i have a 2013 f 150 reg cab 2 wd xl pick up with approx 9000 miles on it. i get 16.8 mpg around town and 19 ish if i am on the highway with the cruise on and i stay under 65mph. i recently towed my 21 foot parker center console down to florida and back. i averaged 8.2 mpg during the entire 2600 mile round trip. the dealer says it's all i can exopect and well with in industry standards.........i say " for sale " can anyone tell me what i can do to improve the mpg's or if something is really wrong with it? thanks

 

most times when you buy a new truck you should consider what you're going to do with it. the truck wasn't really designed to pull that much weight in the first place. with it empty that's pretty good mpg's but when it's loaded to the point that it can barely do the job then your little engine that can becomes the little engine that can't. those so called ecoboost engines don't really have the power of the V8's. they don't make the best 6 cylinder engines any more. I can't understand why they do something so stupid and then try to brag about it. the 4.9 inline six's were the best and did the work of a V8 with better mpg's in the process. That's my opinion any way.

 

I believe Ford came up with the "Eco boost" in an attempt to deliver the power of an 8 with a 6. Whenever you load down a powerplant you have to expect some sacrifice and it could very well be in the MPG department

 

Message to Hanky, hello and could you answer some questions for me via a new post or something like that?

 

Ever since you gave me a workout with the truck we couldn't get squared away and you wound up selling the truck scares me!
What did you want to take me over the coals with now, Just kidding ?

 

That's just funny as hell. I wonder why my new to me '94 with 4.9 power plant and 5 speed manual out pulls and out hauls my '71 F100 with a 302 and T18 4 speed ? and just so you know if my '94 ever quits running then I'll take it to a shop and have it fixed there instead of screwing it up like that '92 did

 

I ain't goin there ! Simply because I don't know the answer. Drove a 94 w 5 speed , great truck. It just didn't have A/C, but other than that it was one of those trucks that made Ford great.
There are plenty of regulars on this site with loads of knowledge and experience and as long as you want to learn there should be very little reason to take your truck to another shop except for lack of the right tools and /or equipment. Just don't get involved with that guy hanky !
Good luck with your new truck.
You gotta admit , this is one lively site!! Very busy too!

 

I know that when fuel injected engines run right you just can't beat them! I still hate working on them though way too expensive and can't seem to get the diagnosis right to fix the problems when they happen I can still replace parts when I know what part needs replacing which is just what the pro's do. however get me involved with a late '60's early '70's and there isn't much I don't know about them. one of my main concerns is that my truck that I just bought is that my fuel gauge doesn't work at all on either tank and the rear fuel pump doesn't work either so I'm asking how one might remove the rear tank without lifting the truck bed up off of the frame when the filler tube or tubes seem to have one hose inside another. Is there a special tool that is needed or what?

 

You will need to have a special tool to release the fuel lines from the pump module assy or even the fuel filter too. Most auto stores will have a plastic version that works as good as the metal type. A reminder; if you decide to do anything on the fuel system don't forget to relieve the pressure in the fuel lines by either removing the fuel pump relay or the fuse for the fuel pump and start the engine until it runs out of fuel (3 seconds). I know you know this , but just thought I would remind you .
Just hope that the tank isn't full of fuel because they can get pretty heavy.
Have you had a chance to check the switch and wiring from the gauge to the switch and tanks? I don't remember any special tools required to disconnect the fill pipe.

 

I don't know which wire goes where simply because I don't have a diagram for that year of truck I don't think that the rear tank is any where near full but then again without a working gauge who the hell knows. Itried to fix a hole in the rear tank on that 92 that I had and run into a problem with the fill pipe the outer hose was just like the old style and when I got that one loose I couldn't get to the inner one because I couldn't see or move the outer hose out of the way. needless to say that I cussed out the engineers that designed it that way