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#43 of 59 Lack of telescoping steering column. by mschmal Jun 21, 2008 (7:37 am)
I hope the guy at Ford who made the decision to not have telescoping steering in the Taurus and the Focus is the one of the first to get laid off this summer.   The MKS has electric tilt/telescoping steering. I hope a manual telescoping will make it into the new Taurus.   Mark
#44 of 59 MPG by rogerb34 Jun 21, 2008 (7:17 pm)
87 Sable Vulcan 29 mpg freeway. 18 around town. 05 Sable Duratec 30 28/18. Vulcan is a 9.3/1 compression ratio. Means it won't efficiently use 93 octane. Duratec 05 is 10.5/1 and it will efficiently use 93 octane. Not worth the premium price. Duratec computer (PCM) will map timing for octanes 93, 89 or 87. MPG freeway depends on speed. Drag increases as the square of speed. Ex. 6 squared = 36, 7 squared = 49. Drive at or below limits will improve mpg vs warp. Inflate cold tires to cold tire AUTO manufactuer recommendations. MPG will vary seasonally due to use of ethanol in gasoline. E10 max unless FFV. Upstream oxygen sensors determine how much fuel is injected. They are consumables and should be changed at 100k miles or when mpg decays. 95 and newer OBDII may have two upstream of the cats and two downstream. Upstream are critical to mpg. I recently replaced upstream bank 2 (front) 05 Sable for $42. Bank 1 is difficult but I will do if necessary. Based on Car Chip voltage and fuel trim readings.
#45 of 59 Sable Gas MPG - Digital Readout vs Observed by ronsmith38 Jul 03, 2008 (2:53 pm)
One of the 2008 Sable reviews on this site by a new owner indicated the digital gas mileage read-out was about 4 mpg higher than what he calculated. Has anyone else experienced this on the Sable or Taurus? Replies to this message: bobber1 (Jul 06, 2008 7:37 am) capella (Jul 06, 2008 1:21 pm)
#46 of 59 Re: Sable Gas MPG - Digital Readout vs Observed [ronsmith38] by bobber1 Jul 06, 2008 (7:37 am)
Replying to: ronsmith38 (Jul 03, 2008 2:53 pm) Not on mine. It's right on or if anything slightly under what I get for actual mileage. I track closely because I use the car for work.
#47 of 59 Re: Sable Gas MPG - Digital Readout vs Observed [ronsmith38] by capella Jul 06, 2008 (1:21 pm)
Replying to: ronsmith38 (Jul 03, 2008 2:53 pm) On our '08 Taurus the digital readout is very close too.
#48 of 59 10% Ethanol by 7milehi Jul 19, 2008 (6:21 pm)
I know some will try to argue but on average I'm getting 4-5mpg less when using ethanol blended fuel in my 08 Taurus. For a while I kept wondering why my mpg would vary so much driving basically the same route and driving style. Then I started to pay attention where I was buyuing my fuel and here are my facts. When filling up with 10% ethanol gas I will get between 21.5 - 24 mpg. When filling up with non-ethanol gas my mpg will be between 26 - 29 mpg. This is based on 8 tank fills, I now avoid ethanol blended gas. Replies to this message: bobber1 (Jul 20, 2008 9:41 am)
#49 of 59 Re: 10% Ethanol [7milehi] by bobber1 Jul 20, 2008 (9:41 am)
Replying to: 7milehi (Jul 19, 2008 6:21 pm) I track my mileage closely and have found that ethanol takes 1 mpg off on average and maybe 2 at most(that's at 10% blend). Usually gas with ethanol is cheaper to buy so I think it's a wash going either way. I think it's a small price to pay for cleaner exhaust coming out of your tail pipe.
#50 of 59 Re: True MPG [7milehi] by mdennish Aug 10, 2008 (7:48 pm)
Replying to: 7milehi (Mar 29, 2008 7:57 am) I can get 30mpg at 75mph on level ground with the cruise control on.  I achieved 32 mpg on a Interstate with a downhill grade.  I get 28mpg going up grades and on winding roads  Allof these mpg's where with 1 passenger and 2 suitcases.  I have not checked the mpg in the city as of yet. Replies to this message: bennyheel (Oct 24, 2008 4:07 am)
#51 of 59 Re: Gas Mileage. [waggiecam] by pilotcar_doug Aug 23, 2008 (7:01 pm)
Replying to: waggiecam (Mar 31, 2007 10:18 pm) Have you had your 0-2 sensors checked? Autozone (and others?) will check your codes - maybe give you a hint on the stalling (which my '87 wagon did at times - but I didn't know what to do at the time). I drive about 80K per year for my job - I will post separately on that subject and my fuel mileage. Generally, replacing the air cleaner will help power, and what you have done should help, but 14 mpg seems very low to me - I get between 18-22 mpg fully loaded (4200# GVW) with a 12" x 60" sign mounted on my roof at 55-70 mph driving hard on my '96 with the 3.0 12-valve.
#52 of 59 A Tale of Two Tauruses by pilotcar_doug Aug 23, 2008 (7:55 pm)
I have owned both an '87 wagon and a '96 sedan (both 3.0 12-valve)   '87: Bought with 34K, sold with 165K. Used this one a lot as a family car (4 kids) to here, there, everywhere, and back again. Averaged 23-24 mpg and when I took the car on business trips, 28-29.98 (never could break 30!) Had the same stalling problem as on other post here - never got it fixed.   '96: Bought with 93K, at 107K started a Pilot Car business with this car (what I had at the time). Started out (with a 12" x 60" sign on top of my roof to add wind resistance) getting about 24 mpg running about 3 car lengths behind an oversize load. The shock came when I started leading the load - down to 18-22 mpg! Returning home with the sign down got me around 25-26. I added a 'Condensator' to my PCV line, which takes the heavy oils out of the PCV stream to the intake manifold and keeps the engine from having to burn them (bad for mileage). Hard to tell how much it improved things. Then I started using 3 oz. of acetone per 10 gals of fuel, which I feel increased mileage about 7-8% (in an actual non-scientific test). Switched to synthetic oil, 20W50 Castrol. New results: about the same with the load, but better 'deadheading' (driving without the sign up) get around 25.5-27.5 with the lowered sign on my roof and between 29-32.5mpg with the sign stowed inside the car. I keep my tires inflated to 34-36 psi, use cruise when I can, and carry lots of stuff with me (4200# gross weight with me inside). I now have over 284K and still running strong. . . . brag, brag, I know Replies to this message: woodturner (Oct 22, 2008 1:22 am)

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