Fuel consumption

Asked by German Jan 06, 2014 at 12:38 PM about the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4WD Crew Cab

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2005 ford explorer sport trac
that is burning gas like crazy. I have
changed the filters and it doesnt
appear to be miss firing like a plug or
wires. It has 114,000 miles on it. No
check engine light. any thoughts

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What's the actual MPG? Top off the gas tank - drive 100 miles or so - refill the gas tank and record the miles traveled and number of gallons used. Divide the Miles by the gallons and see the actual mpg. Your vehicle should get 13 city and 19 highway according to Edmonds.

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Could be o2 sensor. Go to autozone they can plug in the OBDll and get you pointed in the right direction

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