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 Post subject: Official CRD (Diesel) MPG Thread......
PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:26 am 
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.... For the sake of Standardization, PLEASE list the following for your CRD.

1) Year, Model, 4x4 or 4x2
2) Trans
4) Gear Ratio
5) Any Mods you have done
6) MPG City/Combined/Highway

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:37 am 
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1)'05 Sport CRD 4x4
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3)5 speed auto
4)3.73
5)245/70/16 BFG AT KOs
6)??/22/25

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:37 am 
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1)2005 Sport CRD 4x4
2)2.8 I-4 turbo diesel
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6)23.5 mpg (75% city/25% highway)


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:10 pm 
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Location: Telford, Pa.
1)2005 Limited CRD 4x4 w/ 5800 miles
2)2.8 I-4 turbo diesel
3)5 speed auto
4)stock
5)K&N air filter, OEM fog lamps set up as DRL, CB antenna, Roof rack/bars, gutted cat, exhast tip.
6)22.0 mpg (95% city/5% highway)

I may see a small increase due to the fact I changed the DRL to LED lamps.

Also may want to add this to the list:

7) miles per trip ___I am at 11 miles or less per trip.

This may be good to know as I belive the first few miles the CRD runs rich.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:41 pm 
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n3qik wrote:
I may see a small increase due to the fact I changed the DRL to LED lamps.


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1.) 2004, Sport, 4X4
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5.) I mostly drive on the highway and I am getting about 25-28 miles per gallon.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:08 pm 
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My mileage has been getting progressively worse. At first after I did all the mods I still got mileage in town in the high teens. I've taken it into the edalership but they say is well. I just dont understand why the mileage has dropped so much. Have any of you experienced this or have any suggestions?


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1)05 sport CRD 4x4/ with 5241 mi.
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5)225/75/16 goodyears
6)23 combined(95%highway/5%city)


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:20 pm 
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1)'05 sport CRD 4x4/ with 32000 mi.
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6)22 mpg (95%city/5%highway)

I haven't been able to figure out how 3.7L V6 Libertys are getting better milage than the CRD? The 3.7 is only suppose to get 17 - 22, and the CRD 21 - 27. I've been reading and there are a lot of people that get crap milage with the 3.7 but others that are getting better than the CRD by far.

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1) 05 Limited (~2500 miles)
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6) ~23 City (DC Traffic) / 27 Highway (trip to ATL from DC and back)

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 Post subject: Re: Official CRD (Diesel) MPG Thread......
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:35 pm 
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1) 2005 Limited 4x4
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6) 19 MPG City, 22 MPG Combined on Winter Blend 49/49/2 D1/D2/Bio

I see that the B2 requirement is being put on hold in MN again because the Big Rig guys are having problems.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:57 am 
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Ricky5 wrote:
6)22 mpg (95%city/5%highway)

I haven't been able to figure out how 3.7L V6 Libertys are getting better milage than the CRD? The 3.7 is only suppose to get 17 - 22, and the CRD 21 - 27. I've been reading and there are a lot of people that get crap milage with the 3.7 but others that are getting better than the CRD by far.


Since it's on everybody's mind, I'll say it first.... LIE. :wink: JUST KIDDING!

But seriously... I don't think that any of us 3.7L owners are getting BETTER mileage than you are with the CRD... but several of us are coming within 10% or so with VERY careful driving habits. I noticed that your driving is 95%city/5% highway.... if I had to drive in those conditions I doubt I'd average better than 18-19 mpg.... I'm currently running about 19.5-20mpg (19.99 mpg last tank) average with a mix of somewhere between 60-70% highway and 30-40% city. Best highway mileage that I've managed to squeeze out was 24 (although I did get stuck in traffic for ~45 minutes on that tank....I think 25 is definitely possible), whereas I've seen many CRD owners report 27-28 on highway trips... that's still ~15% better mileage for the CRD than I've gotten out of my 3.7L.

Likely part of this is the fact that many of you CRD owners are stuck with winter blend fuel for much of the year..... which (if I understand it correctly) will knock off a good 10% or so of your mpg.... and some of the Bio-Diesel mixes are also less efficient from what I've read.

Add to all this, the fact that (for now anyway), Diesel still costs more than regular gas, and you see why a few of us are championing the 3.7L as a viable alternative to the CRD... I'm NOT saying it's better than the CRD in any way, just that it's also an acceptable alternative.... then again, like you point out... most 3.7L owners seem to get mediocre mileage at best.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:22 pm 
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1) '05 Sport CRD 4X4

2)5 speed auto w/lockup, 545 RFE

3) 3.73

4) Aero Turbine 2525 muffler, Provent CCV filter, Shell Rotella 5W40 oil, B20 biodiesel when I can get to the station or premium #2, stock tires at 40 psi, plug in block heater when it gets below 40 F.

