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"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
11/27/2014 at 00:06 • Filed to: Goodnight, veronica

Yesterday while driving my truck around with friends I figured out I had a transmission leak. Tonight I calculated my mileage, I got 3.2 miles to the gallon yesterday, for the sake of my pocketbook I have to get this trans leak fixed. It's making my truck chug gas. EDIT: I did my math wrong, I got 8.8 MPG. Its still less than I should be getting, so the trans leak is still effecting my gas mileage. :(

DISCUSSION (29)

DrJohannVegas > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:08

I find this post both amusing and topical.

roflcopter > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:08

11 gal in 35 miles? You might want to start looking for a fuel leak... haha

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > roflcopter
11/27/2014 at 00:09

No that's the amount that's left out of 15 gallons. Unless I used the app wrong

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:11

So you used 4 gallons in 35 miles?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
11/27/2014 at 00:11

yes

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-Motion > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:19

sweet dreams

(Now whatever you do, don't think about what you have to do to fix it while lieing in bed)

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:20

Then that's 8.75 MPG... still not good :(

It's funny because I average 37.5 MPG no matter what ;)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
11/27/2014 at 00:21

Ya, Im in the process of editing the post right now. I mathed wrong, lol. The leak is still effecting the mileage, just not as bad as I thought. I should be getting about 13-14 how Im shifting, Im still not good at driving stick.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-Motion
11/27/2014 at 00:24

Sound advice, now if only I could not think about my truck :(

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:24

Hey, 8.75 is still better than 3.2, amirite?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
11/27/2014 at 00:25

way better, but still worrying. This is the only time a bad thing is kinda good

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:30

If you say so ;)

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:33

Makes me feel better about finding out that I get a whopping 9.8 MPG's today! I'm sure warming up the car for ten minutes every day hasn't helped that at all though.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST
11/27/2014 at 00:35

The way Im shifting I should be getting at least 13-14 MPG out of the 4.0, so anything below 11 is out of the margin of error and worrysome. I hope the trans issue hasnt damaged the engine at all

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:44

I wouldn't worry about it to much. I don't think it would damage much yet. As long as everything still feels right. Is it just a drip or a pretty good leak?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST
11/27/2014 at 00:46

It was just a drip yesterday, but now its leaking pretty good. Shes staying on my driveway until sunday when Nibbles comes over and helps me replace the input seal

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 00:55

Good. It's probably a good idea to replace the trans fluid anyway. I know I have to for mine. Unless that was one of the fluids recently replaced before you got it.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST
11/27/2014 at 00:57

He replaced everything, but from my records I dont think the Input seal has ever been replaced. I'll have to go through them again. But that part could be from 1993

promoted by the color red > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 01:40

Is this 8.8 in dense city traffic? Because that can and will affect mileage.

Also, have you done a good tune up yet? You'd be surprised how little things like full tires can improve mileage.

JGrabowMSt > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 01:41

You're probably launching the car. When you're getting started, learn to ride the clutch a little, keep the revs lower, and that should help. Also, learn what the torque curve is for your truck. It may have optimal shifts between a certain rev range that can help you maximize power to get to cruising speed so you can throw it into 5th and not worry about it.

8mpg is really bad though. My V12 does over double that. You've got a really big problem.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JGrabowMSt
11/27/2014 at 01:46

The trans is leaking quite a bit of gear oil, I think thats why I'm getting such bad MPGs. Nibbles and I think its the Input Seal.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > promoted by the color red
11/27/2014 at 01:47

No, We mostly were on the freeway yesterday. No tune up yet, I'll do that after sunday. I have a bad trans leak, Nibbles and I think its the Input Seal. He's coming by on sunday to work on it with me

promoted by the color red > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 01:50

Ooh nice. My friends just look at my car like it's a hand grenade with the pin removed.

JGrabowMSt > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 01:57

i'm not so sure honestly. I mean, losing trans fluid will cause problems, but i've never heard of it causing fuel consumption to increase at a ridiculously alarming rate. I would expect it to no longer stay in gear and shift very sloppily, not cripple your fuel economy.

what are the normal idle RPM, and what RPMs are you shifting at? Unless your truck is just puking gas somewhere, something is very wrong.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JGrabowMSt
11/27/2014 at 01:59

It Idles at 600 about, and Im shifting at around 2000 RPM. and it is shifting very sloppily

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > promoted by the color red
11/27/2014 at 02:02

Lol, Grenade thats a good one

JGrabowMSt > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
11/27/2014 at 02:06

any puddles or drips under the truck overnight?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JGrabowMSt
11/27/2014 at 02:07

actually yes, coming off the passenger front mudflap. I thought it was just melting snow, but it hasnt snowed for a couple days and its still leaking

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JGrabowMSt
11/27/2014 at 02:19

Also, The exhaust leaks out of the tip when The truck is running. But I chocked that up to moisture in the exhaust