A little while ago I went on a short trip hauling a covered trailer with quads. It worked my F150 with the 5.0 a little bit at highway speeds, but the truck performed well. Following the trip, I hav noticed my average MPG has increased by a full 2 MPG. My driving habits are the same. Is an “Italian tune up” an actual viable option for cleaning and thus increasing MPG?
Higher MPG following towing on trip?
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It’s been nearly 300 miles so far.
The fuel transport driver probably dropped the wrong grade of gas in the underground tank.
I wouldn't read too much into it. Just enjoy it.
That sounds like commie engineering; always dial back on progress.
Unless you've been tracking for multiple tanks, you can't read much into this. There's too many variables that affect fuel mileage. Just the fact that you're more aware of it can subconsciously affect the way you drive. The pump in your previous couple of fillup's could have shutoff inconsistently, etc.
If the vehicle sees easy and low RPM operation most of the time, I can see that once it’s exercised a bit, the MPG can improve. The injectors likely got cleaned.
That couldn't be further from the truth.
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