this got me thinking, my light comes on about a lil under half way between E and the line above it. Is it suppose to come on later? I dont know if my gas needle is out of place because everytime I fill the tank all the way, the needle goes up past the full mark.

 

Mine starts to come on right in the middle of the E mark, if it's in city driving. On the smooth highway, the needle will go clearly below the E mark before the light comes on.

I live and die by that little light...

 

that it comes on when you still have 3 gallons on the tank. That should be enough for a person to drive about 90 miles to find a gas station on a long trip.

 

but mine doesnt come on at all...HELP!?!

 

I usually don't let my car go under 1/4 tank. Once on a trip home from VT, I was measuring my MPG, the light came on just as I was coming into my home town. The gas gauge was definately down around E.

 

everytime mine goes on my gas gage wont register a full tank after that, anyone ever have this problem? so its no more below a 1/4 tank for me

 

i never seen that light before - is that a feature that comes on the "better" trims like se and gle? or could it just be that my tank never got down to just 3 gallons?

 

My light is on 95% of the time. I hate to put gas in my car. One time, someone filled my tank after using it and I went into shock. I never knew that the needle would go up so far, much less PAST the full mark!! (hee-hee)

 

My warning light turns on when the needle is slightly above the E mark. Normally I put gas in way before that happens. I believe some explanation: gas serves two purposes, to power the car, and to dissipate heat in the fuel pump.

 

Mine comes on right around the E. I usually end up putting in 16 gal or so to fill it after that.

 

I've seen mine come on before, but for some reason I haven't seen it in awhile, and I've brought it down fairly low before


Vinipux

 

My light comes on when the needle is very close to the E. However, I always have 2.5 gallons of gas left in the tank when it comes on. If I fill up as soon as the light comes on it takes 16 gallons.

Once (and I'll never let it get this low again) I did put 18.1 gallons in my tank. Way to close for comfort.

BTW, someone mentioned gas cooling the fuel pump earlier in this thread. It is true that gas moving through the fuel pump cools the pump. But you don't need a lot of fuel to keep the pump cooled. 1 gallon of gas in the tank is PLENTY to cool the fuel pump. However, if you ever run completely out of gas it may damage the fuel pump due to lack of cooling.

It is not bad for your car to be low on gas. It is bad for the car to run out of gas! It's a risk you don't want to take. Not to mentioned the walking you'll have to do to get fuel

 

My light fades in and out right around the E mark. After another 10+ miles it stays on for good. I always wondered how the amount of fuel left in the tank is measured by the car...is it done by weight? volume? pressure?

 

I would be a little concerned about running too low on gas. I never thought of the fuel pump thing, but there is an increased risk that whatever sediment and what not that has found it's way into your tank could be sucked through the lines, requiring more frequent replacement of the fuel filter. I try not to run too low on gas, but have been known to set the light off a few times, usually trying to stretch it the "wild days" sales at the local gas station.

 

I live in arizona, and over veterans day holiday i decided to drive to dallas texas to see a friend. I left at 4:00 in the afternoon on thursday. As i got into new mexico, my tank started to get low. I usually allowed 25 miles once my gas light came on. Thats what it was on my old car. So, finally, my light comes on, i was like, damn, i got 25 miles to find a gas station, so i looked at my tripometer to count the miles. So, i went 10, 15 miles no gas station. Finally, i see a sign for a gas station, and pull in. It's closed, its one of those really old ones. I get back on the road, and i see a sign "State Prison Area - Don't Pick up Hitchhikers". So now I am thinking, god, i am gonna run out of gas and spend the whole night here. So then i see a sign for Las Cruces, 35 miles. I am like, no way can i make it that far, but at least something is close. Well, after pulling into two more gas stations that were closed, and slowing down to 60 to save gas mileage. I pulled into the first las cruces gas station, the happiest man alive. I thought i was gonna be stranded, but i made it.

sorry so long, just goes to show you, always trust your max

 

So how much did it take to fill it?

 

My light comes on when the needle is right above the "E", takes 15.5-16 gal's to fill.

I concur with the earlier comments regarding *not* running out of fuel. You don't want the pump to run dry. The clearances for a FI fuel pump are quite close and running dry may burn the pump up. The fuel acts as the coolant for the pump.

However, there is another reason to not run low. Lots of air in the tank can allow condensation. You can end up with water in the fuel system as a result. This is not as much of a concern in warmer climes. However, where it does get cold in the winter, you have the potential for ice in the fuel line and rusty parts over time.

emoore924

 

my light is on right now
little past E

 

According to Nissan, the light should come on when you have ABOUT 3 gallons left (soewhere between 2.5-3.5 gals) It's triggered by a sensor in the gas tank, which notices when the level of gas is low. My light (in all 3 of my Maximas) has come on once the needle reaches just below "E".
-Chad

 

Man, my light comes on way too late. My light was on when drove to work so i decided to let be on and I'd fill up after work....well, right when I started up the car after work, it kept cranking and cranking...finally it fired up. After that, at every light and stop sign, it was stall. I barely made it to the gas station and replensished the tank.....I hope I didn't screw up my fuel pump too bad! So, my advice, especially with the varrying degrees of when the light comes on, is to fill up before or right when it comes on.

 

Lol, now THAT would have sucked!

 

My lights never been on either?? I know I've been on E before but it doesn't come on. I used to see it in my Altima but not in the Max.
I guess it won't hurt as long as I don't wait til the last minute to fill up the tank.

 

for those of us who's light doesn't come on I have an idea, get a 1-3 galon gas tank and keep it in the car, and just go untill the light comes on, and if it doesn't, o well, we have a galon of gas with us

vinipux

 

Wow - I went 50 miles once with the light on!!! Damn..guess I won't do that again! When I filled up it took like 16.5 gallons, I remember there was only like 1-1.5 gallons left (18 gal. tank)
-Chad

 

just filled my tank when light was on $21.60 1.279 for premium
16.88 gallons

 

no thats not it, i ran out of gas once, and the light never came on....