5) 25 plus combined / 32 highway, 6500 miles on vehicle.

Quality of fuel makes a HUGE difference with this diesel. On a recent trip to Texas, with both B20 biodiesel and Diamond Shamrock #2, it easily achieved 32 mpg average for the tank (no overhead console) at 75 mph over some not-so-flat terrain in the mountains of AR, TN, and NC (along I-40). Shell #2 averaged around 25 or slightly better highway, Citgo and Exxon #2 from TN and AR respectively flat out sucked, 22 or less highway. Currently trying a tank of Hess #2 before going back to bio, supposedly a good grade of premium in this area of NC. Looks promising so far, 85 miles of combined driving and the fuel gauge needle is still pegged! :shock:

So far, here's my grading of the different brands of fuels -

Poor MPG - Chevron, Citgo, Exxon, BP Amoco

Medium MPG - Shell

Best MPG - Diamond Shamrock/Valero, B20 biodiesel (retail straight from pump)

Pending Evaluation - Wilco-Hess

Ditching the incredibly restrictive stock muffler and installing a straight thru design has made a dramatic difference in performance and MPG. Bottom end performance is where the difference seems to be most noticeable, and my combined MPG for my daily commute has went up by almost 3 MPG! :shock:

The stock muffler is necked down to 2" at the inlet and outlet, and is baffled out the wazoo. It's the same muffler they use on the 3.7 V6. Hey, 3.7 guys, that might be something worth trying, ditching the stock muffler in favor of a high flow unit, might pick up your MPG's as well.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:02 am 
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retmil46 wrote:
Ditching the incredibly restrictive stock muffler and installing a straight thru design has made a dramatic difference in performance and MPG. Bottom end performance is where the difference seems to be most noticeable, and my combined MPG for my daily commute has went up by almost 3 MPG! :shock:

The stock muffler is necked down to 2" at the inlet and outlet, and is baffled out the wazoo. It's the same muffler they use on the 3.7 V6. Hey, 3.7 guys, that might be something worth trying, ditching the stock muffler in favor of a high flow unit, might pick up your MPG's as well.


This may be a great tip Retmil. What's the approx. cost of a flowmaster (or whatever you're using?) for the Libby?

Luis

ps. 32 mpg!!!! :shock: WOW!! That's awesome mileage!

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5)22 city/ 26-31 highway/ 24 combined

Innitally I was disappointed with the milage. The best I ever got was 24mpg on the highway but never worse than 20mpg in the city. But the last 5,000 miles or so I have had several tanks over 30mpg and thats with a lift and MTR's. I try to keep the psi in the tires around 44. I also try to keep it around 58-63mph on the freeway.

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average of 22mpg over 2 months owning (got it at 27Kmiles) 75 highway/25% city, but highway is stop-full throtlle-stop Seattle traffic :evil:

Average of 24mpg for a Seattle-San Francisco trip (1650 miles highway, 200 running around) with average speed of, er, hmm, let say a bit above 10 hours driving door-to-door for 840miles, (exactly 4am to 4pm including fill-up, stretch, food) 8)
Therefore I think the CRD is still efficient around 2400-2500 rpm! I suppose that 60mph and 1800rpm would yield 27 or 28mpg

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25 MPG down
27.9 Overall
Determined with 5-6 checks against mile posts though that the odometer was about 7% slow which would boost the overall to 29.85

Speed was 60>65 most of the way and only a few city running around miles in Walla Walla

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 Post subject: Re: Official CRD (Diesel) MPG Thread......
PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2006 6:56 am 
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Now that the summer Diesel is here, here are my current results.

1) 2005 Limited 4x4
2) Auto
4) 3.73
5) Factory Options, Trac-Lok, Skid Plates
6) 22 MPG City on B2

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Liberator84 wrote:
1.) 2004, Sport, 4X4
2.) 3.7 V6
3.) Automatic
4.) Cold Air intake
5.) I mostly drive on the highway and I am getting about 25-28 miles per gallon.

~JUD 8)
Hahahahaha, that's rich. About???

1.) '05 Liberty Sport CRD
2.) 2.8L I4 turbo CRD
3.) 5 spd automatic
4.) Stock
5.) last tank was 397 miles city and 62 miles highway that's about 25-28 miles per gallon. Best highway has been 31 mpg, but that was when new.

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