Dodge Sprinter Gas Mileage

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#35 of 76 best mpg yet by sonnywood2 Jun 17, 2006 (5:41 pm)
Replying to: nescosmo (Jun 18, 2006 10:17 pm) just did my first trip without towing a trailer. 400 miles. 300 highway and 100 city and 2 lane mix. stayed under 2000 rpm on take off and about 65 mph on the highway and got 26.5 mpg. was using hess low sulfer highway diesel 500 ppm. made my day. got 7000 miles on it and still got 5000+ till service is due.
#36 of 76 Re: More on gas mileage vs. wheelsize (#602) [nescosmo] by jim314 Jun 30, 2006 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: nescosmo (Jun 18, 2006 10:17 pm) From Edmunds Sprinter 2500 high roof passenger van Exterior Length: 197 in. Width: 76.1 in. Height: 102 in. Wheel Base: 118 in. Ground Clearance: 7.4 in. Curb Weight: 4706 lbs. Gross Weight: 8550 lbs. Exterior Length: 225 in. Width: 76.1 in. Height: 103.6 in. Wheel Base: 140 in. Ground Clearance: 8.3 in. Curb Weight: 5058 lbs. Gross Weight: 8550 lbs. Length: 263 in. Width: 76.1 in. Height: 103.6 in. Wheel Base: 158 in. Ground Clearance: 8.3 in. Curb Weight: 5305 lbs. Gross Weight: 8550 lbs. 2500 Sprinter high roof cargo van Exterior Length: 197 in. Width: 76.1 in. Height: 102 in. Wheel Base: 118 in. Ground Clearance: 7.4 in. Curb Weight: 4648 lbs. Gross Weight: 8550 lbs. Exterior Length: 225 in. Width: 76.1 in. Height: 103.6 in. Wheel Base: 140 in. Ground Clearance: 8.3 in. Curb Weight: 4990 lbs. Gross Weight: 8550 lbs.
#37 of 76 New here and have a question by bsperty Jul 11, 2006 (2:54 am)
Replying to: kenbaker (Jun 15, 2006 7:29 am) I just purchased a 06 2500 .It did not come with the engine oil monitoring system. I see what looks like a sensor on the bottom of the oil pan.The dealer says they know nothing about hooking up that option. Does anyone know how hard it is. I really like the mileage 20 mpg , towing a trailer sometimes, and quality of the vehicle. I hope to learn much from you guys here. Replies to this message: jim314 (Jul 11, 2006 4:09 am)
#38 of 76 Re: New here and have a question [bsperty] by jim314 Jul 11, 2006 (4:09 am)
Replying to: bsperty (Jul 11, 2006 2:54 am) I know you want to have the oil monitoring system working, but in case you can't you may be able to approximate it by keeping some records yourself--mainly the number of gallons of fuel consumed since the last change. I think the oil monitoring system uses various inputs and an algorithm to estimate the condition of the oil based on the demands made on the oil. The main inputs would have to be number of gallons of fuel burned since last oil change, average and maybe peak oil temperatures, maybe cumulative time under heavy accelerator pressure. That is I don't think the monitoring system directly determines the buildup of combustion products in the oil, although it could estimate viscosity by oil pressure in a certain specific part of the engine.
#39 of 76 My 05 Sprinter box truck gets 15mpg loaded. Oil, ,,, by ahp691 Jul 22, 2006 (4:01 pm)
I have the assyt computer in mine as well. It is supposed to tell you when to change the oil on the driving conditions. I have had this truck in to the freightliner dealer for service 4 times and they are not compatant (can't spell) enough to reset it properly. each time I tell them what they should set it to, but they are to dumb to do it right. the first time they set it to 3000 miles. A week later it tells me I need an oil change second time they set it at 10,000 miles. etc. they are supposed to take the current mileage and add 10000 to it and put that in. Unfortunately there are not many dealers that have the proper computer to use on the sprinter. On another subject, I just had to do a 4 wheel brake job, it needed 2 rotors and pads for all 4 wheels. at 16,000 miles. this vehicle cost an awful lot to be this lightly built. I don't see it holding up. Macpherson strut suspension just seems so wrong on a box truck. seems to have a lot of frame flex as well. we'll see I guess.
#40 of 76 Cracked windshield by bsperty Aug 02, 2006 (2:10 pm)
My widshield has cracked from the driver side 4 inches up from the bottom corner. I saw another Sprinter in a prking lot today with the same crack. Anyone else?
