poor gas mileage?
08-09-2005 | 03:44 AM
#141
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From: Phoenix
Bad gas!!
My box's light comes on after 240 miles!!!! This sucks.... I have already contacted Scion and I am taking my box back to the dealer.... I will let ya all know if this was all done for nothing... BUT I LOVE MY SCION....
My box's light comes on after 240 miles!!!! This sucks.... I have already contacted Scion and I am taking my box back to the dealer.... I will let ya all know if this was all done for nothing... BUT I LOVE MY SCION....
08-09-2005 | 03:55 AM
#142
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From: Atlanta, GA
Originally Posted by rallyxb
Questions:
What are the tricks for...
* resetting the ECU
* ground wire trick
Got Links?
What are the tricks for...
* resetting the ECU
* ground wire trick
Got Links?
Ground Wire: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29261
Both of these were found in the tech section, lots of good info there. www.scionlife.com/tech
08-09-2005 | 06:00 AM
#143
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From: Chino Hills
Originally Posted by popalock85
Originally Posted by titosbluebox
well i know i get great gas mileage when i take long highway trips. i got almost 40 going to sacramento and i hit 118 going up and the average speed was 90+
Seriously.....
08-09-2005 | 07:10 AM
#144
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From: Deer Park, TX
How many people let there gas level get down to the very end you know when you fill up you get 11 Gallons. Thats not very good for the fuel pumps. Also i don't know why everyones complaining about they don't get good mpg. Last i looked 30+ mpg is very good. My brother drives an 02 Mazda B3000 and only gets 13mpg/city and my mom drives an 05 Pathfinder and gets 16mpg/city. I drive an 04 xB and get 26mpg/city and i'm very happy because my old jeep cherokee only got 17mpg/city and that was a standard. If you guys don't like the mpg that you are getting then go out and buy a Prius or something like that and stop complaining that you not getting more that 40mpg. You should of read the numbers on the sticker on side of the car before you bought it. They tell you what to expect on mpg.
08-09-2005 | 03:49 PM
#145
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From: Dallas Tx.
Originally Posted by Icecream Truck
How many people let there gas level get down to the very end you know when you fill up you get 11 Gallons. Thats not very good for the fuel pumps. Also i don't know why everyones complaining about they don't get good mpg. Last i looked 30+ mpg is very good. My brother drives an 02 Mazda B3000 and only gets 13mpg/city and my mom drives an 05 Pathfinder and gets 16mpg/city. I drive an 04 xB and get 26mpg/city and i'm very happy because my old jeep cherokee only got 17mpg/city and that was a standard. If you guys don't like the mpg that you are getting then go out and buy a Prius or something like that and stop complaining that you not getting more that 40mpg. You should of read the numbers on the sticker on side of the car before you bought it. They tell you what to expect on mpg.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosins...C01-266691.htm
I agree if the sticker says you should be getting 35 highway/ 31 city then you should.
08-10-2005 | 03:43 AM
#147
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From: Richmond,Cali
wheellug wrote:
hey Flip-FLop. Have you tried the ground wire mod?
On my auto it difinatly made a difference on take off.
Last june,I upgraded the CAI to a short one and installed a ground wire kit I bought from ebay. That combo put the tranny on steroids and it always downshifts on half or more throttle. It will take 5-7 seconds to upshift again even when Im not accellerating. Have to turn the overdrive off then on for it to upshift. The ECT tranny is behaving like Im always on an uphill climb. It is quicker because it's now downshift happy but it's also quicker on gas consumption. (26-27 ave. on 4 tankfills)
hey Flip-FLop. Have you tried the ground wire mod?
On my auto it difinatly made a difference on take off.
Last june,I upgraded the CAI to a short one and installed a ground wire kit I bought from ebay. That combo put the tranny on steroids and it always downshifts on half or more throttle. It will take 5-7 seconds to upshift again even when Im not accellerating. Have to turn the overdrive off then on for it to upshift. The ECT tranny is behaving like Im always on an uphill climb. It is quicker because it's now downshift happy but it's also quicker on gas consumption. (26-27 ave. on 4 tankfills)
08-10-2005 | 11:57 AM
#149
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From: Denver
Originally Posted by Brandiranee
Bad gas!!
My box's light comes on after 240 miles!!!! This sucks.... I have already contacted Scion and I am taking my box back to the dealer.... I will let ya all know if this was all done for nothing... BUT I LOVE MY SCION....
My box's light comes on after 240 miles!!!! This sucks.... I have already contacted Scion and I am taking my box back to the dealer.... I will let ya all know if this was all done for nothing... BUT I LOVE MY SCION....
Many of us are getting really good mileage--it's not Scion's fault you don't know how to maximize your fuel efficiency.
