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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:01 AM
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98 maxima gas tank

what size gas tanks come in these cars?
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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It's officially listed as 18 gallons, but I've never put in more than 16.5
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:08 AM
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how come no more than 16.5?
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:10 AM
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how come no more than 16.5?
Because that's all that would fit.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:11 AM
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Mzmtg: I think it's listed at 18.5 gallons.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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but I've never put in more than 16.5
same here... even after driving for about 20 miles with the gas light on...
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:28 AM
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My 97 GXE has the light come on at about 15 1/4 which is when the needle hits the E mark. When the needle is almost below the letter E, I will be doing around 18 gallons. The most I have ever put in is 18 1/4 one time when I was on vacation.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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i read somewhere that that gas light comes on when there is 2.5 gallons of gas in the tank. I was driving one night in the Pocono mountains when the gas light came on and there were no gas stations till I drove like 45 miles to find one. I filled in 17.5 gallons then

I was too scared coz I wasn't sure if AAA would come to rescue if I run out of gas. It was a mistake that I see the gas needle when I was near Scranton area ...
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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I was always under the impression it was a total of 18 gallons, 15 up until E and a 3 gallon reserve.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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One day I put 17.7 gal.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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got ya beat, last monday, 17.8

(note: i'm the guy getting 18mpg for some f'ed up reason!!! i have no idea why, if anyone has any ideas, please share! ive done pretty much everything and i dont know what to do now)
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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18.5 g

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/sp...09&src=src#mpg
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dpresti
got ya beat, last monday, 17.8

(note: i'm the guy getting 18mpg for some f'ed up reason!!! i have no idea why, if anyone has any ideas, please share! ive done pretty much everything and i dont know what to do now)

read the faqs. its all in there.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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yea it says 18.5 in the nissan manual i dont think i've ever put more than 16.5 in either
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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I've pumped in 17.27 gallons before...... I was STRUGGLING to find a Shell station! I only remember that because prior to that incident it had never taken more than 16.00gal and I was amazed at how close I came to the bottom of the tank.
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