Gas Cap/Gas Mpg

[Chris Joyce]

Does anyone think by having a not so tight fitting gas cap could affect my gas mpg? Cause my gas cap doesn't fit snug so well and my mpg is awful...

 

[Todd Z]

If the gas cap was loose and not tight you would get a CEL for an emissions leak or your gas cap light would be on.......



MPG is affected by a bunch of things, Hows your maintenance, plugs, filters, TIRE pressure since it is cold out the tires deflate a lot....



And did your driving habits change, Warming up the truck longer, more idling, more stop and go ??



Todd Z

 

[TomT]

What he said.

 

[EddieS'04]

YUP!!Ditto

 

[Chris Joyce]

I see. As far as maintenance goes I got 80K on it. It has the original plugs and wires, I've change the filters about 30k ago. I'm always checking my tire pressure and that's ok.

 

[Ray McIntireJr]

Mine has been lousy lately too, but it always is in the winter. To make things worse, it has been a very clod winter(as compared to recent winters) here in the midwest.

 

[Chris Joyce]

It's to the point where I'm thinking of letting go of my ST and getting something diff