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#21 of 82 just did by nippononly Sep 05, 2006 (6:54 am)
a 500-mile round trip to Yosemite, including some puttering around up there, averaged only 21.5 mpg. Not as good as I have done in the past.   But I was driving faster than I usually do in stretches - this thing can really gulp down the gas if I push it to 75 mph on the uphill portions. After that, all the downhill coasting in the world can't pull the average back up enough!   (2000 4x4 V-6 stick shift).
#22 of 82 the next fill-up today by nippononly Sep 16, 2006 (11:32 am)
was actually BETTER than the last! 296 miles, 13.5 gallons, which is 22 mpg by my calulations. Which means I only spent $36 for gas. I was kinda shocked to get out for less than $40, but I also expected it to need more gas than it did.
#23 of 82 did a bunch of miles today by nippononly Sep 24, 2006 (7:52 pm)
headed up to an OHV recreation area that is about an hour and a half away on the highway, and up 2000 feet, then messed around in 4WD for a couple of hours trying out a couple of trails and eventally getting off the trail entirely. A very fun day!   Anyway, point here is that the total mileage for the day was 262, and I put in 12.4 gallons of gas, which is still about 21 mpg, which I thought was pretty good given all the four-wheeling.
#24 of 82 Re: 03 & newer gas mileage for the v6? [cheepyankee] by gostros Sep 25, 2006 (6:02 am)
Replying to: cheepyankee (Sep 04, 2006 6:20 am) 2006 V6 in city driving: internal calculator claims i get 19, using the "miles drivin/gallons pumped" method, i get 17.5
#25 of 82 2006 V8 4x4 4Runner (mpg) by wvgasguy Nov 06, 2006 (12:55 pm)
I had been averaging 16.2 mpg with my 06 V8. Then I bought a Camry Hybrid. It got me interested in seeing what "careful" driving could actually do for me. I can easily average 17.5+ on my normal rural driving. That's about the limit at 70 mph on the interstate. However on many local trips I am able to keep the computer in the 19 to 20 mpg range just by not goosing it and trying to keep the rpm's at minimum.   I have not verified it yet with my GPS but the Camry's odometer is off (low) by 1.5%. It's probable that the 4Runner may be as well and if so then the manual calculations on you FE may yield a lower result than actual (by about 0.3mpg on a 300 mile tank). Replies to this message: jollygreen1 (Dec 27, 2006 8:30 am)
#26 of 82 another camping trip to Yosemite by nippononly Nov 10, 2006 (11:34 pm)
this week. This time, the truck was parked most of the time, except for one trip to Glacier Point. Anyway, the only fill-up I needed to do yielded 23.96 mpg, which I am going to go ahead and call 24!!   I was holding the speed to the limit and driving conservatively except when I needed to pass, and it seems to have paid off. That might be my best mpg to date.   (2000 V-6 4WD 5-speed)
#27 of 82 2003 4R Limited V8 gas mileage by jollygreen1 Nov 26, 2006 (5:21 pm)
I drive conservatively with cruise on as much as possible and never over 65. My first three years I was getting 21mpg hwy and now get variations of 15 to 18 and I try never to vary to be consistent. I changed my tires recently to Goodyear Wranglers 265/70/17s and that could have changed it a bit but not that much. Thinking of adding a spacer to the throttle body and already have the the K/N filter. Any suggestions? Getting a diagnostic next week to see if there are any hidden problems. Replies to this message: nedzel (Nov 30, 2006 1:24 pm) lexuslx (Oct 01, 2007 5:42 pm)
#28 of 82 Re: 2003 4R Limited V8 gas mileage [jollygreen1] by nedzel Nov 30, 2006 (1:24 pm)
Replying to: jollygreen1 (Nov 26, 2006 5:21 pm) I've got 50,000 miles on my 2003 V8 4WD. I've never gotten over 20 mpg. 19 mpg is tops.   I'm currently running Michelin CrossTerrains. I have noticed that my mileage goes down ~1 mpg when I put on my snow tires in the winter.
#29 of 82 03 4R V8 Gas Mileage Problems by jollygreen1 Dec 01, 2006 (8:43 am)
As I wrote under Problems and Solutions, I told Bob that I had a diagnostic done yesterday for $155 and you know what? The dealer said I had clogged injectors and I agreed to have the injectors (included is the throttle body) cleaned. I still need to clean the MAS and verified with the Toyota Tech that "Steve's" technique in cleaning it is correct and the tech said yes and reminded me not to touch any of the components in the MAS. Only spray electrical contact spray on the MAS and gently blow out with computer compressed air from a can. As soon as the weather warms a little, I will do the MAS. Great forum-thanks Steve. Cork Replies to this message: jollygreen1 (Dec 25, 2006 9:56 am)
#30 of 82 Re: 03 4R V8 Gas Mileage Problems [jollygreen1] by jollygreen1 Dec 25, 2006 (9:56 am)
Replying to: jollygreen1 (Dec 01, 2006 8:43 am) For gas mileage problems on my 03 4R V8 40k miles, see #2058 under problems and solutions.

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