Yeret
The Village Drunk
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2014
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- Ram Year
- 1999
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Okay, so yesterday my ma needed to use my truck and went an hour away somewhere (don't ask, I was seriously half asleep when she explained what she was doing. Something about taking the dog to the vet). Anyway, upon returning home she complained about how much of a pig the Ram was and that it used about twice as much fuel as her Silverado would have used. At first, I thought that was just an exaggeration since we all know second gen Rams miser their gas like an alcoholic misers their booze but nonetheless I decided to actually take note of my fuel consumption. I made a 40-mile all-highway trip this morning and my jaw dropped to see that I burned about 3/16 of a tank! That translates to something under 10 MPG whereas I was getting 12 even. What's strange is that the truck runs and drives perfect, except for the really aggravating cold-start issue that resurfaced when the lows started dropping into the low teens again (mother****er!).
So, my fuel economy has gone from bad (normal) to atrocious (not normal) and the engine has all the power that it had before which is pretty unusual for an engine that's suddenly burning like 50% more gas than before. No CEL. I'm gonna grab my scanner later and run a live data scan to look for anything odd. Y'all have been very helpful in the past, so I turn to you again for suggestions as to what to look for.
Again, engine runs the same as it has before, but suddenly uses significantly more gas. Christ, I sure hope that I'm not just imagining things. I filled the tank after my drive but totally forgot to reset the trip meter. I'll run the ole' fashioned fuel economy test later if I don't find anything obvious.
Oh, and I did check for fuel leaks. Didn't find anything.
So, my fuel economy has gone from bad (normal) to atrocious (not normal) and the engine has all the power that it had before which is pretty unusual for an engine that's suddenly burning like 50% more gas than before. No CEL. I'm gonna grab my scanner later and run a live data scan to look for anything odd. Y'all have been very helpful in the past, so I turn to you again for suggestions as to what to look for.
Again, engine runs the same as it has before, but suddenly uses significantly more gas. Christ, I sure hope that I'm not just imagining things. I filled the tank after my drive but totally forgot to reset the trip meter. I'll run the ole' fashioned fuel economy test later if I don't find anything obvious.
Oh, and I did check for fuel leaks. Didn't find anything.