1st 5,000 miles

[geo]

have had my sprinter 2011 for 1 month
202.659 gals $ 651.09 5,000 miles

 

[OntarioVanMan]

have had my sprinter 2011 for 1 month
202.659 gals $ 651.09 5,000 miles

Those numbers right geo?....That works out to 24 mpg?

 

[BillChaffey]

24.6 MPG very impressive.

 

[Turtle]

Yeah, but so is having exactly 5000 miles on the odometer in exactly one month.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Best MPG's I've heard on a 11 model is 19-20...Makes me question those numbers

 

[chefdennis]

Yeap very impressive on both .... and as Ken said, best i have heard has been in the 19-20 area also..but then Leo gets better mileage out of his Chevy then I do mine too......Congrats!!!

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Yeap very impressive on both .... and as Ken said, best i have heard has been in the 19-20 area also..but then Leo gets better mileage out of his Chevy then I do mine too......Congrats!!!

Then again if geo is getting 24mpg...TJ best slow down with his 17/18 mpg...he is the one buying the fuel*L*

 

[chefdennis]

OVM wrote:

Then again if geo is getting 24mpg...TJ best slow down with his 17/18 mpg...he is the one buying the fuel*L*

Yea he is paying for it, but wait till he becomes an "owner"....

 

[jugbutt]

I wonder if you can use a K&N filter and see a differance in mpg?

I thought Tj was a owner? Or does he drive for a fleetowner?

 

[scottm4211]

I wonder if you can use a K&N filter and see a differance in mpg?

I thought Tj was a owner? Or does he drive for a fleetowner?

I'd guess K&N filter might void a Sprinter warranty? I'd never go near one.

 

[Turtle]

I'd guess K&N filter might void a Sprinter warranty? I'd never go near one.

K&N air filter? With a turbocharger? <shudder>

 

[scottm4211]

K&N air filter? With a turbocharger? <shudder>

Visions of shredded expensive bits?

 

[Turtle]

A turbocharger combined with silica (sand) makes a very efficient sandblaster, and a K&N filter famously allows silica (one of the most abundant minerals on the planet) to pass through their filters unimpeded. Not a problem with a conventional engine, but it's a real booger with a TDI motor.

 

[geo]

i use aces's 2 helps fuel burn better

 

[Turtle]

i use aces's 2 helps fuel burn better

Huh? What's an "ace's 2"?

 

[jugbutt]

K&N air filter? With a turbocharger? <shudder>

You got a point there turtle!!

 

[geo]

this is where you check out ace's II www.americancleanenergysystems.com

 

[geo]

going in for the first oil change on 04/02/11 at tysinger
will have 9,000 miles by oil changer

 

[greg334]

this is where you check out ace's II www.americancleanenergysystems.com

I looked all over their site and can't find where it was tested by any of the OEMs.

 

[Godwindaniel]

Here are some tips. Don't idle the vehicle excessively. Your engine wont create good heat until you are driving it. Use the right fuel, which I guess most are, and use the right oil. These will all help to keep the soot load down thus preventing as much from getting into the EGR valve.