At how many miles till empty does the Fuel light go on, mine worked once that i saw at like 40mil till empty and i dont think it works anymore haven't seen and i've been at like 20 mil. till empty. Is there way to check if its working or not?

 

I wouldn't even risk running my tank this low. First of all, I don't want to risk running out of gas and getting stuck somewhere, and second of all, this is more wear on the fuel pump especially trying to pump gas when the tank is this low. This is just my $.02.

 

man, this stupid light goes on when you have between 2-4 gallons left. in my car when the light comes on, and i do a fill up, its around 3 gallons short of 18.5 gal tank capacity.
i would say you have between 40-74 miles left when the light comes on till you are completely dry.

 

mine comes on pretty consistently between 30-40 miles listed on the 'dte'. it seems like it is based off how much is left in your tank AND its calculated MPG. if it comes on, id say you really shouldnt push it beyond 20 miles.

 

you still have about 30-40 miles left when the DTE on your dashboard goes to zero.

 

Everytime I fill up when my DTE is flashing ---, I put about 15 gallons in. Which means 3.5 left 3.5x18(city)=63 miles left.

 

The light comes on way to soon....When your at a 1/4 of a tank and u WOT once or twice the light will come on.

 

most fuel lights come on when u hit 1 gallon remaining.....not sure if its the same on all cars though

 

That computer is very inaccurate, and you shouldn't even pay any attention to it, as it is there for reference, not to live by.

It will change (distance to empty) according the way you drive.

More specifically, if you're coasting down a hill @ 60mph, it may read 30-40, and if you go WOT through 2nd, it might read much lower because it's based on calculations related to MPG, which is also a very inaccurate reading on the trip computer.

I've noticed on both my 95 and 03, (same size tank) that the light typically goes on @~ 2-2.5 gallons left in tank (16.5+ to fill up)

 

What I'm saying is my **** doesn't even go on anymore, i saw it once since June and ive been close to empty and it never went on. Is there a way to check why it stopped going on.

 

A friend of mine ran it to waaay empty, and it just turned off but

 

I must have drove bout 4-5 miles with the dte flashing "----". Was sheting a brick looking for a gas station, but made it

 

It is possible to burn out the gas light. It is just a bulb in most cases and the bulb will eventually die. I went through three in my '90 Nissan pick-up and I know for a fact I went over 65miles w/ the light on in that thing on more than one occasion and never ran out. Generally I wouldn't recommend this, but I never had a problem w/ that truck in 240,000 so... I did close to forty miles at 80-85 on hilly highways in CT and only put 16.1 gallons in so it all depends. Each car is also different.

It all depends on driving style and were you live ie, are there hills etc...

 

This wasn't about the light, it was about the readout on the trip computer screen ... "---"

 

I've gone at least 20 miles when DTE was flashing ---, so don't worry if it does start flashing, you have some reserve fuel.

 

erm... it was about the light. the question int he original post hasnt really been answered.

 

BewstAdd1ct: where do you copy this info from?

 

This info. is found in the service repair manual.

 

I have that^^^^ .If only someone told me earlier.TY. So if the bulb is dead how do i change it?

 

The bulb is a 74 I think. There is 2 screws in the plastic plate holding in the cluster. And 3 in the cluster itself. Find the spot where the blub is twist it out and replace...Be care when u take out the bulb it is wedged in there preety good. Also don't take out the plastic part when its hot out because it breaks easy.

 

When the light comes on you have 3.5 Gallons left. Dont believe the DTE flashing light. Always look at the yellow light that comes on and calculate about 20 miles a gallon. I wouldnt go over 50 miles ONCE the light turns on.

Its 3.5 gallons for sure, since it comes on when we used up 15 gallons and the whole tank is 18.5

 

nissan svc manual

 

k, i got that, but it's a .pdf file. heh, cant really copy out of a pdf file.