5 to 14 with the 60 hp setting. But, you really have to watch the EGT and the tranny temp.
 
I have never heard of a Powerstroke getting over 20 mpg, but have heard a lot of 12 -15 mpg claims. Anything you buy that doesn't live up to the claim, send it back.

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