My Taurus is only going 14miles to the gal ,what's going on?

Asked by joshuacook Dec 15, 2012 at 10:24 AM about the 2000 Ford Taurus SES

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

184000 Mile  no it,no check lights on ,
runs like new, just bad mpg!

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Check you tire pressures - they lose a pound for every 10* drop. Replace your plugs and upper O2 sensors if you haven't done so recently.

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Typical service up to date? Plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter?

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