Why is my truck getting the worst fuel economy?

Asked by Allison4l60e Oct 19, 2020 at 06:38 AM about the 2000 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Club Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 with 5.2 is getting 3mpg triple
checked the the math. Come to find out there is no MAF
sensor on this motor. Was planning on doing the o2
sensors and the MAP sensor. Anything else im missing?

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james answered 3 years ago

Make sure the automatic transmission is shifting correctly and into the highest gear when driving. If it's not the engine will be revving excessively high and killing your gas mileage. Hope that helps! Jim

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