In other words.. how long did you go before finally filling up?

Today... I filled up 16.659 gallons... was very scary.. thought car would stall any second lol

Now I have a SES light.. might be related.. going to pull the code this weekend.

Manual says it goes on if less then 3 gal fuel are present. Maybe it will go away tommorow... no side effects though...

 

i remember 17 once i believe

 

18.1 gal. Pushed it a bit far.

 

proof! lol


18.1? isnt the tank 18.5 gall capacity? thats insane!

you think SES was result of my shortage?

 

No. My clarevoiyant powers say it’s PO420.

 

I ran out of gas once and could only pump in the equivalent of 17.77 US gallons and that was right to the brim. I doubt you can put any more in a 4th Gen.

 

17.56 just the other day !

 

low 17's all the time.

 

My 6th-Gen 04 SE has a tank with a 20 gallon capacity. I keep good records of all gasoline purchases. Here are all over 17 gallons since May, 2003:

11-9-03 = 17.698 G

I expected to find 3 or 4, but that was the only one. I have 6 fills at between 15.1 and 16.9 gallons. I generally buy gas when the gauge is between 1/3 and 1/4 tank remaining.

 

it's probably best not to take the tank too low in the winter time, particularly in your climate.

 

Or in the summer, as the pump is cooled by the gas, and more gas keeps it cooler.

 

Car stalled completely, even started it twice after with it stalling within a few seconds. The tank was almost completely sucked dry and didnt have enough to get the engine started. Luckily neutraled it to a gas station and filled it up. Meter read 17.96 gallons, i think its almost impossible if not stupid to go more than that.

 

On Thursday (1-05-06), I filled up in eastern Iowa to get cheaper gasoline prices (vs Illinois) on my trip home. The upper side of needle on the gas gauge was just at the lower edge of the empty bar.
The car took 18.032 gallons.

When I get the calculations done, I will be posting a new thread (Fluids & Lubes) on my mileage experience on my recent round trip (2,150 miles) where I used the cheapest gasoline on the way out and 91 octane premium on the trip home.

 

Do any of you guys use fuel injection cleaners or anything like that? I recently bought my Max and it had 87K miles on it. And I am usually more concerned with maintaining it than hooking it up. So is it right to use those things? Or do they do more harm than good?

 

There are a number of posts and threads on this topic here in Fluids & Lubes. Bottom line for me. I change my Mobil 1 motor oil every 7,500 miles (maximum mileage Nissan will allow and keep the power train warranty working). About 500 miles before the oil change I put a bottle of Chevron's Techron in the gas tank when filling up.

The better cleaners are reported in some circles to slightly increase the viscosity of your motor oil, so to be safe I use them just before an oil change.

The old Gumout worked well in carburators, but are a waste and may even be harmful for fuel injection cars. You will need to use more sophisticated cleaners like Techron for fuel injectors.

 

oh, ok. Sorry about that. Since I can't do searches yet, I couldn't find anything by just skimming through the posts. I appreciate it

 

I hit 17.1 once. Didn't think I was running it that low. Most of the time 15-16 range.

 

17.4 in the past month or so. usually i get it around 13.5-14.5 area.

 

i never got in the 17's. Highest was high 16's. average is about 12.

 

Just put 19.18 gallons in. 472 miles on that tank. avg speed 72mph.

 

You were close to "sucking air."

You got 24.6 mpg, which is consistent with what I got on my winter trip to Chicago a few weeks ago at similar mph average.

 

18.1 last week. I ran out once and I think it was about 18.5

 

18.05 Gallons, the car was "stumbling" (running out of gas) going uphill just as I got off of RT24 in Florham Park, NJ. I was halfway home and had not been in the area in 6 years (before they completed RT24) and hoped that the gas stations that I knew of were still there; they weren't, but hidden by the Interstate bridge was a Mobil Station. I had to fill up to see how close I had come to disaster, LOL. Never Again!

 

usually around the 15-16 mark

 

I rarely break 14. I may have it 15.6 a few times.

 

18.2 one time but i didn't run out of gas, i got over 440 miles on that tamk i believe too

 

18.1...it was running fine. cranked a bit longer when i was starting the engine though.