What is typical gas mileage for a Ford Windstar?

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Answer Mine is a 99 and I get 21.5 miles, didn't tune up yet

Answer About 15 to 17 on highway with AC on

Answer 2001 get's me 20 in the city and up to 25+ on the highway. Good routine maintenance & tire pressure! Just changed the plugs at 86,000 but didn't improve the highway mileage on the next roadtrip :( My 2001 will average 20+ mpg during the warmer months. Cold weather drives the average down to about 18.

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This is how to calculate your mileage.

Calculating MPG MPG can be calculated in four easy steps:

Step 1. Filling the vehicle's gas tank completely and writing down the vehicle's odometer reading (mileage). Example: The last time the tank was filled, the odometer reading was 32,645.1 miles.

Step 2. When it's time to refuel, filling the tank completely and writing down the number of gallons it took to fill the tank and the vehicle's new odometer reading. Once two odometer readings are taken, MPG can be calculated. Example: The next time the tank was filled, the odometer reading was 33,001.3. It took 13.5 gallons to fill the tank.

Step 3. Calculating the distance driven by subtracting the previous odometer reading from the new one. Example: The distance driven would be 33,001.3 minus 32,645.1, or 356.2 miles.

Step 4. Dividing the number of miles driven by the number of gallons it took to fill the tank. The result is the vehicle's MPG for that driving period. Example: 356.2 miles divided by 13.5 gallons equals 26.4 miles per gallon.

Alternate Method If you use your vehicle's trip odometer, MPG can be calculated by

Step 1. Filling the vehicle's gas tank completely and re-setting the trip odometer. Note: Sometimes it's easy to get the main odometer and trip odometer readings confused, especially if the vehicle is new.

Step 2. When it's time to re-fuel Filling the tank completely Writing down the number of gallons it took to fill the tank Writing down the mileage on the trip odometer Re-setting the trip odometer Example: It took 9.5 gallons to completely fill the tank, and the trip odometer reads 335 miles.

Step 3. Dividing the number of miles driven by the number of gallons it took to fill the tank. The result is the vehicle's MPG for that driving period. Example: 335 miles divided by 9.5 gallons equals 35.5 miles per gallon.

This van gets about 13.5 miles per gallon. Granted, this is mostly in town, and on trips it can get up to 15 or 15.5 MPG.

My 1999 SEL with the3.8L engine gets about 19 in freeway driving and about 22 on the highway (longer trip). Given how heavy it is and such, I am happy with this.

I get my mileage from the message center by using the average fuel MPG per tank. Remember to reset it at each fillup. Remember, how you drive will affect the MPG. In this vehicle, it is especially sensitive to jackrabbit starts and jacka-- stops. The more conservative, the better mileage. Carl

My 2001 3.8l Windstar gets around 17/18 mpg in the city, and 25 or so on the highway during warm weather (less in the winter)

1995 Windstar: between 12 street and 15 highway with 98 3.8 i get 18 city 24 road

1998 Ford Windstar van, 3L engine: 19-22 mpg

1998 Ford Windstar van, 3.8L engine: 18-20 mpg

1998 Ford Windstar wagon, 3L engine: 18-19 mpg

1998 Ford Windstar wagon, 3.8L engine: 18-20 mpg h

It depends on how you drive it. Mine gets about 19 to 19.5 in town on the freeways. On the highway (longer trips) it gets around 22 MPG. My mileage picked up a little after running a few ounces of pure acetone through the fuel system. Acetone is a keytone solvent. It supposedly boosts the octane and mileage. I can't say how it works, but I suspect the mileage increase is due to the acetone cleaning up the fuel system. You can also run a commercial product called RXP throught the fuel system. It removes carbon from the engine and cleans the fuel system. Anything that keeps the fuel system in top condition will "optimize" the mileage.

A warning about acetone! It is a powerful solvent. It will remove your paint if you spill it on the painted surfaces. It also dissolves plastics. Be very careful pouring it into the gas tank. Another thing to do is avoid fuels that contain ethanol (e10 or e85). Ethanol has a lower heat (btu) content than gasoline. It just does not give the same performance or power that pure gasoline does.

Staying away from ethanol gives me another 1-2 miles per gallon on average.

The worst enemy to good MPG in the Windstar is the drivers right foot. This engine seems to run very rich under hard acceleration. In my windstar, I use the instant MPG display to keep me aware of how I am doing. I learned real quick to keep my foot light on the throttle. I drive a 1999 SEL with the 3.8L V6.

I have a 99 windstar, I get between 16 and 20 mpg. (estimated), depending on how I drive. I use my trip odometer to figure out. Fill gas tank to full, (also determine capacity of tank), reset trip odometer, drive till empty, divide milage into tank capacity.....i get anywhere from 400 - 500 miles per tank depending on speed, load, etc.

1995 Windstar - 22 mpg