I ran out of fuel just after I pulled into the gas station. (Phew) The car completely shut down, but I was able to roll into the pump.

18.10 gallons were filled and topped off only. Is there something wrong? I know the tank is 18.5 gallons at capacity. I guess I might just be being ****, but what happened to the extra .4 gallon?

$38 for one full tank from empty @ 2.099 a gallon 93 octane.

.4 gallon could still be in there just not getting into the engine, you're being :

Gas tank shrinking?

damn. I paid 2.59 for gas over here and I thought it gas was getting cheaper already.

Cali sucks like that.

did you top it off? i couldn't really understand. it sounded like you did, though.

This is a common theoretical vs actual situation, you're not going to get 18.5 gal in there unless you picked up your car, turned it upside down and shook it, then got a rag and dried it up ... the tank that is .... :

gas is 183 ova hea

Quite frankly, I'm amazed you got 18.1 gallons in it. You may win an award for the highest volume put in a 4th Gen Max for a single fillup!

i'm suprised that your car started up. cause usually the car sucks up all the gunk that was at thebottom of the tank and clogs it. you have to wind up spending like $100-$200 bucks to the mechanic. but damn, i'm in jersey, n i'm still paying like 2.23 for 93 octane

2.27 today for 93. paid 2.07 sunday. thank god

Your question can be answered here:
Gas tank will only take 17 gals. why?

1.88...rural texas rocks!!

Please let's not make this into another gas price check thread ...

thats weird i was on E and i filled up and the pump shut off and i only filled up to 14.9 gallons .... hmmmm

97's have a 15gal tank

You can put in quite a bit after the pump clicks off if you have nothing better to do and take your time squeezing it in. Then you can come back and tell us you put 18.11 gallons in and you'd now have the record.

wow, i just read all the way through this thread, and i want my ten minutes back! it wasn't until post 68 that the question was answered, i felt. what a waste!

86maxima96 You just got that's what happenend.

i dont know whether u are kidding or not???? lol

It's like sex 86maxima96, you save the best for last, lol!

I think you do ...

The reason for that is the excessive water in your gas tank, Water is taking some mass in there.
you need a big straw, and let your car run out of gas again, and suck out the extra water out of the gas tank.....

no man i really dont....because i never got the manual with my car and i never used to fill it up, just put in 10 bucks here and there and then i thought "*** it grow some ***** fill this biotch up" and it was on E and i filled it up and it shut off at 14.9.....so i really dont know wat the capacity is on this gas tank....anddd im sure that u kno just just tell me and quick fukin with me lol

I think I still have the receipt. I'll try to get it posted. I think it came out to 18.104 gallons.

86maxima96 I'm a 4 and 5g guy so i can't speak for the rest of the generation, but on behalf of all 1995-2003 Maximas, they have 18.5G fuel tanks.

ahahhaha speaking of that it reminds me when i bought one of those electric pumps from a aquarium store with 2 hoses , 1 on each end and i stuck one hose in my friends car and stuck the other in my car and pumped all his gas in my tank ahahahha he had nooo idea

damn so how the hell did i still have 3.5 gallons of gas in there and it was like under E.....HmMmMmMmMmMmMmMm

how far UNDER E does this damn needle go??? i mean damn

God Damn i filled up 14gallons for 34 bucks today

I agree, The pump would be much faster.... LOL

Oh yeah I meant rome06 ... Because the gause isn't entirely accuracte and the light turing on typcillay means ABOUT 2 gallons left ...

damn gas is 2.69 here in sd..UGH i wish gas prices were 2 bucks geez.....

I just recently seafoamed the fuel tank, and always changed the fuel filter. So I dont think there is too much gunk in the tank.

Yeah I went about 13 miles out of the way for the cheapest gas station. So I got it at $2.099. Savings of about 20 cents a gallon. My wife wanted to kill me. The car started to lose power .5 miles to the gas station. I just managed to roll into the pump after the car broke down.

lol ohhh yeah i forgot to mention i have no gas light and everytime i try to get a bulb at autozone for it it doesnt turn on when im low on gas??? What bulb fits for them just to make sure im buying the right one

The gas needle is inaccurate...

your should be 194 wedge bulb.

I ran out of gas once too about 8 years ago. I don't think its particularly good for either the fuel pump or the fuel injectors to do so.

It should be a #74 instrument panel bulb.

dam your car is 10 years old... Sorry to hear that. LOL just joking...

hmmmm so which one is it .... CystumMax said a 194 wedge bulb and adithius said a #74 instrument panel bulb