500 mile tank and real gas mileage

[Don806]

A little, engine sound to really no engine sound, that’s about it

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[Walter56]

Better watch out, big oil and opec will put hits out on the maverick hybrids if word gets out. Truly amazing mpg

 

[GPSMan]

"Whacha talkin' about Willis?"

 

[Dad]

Consistently taking your fuel pumps below 1/4 tank will shorten their lives. Just sayin.

So I've heard. Making the fuel pump work harder and having it trying to sort out any debris in the bottom of the tank. Not sure if this is a leftover 1980's tale or if the engineers have figured a better pump.

 

[Allen King Jr]

Running the fuel tank under a 1/4 tank:

With a steel(metal) tank, the rust at the bottom of the tank would get sucked into the fuel pump.

With a plastic fuel tank, the problems of the rust are null and void so you can run them at lower capacity and be ok.

 

[GPSMan]

Wait.... doesn't every gallon of gas, every ounce of gas, get sucked from the bottom of a tank? How do you suck gas from the top of a tank?

 

[GPSMan]

So I've heard. Making the fuel pump work harder and having it trying to sort out any debris in the bottom of the tank. Not sure if this is a leftover 1980's tale or if the engineers have figured a better pump.

100% left over 1980's tale.
100% safe to routinely run THIS truck to miles to empty zero.
At miles to empty zero you should have about a gallon left and your pump will be submerged for cooling.

The pump is in a sump at the extreme lowest point in the tank.

Since every ounce of every gallon comes from the extreme bottom of the tank, there's really no place for sediments to accumulate. There are 5 filters before the fuel lines and injectors. Two filters before the pump, three filters integral inside the pump.

General arrangement diagrams follow for removal and repair.

Tank: shows deepest area, and area for fuel pump, nearest the camera. Shows a jack stand to aid during unbolting.

Shows external view of fuel pump at lowest spot of molded tank.

Shows internal view of fuel pump inside the lowest spot of the tank

Fuel level "float".

I hope many of you reading find this helpful.

 

[BuddyS]

Just a little thing that makes me chuckle... I bought my maverick a week ago and when I got it it had a full tank and the dash said "340 miles to empty". I've driven it 100 miles since then and the dash now says "380 miles to empty." Clearly it's just averaging up since the initial 15 delivery miles, but still it makes me happy.

 

[GPSMan]

Mine was same at delivery.

There had to be some base default value in the software before there was any "history" to go by.

My first tank was all city. I gamed it and got 57.7 mpg indicated.

Start of second tank I towed a heavy trailer. In mountains. MTE started at 733 even though 250 was more realistic. About half a tank in / 3 hours of driving is was close to correct again.

 

[jsus]

Yes, the estimated range is calculated based on historical usage data for your driving style, etc. If you've been getting high mileage, then the range will be higher, and vice versa.

When new, it doesn't have much data to go on so it starts off estimating intentionally low.

 

[Dad]

100% left over 1980's tale.
100% safe to routinely run THIS truck to miles to empty zero.
At miles to empty zero you should have about a gallon left and your pump will be submerged for cooling.

The pump is in a sump at the extreme lowest point in the tank.

Since every ounce of every gallon comes from the extreme bottom of the tank, there's really no place for sediments to accumulate. There are 5 filters before the fuel lines and injectors. Two filters before the pump, three filters integral inside the pump.

General arrangement diagrams follow for removal and repair.

Tank: shows deepest area, and area for fuel pump, nearest the camera. Shows a jack stand to aid during unbolting.

Shows external view of fuel pump at lowest spot of molded tank.

Shows internal view of fuel pump inside the lowest spot of the tank

Fuel level "float".

I hope many of you reading find this helpful.

Thank you. Highly informative.

 

[Dad]

Just a little thing that makes me chuckle... I bought my maverick a week ago and when I got it it had a full tank and the dash said "340 miles to empty". I've driven it 100 miles since then and the dash now says "380 miles to empty." Clearly it's just averaging up since the initial 15 delivery miles, but still it makes me happy.

As I have mentioned before, the Maverick is the first vehicle I've every owned that gained miles per tankful! At first, I thought I was hallucinating! Truly an amazing truck.

 

[MJ Heat]

Consistently taking your fuel pumps below 1/4 tank will shorten their lives. Just sayin.

I have Done just that on at least a dozen Fords over the last 45 years without a fuel pump failure. Go figure?

 

[Steelie Van]

Just wait until the rumored Plug-in Hybrid Maverick arrives. I passed on placing an order for MY22 Mav hybrid hoping MY23 would bring the PHEV, but decided to order the hybrid and figure I can sell it as new used when PHEV Mac arrives.
Previously had 2014 Ford CMax Energy PHEV and got a few 1500 mile tankfuls when the bulk of the around town trips were under 20 miles and plugged in at work or home to top it up. Liked the build quality (go Michigan!) and handling, but storage was none existent and turning radius was terrible.

I am thinking the drivetrain of hybrid Mav is similar to CMax hybrid (without plug-in larger battery), but a much more useable package.

Maybe someone will figure out a battery jack down the road (post warranty) to retrofit plug-in battery or just a larger hybrid battery. . . Now back to the current Mav’s tank range.

 

[matmondro]

I'm been amazed with the mileage on the EB so far. I'm FX4 with 4K towing too. Filled up for the first time since delivery yesterday, got a little over 400 miles on that first tank. Granted, it was pretty much all freeway or 55 mph state roads. Loving it so far!

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