[bubbagoonboy]

I haven't had my truck long but it is my third vehicle and it is the only car that i have noticed gets worst gas mileage in the cold and i mean about half of what i usually get. Not sure if this is normal any input would be great.

 

[BMFRAM]

my overhead said 6 deg yesterday and i was on the highway going beetween 60-65 and the overhead said between 16.5/18.0 it seems like it helped me but i also never drive that slow

 

[4404spd]

I went on a trip yesterday and my 02 Ram with a 360 in it was bad compaired to when it is warmer out. I was only averaging 14.2 to 15.4 Its has done way better on trips before. It was only 15 degrees here yesterday for a high.

 

[wyat72]

Winter fuel hurts your milage. Yes there is a winter blend for gasoline too. Another thing that hurts your milage is cold air. Cold air has more O2, to make up for the more O2 the engine pumps more fuel into the engine. That is a large part of why you are getting worse milage.

 

[Maxtcc]

Direct evidence
Nothing in or about the vehicle changed between these two instances:

last week in minus 22 F === i got 9.4 mpg
yesterday in plus 48 F === I got 14.4 mpg


as in sig I have a CAI and power wire.
Too much cold air equals bad gas mileage.

 

[D Ram 05]

Yep....Just another good reason to hate winter.

 

[NK]

my truck feels a little more sluggish when its cold as hell. could be my imagination, or just all the fluids being too cold.

 

[D Ram 05]

Mine feels sluggish to but I think it has alittle water on the tank.I dumped acouple of bottles of Heet in it,so hope that will clear that up.And the tranny doesn't want the shift into overdrive until it gets warmed up.

 

[psd1]

Mine feels sluggish to but I think it has alittle water on the tank.I dumped acouple of bottles of Heet in it,so hope that will clear that up.And the tranny doesn't want the shift into overdrive until it gets warmed up.

If your using ethanol based fuel dont add more alcohol.

 

[BobtheBuilder]

warming your truck up gets 0 mpgs

 

[MagnumPower]

warming your truck up gets 0 mpgs

huh? lol

 

[moparman2k2]

I'm getting 9 but that's because I use a remote starter

 

[quietpeen]

i haven't taken notice to mileage in cold weather vs. warmer, but that is intersting.

 

[psd1]

huh? lol

He's saying that when your truck isnt moving (warming up) it doesnt get ANY Miles Per Gallon.

idle + Sitting still = 0 MPG

 

[psd1]

Winter fuel hurts your milage. Yes there is a winter blend for gasoline too. Another thing that hurts your milage is cold air. Cold air has more O2, to make up for the more O2 the engine pumps more fuel into the engine. That is a large part of why you are getting worse milage.

Spot on...and it should create more power as well!

 

[Noved]

So that explains it because I used to get 500 miles on my 35 gallon tank before i had to fill up now im only getting like 450 or so. Explains my 17.5 mpg drop to a 14.2 drop.

 

[moparman2k2]

I think in real driving I was noticing a 3 MPG or so drop winter Vs. Summer

 

[tinyfxds]

I usually drop 2-3 mpgs during the winter. With all the idling and what not it really kills your fuel mileage.

Install a block heater they work great. I also bought a Katz 300 watt oil pan heater and put on Lund cold fronts on my 02 Sport. I could plug the truck in over night and with in 2-3 minutes of warm up I'd be on my way. Before I installed this stuff, the truck would idle for 10mins.

I don't know about you guys but Dodge truck seem to be cold blooded suckers.

A friend has a 02 Chevy and that thing heats up faster than my 02 with all my stuff plugged in.

 

[MagnumPower]

I'm getting 9 but that's because I use a remote starter

what's the remote starter have to do with it? is it because you start it and let it sit for a while to warm up and that burns gas?

 

[tinyfxds]

I would think that big of a drop in fuel mileage would be very uncommon. (i.e. get it looked at) unless you are letting your vehicle idle for 15-20 minutes everytime you start it. Most remote starters will turn the vehicle off after 15 min. of idling