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jackelope:
--- Quote from: Mudman on January 28, 2020, 09:15:57 PM ---Good points, I guess I am just disappointed in all the tech not resulting in a gas engine with better mpg? I wouldn't own a newer emission diesel unless $ didn't matter of course. Or deleted?
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There are plenty of ecoboost owners getting 25mph Highway. Get the little ecoboost and now you’re into the upper 20’s. I’m not sure where your concern is coming from. Hell the 5.0 coyote motor will do low 20’s. The 3.5 with an average sized travel trailer will get you 13-15mpg all day. My early 2000’s half ton Silverado got 13mpg empty around town and about 16 highway.
jackelope:
--- Quote from: KFhunter on January 28, 2020, 09:59:01 AM ---
--- Quote from: jackelope on January 27, 2020, 03:52:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: KFhunter on January 27, 2020, 01:46:28 PM ---I'm going to have to buy these things by the case, about to install my 3rd as I have a CEL on again :bash:
2016 Colorado
whatever you buy, get a code reader tool, save a bunch of $
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There are lots of reasons you'd get an evap leak code. Are you sure that's what's wrong with it?
What fault code are you getting?
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The same one for gas cap not being tight, or this canister, or a micro fuel leak.
It's for like 3-4 things, but I wipe the code, check my gas cap and assume a fuel line isn't leaking.
Last two times have given me about 20K miles after this purge valve change.
So ya it's an educated shot in the dark that this same purge valve has went bad again, but I can test it with a vacuum pump.
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It’ll be a vacuum leak because the leak detection pump detected too much vacuum during a test. Not an actual fuel leak. There are lots of things that would cause a leak detected fault code. And there are multiple leak codes also based on size of leak detected.
jackelope:
--- Quote from: Bango skank on January 28, 2020, 09:20:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: jackelope on January 27, 2020, 07:19:11 PM ---Disable your rain sensing wipers in the settings. Left side steering wheel control.
settings — vehicle — driver assist (I think)
If you didn’t know that, there are probably lots of other things you’ll learn in there too.
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Rain sensing wipers? Really? Christ, no wonder vehicles are so expensive. As if all the safety and emmissions regulations havent jacked up the cost of vehicles enough, every year there are more and more unnecessary little things like rain sensing wipers getting tacked on to every damn vehicle. How did we all possibly manage to get through life without rain sensing windshield wipers?
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Rain sensing wipers have been a thing for more than 10 years. And they’re usually options. Not everything has them. Lots of bells and whistles will blow your mind if you think those are new :chuckle: Wait till you’re driving one that steers for you and slows down for you when you’re in cruise control approaching a slower moving vehicle.
Mudman:
--- Quote from: jackelope on January 28, 2020, 09:19:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mudman on January 28, 2020, 09:15:57 PM ---Good points, I guess I am just disappointed in all the tech not resulting in a gas engine with better mpg? I wouldn't own a newer emission diesel unless $ didn't matter of course. Or deleted?
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There are plenty of ecoboost owners getting 25mph Highway. Get the little ecoboost and now you’re into the upper 20’s. I’m not sure where your concern is coming from. Hell the 5.0 coyote motor will do low 20’s. The 3.5 with an average sized travel trailer will get you 13-15mpg all day. My early 2000’s half ton Silverado got 13mpg empty around town and about 16 highway.
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Sorry but I meant a truck doing truck stuff and honestly I doubt those mpg #'s. Manufacture claims and real life tow #'s aren't legit imop. I do not believe an eco will tow a "normal" sized TT to Spokane with 14mpg. I dunno I could be wrong (not the last time either) but I research these new trucks and reviews and they do not get that kind of mpg typically. For sure I haven't experienced anyone claiming silly mpg like that. Maybe an ecodiesel?
dreadi:
--- Quote from: Stein on January 28, 2020, 11:41:44 AM ---Ford went to aluminum bodies in 2015 I believe, so that is a big difference. I think it's something like 700 pounds lighter which noticeably helps in both mileage and acceleration as well as rust.
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Earlier. My 2013 is aluminum body.
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