08-12-2005 | 12:23 PM
#150
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From: Texas
Second tank of gas:
YEAR: 2005, xB
TOTAL MILES: 611
RIMS: Stock
TIRES: Stock Goodyear
TRANSMISSON: Automatic
SUSPENSION: Stock
ENGINE: Stock
GENERAL DRIVING CONDITIONS: 60 city/40 highway
GENERAL DRIVING STYLE: Mixed, 80 leisure/20 spirited
OUTDOOR TEMP: August in Texas -- HOT; A/C on 95% of the time
LOCAL GEOGRAPHY: Flat
MILES DRIVEN: 305
Gallons used: 9.95
So around 30/mpg on the second tank.
YEAR: 2005, xB
TOTAL MILES: 611
RIMS: Stock
TIRES: Stock Goodyear
TRANSMISSON: Automatic
SUSPENSION: Stock
ENGINE: Stock
GENERAL DRIVING CONDITIONS: 60 city/40 highway
GENERAL DRIVING STYLE: Mixed, 80 leisure/20 spirited
OUTDOOR TEMP: August in Texas -- HOT; A/C on 95% of the time
LOCAL GEOGRAPHY: Flat
MILES DRIVEN: 305
Gallons used: 9.95
So around 30/mpg on the second tank.
08-12-2005 | 01:52 PM
#151
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From: Sahuarita/Green Valley
mileage
ALL you guys are doing good on gas my box only gets about 24 to 26 mpg,I'm rolloin on 18"s with a TRD cat back and an AEM (not TRD ) CAI, Auto trans.
The first few tanks were good but after the cold air and catback It went to H$&*........
I have 8800 miles on the box and was hoping it would get better after it loosened up a bit.....
I drive this daily for my sales route and do about 2500 miles a month, I know I have a heavy foot, and after installing the mods it takes more fuel to get her going, kind of dissapointed in the mileage but it's more than double what I used to get in my full size Dodge truck....
Now after all that : I wouldnt trade my box for the world LOVE IT!!!!!
wings
The first few tanks were good but after the cold air and catback It went to H$&*........
I have 8800 miles on the box and was hoping it would get better after it loosened up a bit.....
I drive this daily for my sales route and do about 2500 miles a month, I know I have a heavy foot, and after installing the mods it takes more fuel to get her going, kind of dissapointed in the mileage but it's more than double what I used to get in my full size Dodge truck....
Now after all that : I wouldnt trade my box for the world LOVE IT!!!!!
wings
08-12-2005 | 05:32 PM
#154
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From: San Jose, California
i lived in fresno/madera area for a while where its more open road and highway driving to get places, my mpg was about 28-30, and im in the san jose bay area during the summer and right now im getting about 25-28 mpg, i get around 220-250 before fill, but thats not running till empty though, still the traffic sucks here and it make mpg suck
08-12-2005 | 06:29 PM
#155
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From: Suburban Philadelphia
One thing that kills gas mileage is a lot of short trips. If you do nothing but commute say 10-15 miles each way 5 days a week, you'll probably get very poor mileage because of the extra gas consumed during all those startup/warm-up cycles.
And of course, you get zero MPG when standing still in a traffic jam (welcome to Philadephia!).
RichC
And of course, you get zero MPG when standing still in a traffic jam (welcome to Philadephia!).
RichC
08-12-2005 | 08:50 PM
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From: HoCo, MD
Originally Posted by TheScionicMan
Also, putting it into perspective, Considering a yearly avg of 12,000 miles a year, the difference between 25mpg-30mpg-35 mpg is about 60 gallons per step up difference. At $2.50 a gallon, that's a $150 dollar difference in cost over 12K miles Barely over 10 bucks a month. Personally, the time I save is worth the extra gas I burn. Is it to you?
~wC
08-15-2005 | 03:11 AM
#157
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From: Dallas Tx.
Originally Posted by Wheel See
Originally Posted by TheScionicMan
Also, putting it into perspective, Considering a yearly avg of 12,000 miles a year, the difference between 25mpg-30mpg-35 mpg is about 60 gallons per step up difference. At $2.50 a gallon, that's a $150 dollar difference in cost over 12K miles Barely over 10 bucks a month. Personally, the time I save is worth the extra gas I burn. Is it to you?
~wC
08-15-2005 | 03:31 AM
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From: What's in your Box...
Originally Posted by Wheel See
it's not me racing the red lights...he tried to convince people that Red Light Cameras were a bad thing...
~wC
~wC
not my opinion just the results of a study......it was all over the news here
08-15-2005 | 03:35 AM
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From: HoCo, MD
Originally Posted by Sciond
Originally Posted by Wheel See
it's not me racing the red lights...he tried to convince people that Red Light Cameras were a bad thing...
~wC
~wC
not my opinion just the results of a study......it was all over the news here
~wC