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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / October 2006Mileage changing constantly
Just got a new battery for my 3-year-old Taurus. Now, all of a sudden, the mileage (per the digital display) varies constantly as I drive and the "miles to go" is far lower than it should be. It drops as the weather gets colder, but not this drastically! The mileage read-out used to change gradually throughout the year... 27.4 mpg or so in summer, working its way down to 23.6 mpg or so in the coldest part of winter. But it never fluctuated wildly over the course of one 30-mile trip, continually readjusting up and down hills. It's as if the new battery has given the display superpower and made it reactive to every little change in driving conditions. What's going on? Did the battery installer at Mills Fleet Farm screw something up?  Signature"Floo Tag? It sounds like a rich man's sport to me." "So's quidditch, Potter," Malfoy sniffed. "You'd know that ... if you'd ever paid for a broom yourself." http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~webbrl/AnObedientHouse/ > Just got a new battery for my 3-year-old Taurus. Now, all of a sudden, > the mileage (per the digital display) varies constantly as I drive and the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > What's going on? Did the battery installer at Mills Fleet Farm screw > something up? It's the new battery. There is an average mileage set into the computer from the factory called RAFE, for Running Average Fuel Economy, and disconnecting the battery wipes out the running average. As miles are put on and the “new” RAFE base gets larger, the fluctuations will become less & less noticeable. Do you still have the owner’s manual that came with the car? The explanation for the RAFE and many other things are in that book. >> Just got a new battery for my 3-year-old Taurus. Now, all of a sudden, >> the mileage (per the digital display) varies constantly as I drive and [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > with the car? The explanation for the RAFE and many other things are in > that book. My car uses the last 800KMs to average milleage & such. I would give it a chance :) Phenomenally helpful! Thanks! RW Signature"Floo Tag? It sounds like a rich man's sport to me." "So's quidditch, Potter," Malfoy sniffed. "You'd know that ... if you'd ever paid for a broom yourself." http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~webbrl/AnObedientHouse/ > Just got a new battery for my 3-year-old Taurus. Now, all of a sudden, > the mileage (per the digital display) varies constantly as I drive and the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > new battery has given the display superpower and made it reactive to every > little change in driving conditions. It is normal to get less milage in the winter. The engine doesn't run as efficently until it gets warm. And, the gasoline often has oxidizer (usually ethanol) in it, which doesn't have as much energy per gallon, so that costs about 3 or 4% (about 1 mpg) in fuel economy. Jeff > What's going on? Did the battery installer at Mills Fleet Farm screw > something up? |
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