Ran out of Gas; 18.10 gallon fill?
05-24-2005, 01:20 PM
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Ran out of Gas; 18.10 gallon fill?
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.
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.
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05-24-2005, 01:36 PM
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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 .... 
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05-24-2005, 01:43 PM
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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
05-24-2005, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by adithius
what happened to the extra .4 gallon?
Gas tank will only take 17 gals. why?
05-24-2005, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bigtimber
that's what happenend.
05-24-2005, 02:26 PM
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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.....
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.....
05-24-2005, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by NmexMAX
I think you do ... 
05-24-2005, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rmurdoch
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!
05-24-2005, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CystumMax
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.....
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.....
05-24-2005, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by NmexMAX
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.
05-24-2005, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rome06
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
I agree, The pump would be much faster.... LOL
05-24-2005, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ImmaSquashYou
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
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.
05-24-2005, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by NmexMAX
Oh yeah I meant rome06 ... Because the gause isn't entirely accuracte and the light turing on typcillay means ABOUT 2 gallons left ...
05-24-2005, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rome06
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