Hey guys, another question

How many gallons/miles are left in the tank when the fuel indicator comes on and the level is on E? Cuz i know some cars have like 60 miles left when the indicator comes on. Any ideas?

 

i heard we have 3 gallon reserves, which could get you pretty far. i think i also heard we have 18 gallon tanks. someone tell me if im right or not.

 

i believe the 18 is correct. i have no clue on the reserve as both my gxe and se lights come on a different times.

 

if i fill my tank up all the way to the top right after the light comes on i get it to about 15 gallons. so that would mean 3.5 gallons reserve.

 

Thanks guys

 

That the indicator is not sitting on the bottom of the tank, and you have to account for room to pressurize, so you'll probably only put 16 or 15.9 gallons in it ever, but that means you can only effectively use 15.9 or 16 without getting into a serious serious serious risk of running out of gas.

just some food for thought!

dave

 

ill find out for sure real soon...im gonna fill up a portable container of gas, take it with me and drive around from when the fuel light comes on until the car completely runs out and see approx how many miles i can go

 

Yeah but I heard that if you got the fuel pump in the tank, and you run it till its empty, itll suck up all the crud on the bottom of the tank and jack your pump up

 

We have a 18.5 Gallon tank. The most I have put in the tank at one time was 17.121 gallons. If I fill up right when the light comes on it takes around 15 gallons. So yes about 3-3.5 gallons reserve. It comes on way too early.

 

I've also been cautioned not to run the car to empty
because (1) it's bad on the injectors and (2) it's bad
on the fuel pump. I think that in both cases, these
devices count on the gas to keep them cool.

I'm sure a few folks here have run their cars dry before
without noticing any lasting bad effects, but I don't
even want to think about having to drop the gas tank to
replace a fuel pump or pop for a bunch of new injectors.

My wife always gets antsy when the low fuel light comes
on and I keep driving. I tell her that so long as we
don't have another 60 or 70 miles more to go, we'll be
fine...