#41 of 76 speedometer error spawning phoney mpg figures??? by methodvan Sep 04, 2006 (11:18 am)
i have a 2006 2500 140wb shc bone stock with 16 inch rims and i've noticed that my speedometer is steadily 2-3 mph above the vehicles actual speed. i'm able to meter these figures because my local law enforcement agency has been kind enough to place radar machines all over town for everyone to enjoy. my other cars have been spot on accurate and i spoke with local cop whom explained to me the extreme calibrationing these machines go through before they go into the public. i may be wrong here, and if i am please correct me, but if if your car is traveling 25 mph for one hour burns just one gallon of fuel and the speedometer is reading (and recording) 28 mph then your apparent fuel milege is going to be 28 mpg when actually your MPG is only 25. so this means that... i either have defective speedometer and must return to the dealership... or the local cops bought 15 broken radar machines and it's slipped by so many people and i'm the first to notice the mistake or, just maybe all you folks that are getting 21 mpg are actually getting 18 mpg.... my 97 powerstroke diesel e-350 gets 18 mpg on the highway loaded. my sprinter gets 21 mpg loaded. my PSD E-350's speedometer is accurate as per the radar machines (as compared to a 2003 honda, 97 s-10 pu and 1993 geo) so does this mean that if my speedometer is 3 MPH off my sprinter it is actually getting 18 MPG-- same as my ford diesel? hmmm? i guess i spent and extra $10k for a lighter duty, gutless van? not to mention it's fancy computer controlled assyt system that can count how many miles you need go before you're next service but can't figure out how fast the vehicle is going at 30 mph without a 10% error (radar says 27, speedo says 30. i did this five time one night) don't get me wrong... i like this van a lot... but the level of quality that i thought i bought is just not what it's priced to be. my dealer totally misrepresented this vehicle to me and i'm upset about that. i ve been to the dealer six times in the last two months only to have the dealer just finally tell that they don't have anyone that really knows about these vans and can't fix my problems (2 broken lumbars, un-fixable side and rear door rattling, trans vibrations) and that my next service is going to cost me $500. hooraay five star chrysler dealers. please, if anyone can get a chance do your own experiments with this please do. with a buddy's car, cell phones and cruise control you should be able to compare it with any other modern car. any comments on this????? Replies to this message: jim314 (Sep 04, 2006 12:37 pm) shugrue (Nov 23, 2006 3:52 pm) kenbaker (Nov 26, 2006 1:03 am) 2000_valk (Nov 26, 2006 1:09 pm) and 5 more...
#42 of 76 side door rattling by methodvan Sep 04, 2006 (11:36 am)
this maybe happening to some of you out there so i tell you about my fix. early in the ownership of my van i noticed the side door was rattling. after 3 trips to the dealer they kind of fixed it and told me that the push-rod plunger for the power locks had come loose and was rattling. OK, the noise subsided a little but the door still made some noise. so i return to the dealer and they spend a whole day doing adjustments and it goes away for 3 days. finally i return and they said they're was nothing they could do. so, i told 'em, "if i'd run my business they way they do, by not knowing anything about the products they're selling, i couldn't afford their van." anyhow, so i decide to fix it myslef and it turns out that there are two metal pintles on the leading edge of the door that align into two sockets that cause the door to be guided and held in place when it's closed. the solution is to put a little duct tape (just one layer, maybe two) around the pintle and dampens the vibration rattle and reduces the tolerance. the door is now totally quiet. six days of down town at the dealer then fixed in 2 minutes by an graphic artist.... WTF???
#43 of 76 Re: speedometer error spawning phoney mpg figures??? [methodvan] by jim314 Sep 04, 2006 (12:37 pm)
Replying to: methodvan (Sep 04, 2006 11:18 am) Rather than just checking your speedometer, you should check your odometer by driving a known distance and comparing the change in the odometer. Depending on how these two are connected, the speedometer might real high by say 10%, but the odometer might be accurate to within say 1%. I say might be; you have to check it. I think that errors in the speedometer and odometer are usually a constant factor rather than a constant increment that you add or subtract. That is I think that, just for example, if the speedo reads 30 mph when you are actually travelling 33 mph, then it will read 60 when you are actually going 66, etc. (So that in this case true speed = indicated speed x 1.10. I have heard that by law speedometers are allowed to be off by a much higher factor than one would imagine. I have heard that the speedo can read plus or minus 10% of the true speed, but you would need to check this. I am under the impression that the odometer is much more accurate than this. Are these 16 inch wheels the stock wheels and are the tires stock? Changing the wheels and tires or even just the tires to a different size can give a larger or smaller diameter and circumference wheel. Usually people change to a larger diameter wheel/tire and it they don't change the speedo and odo calibration then they will be going both faster and farther than the speedo and odo, respectively, indicates. That will mean that their true fuel mpg will be higher than they calcluate from the uncorrected odometer readings. But if your odo is following your speedo True speed = Indicated speed x (27/30) = Indicated speed x 0.90, then your distances would follow True dist = Indicated dist x 0.90, and your true mpg would be given by true mpg = 0.90 x indicated. Check your odometer, both trip odo and regular odo on a section of roadway whose distance you know.