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SeattleLion 09-02-2011 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by B&W_Evader (Post 1294628)
Got this yesterday before filling up...

Prior to a hard right turn gauge was on warning with 29 miles on it. 17.3 gallons went in.

As many have learned on the track, hard turning (particularly right) on less than 1/2 tank can result in fuel starvation. The gas really sloshes around. I try to keep my tank above half at all times.

On the subject of oil temp, there are tons of threads about the problem. It's real and affects all 370's regardless of year. An oil cooler solves it very nicely. My oil temp rarely goes over 180.

gurneyeagle 09-02-2011 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleLion (Post 1294800)
......On the subject of oil temp, there are tons of threads about the problem. It's real and affects all 370's regardless of year. An oil cooler solves it very nicely. My oil temp rarely goes over 180.

Hmm?

I was worried about that until yesterday when I literally crawled 3 miles in 30 minutes in traffic on a 100° day here, and the oil temp never got above 200°.

Maybe the problem was solved for 2011?

Chan Chee Hoe 09-03-2011 02:41 AM

The oil temp never goes high during traffic jams,only tracking will goes up.

Greed 09-03-2011 11:04 AM

Hm. My oil temp goes up when stuck in traffic on hot days. It'll climb up near 220 but so far never past. I have also noticed the oil temp tends to run higher when I am forced to drive at low speeds (50mph and under) for extended periods. But maybe that's b/c I always drive in full auto and the engine lugs itself around at very low RPMs at low speed.
Back on topic, my fuel gauge tends to jump around too, especially if I've left the car garaged for a week or so.

calsonicnismo 06-03-2013 11:52 PM

I know this is old, but nonetheless still an issue with 2013 models.
I live in Las Vegas, one big downhill bowl heading east, if I'm going down any type of grade on anything less than a 1/4 tank, my dash lights up & says 70 miles dte. My 08 nismo never did this. I despise digital gauges.

luigi90210 06-04-2013 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by calsonicnismo (Post 2347060)
I know this is old, but nonetheless still an issue with 2013 models.
I live in Las Vegas, one big downhill bowl heading east, if I'm going down any type of grade on anything less than a 1/4 tank, my dash lights up & says 70 miles dte. My 08 nismo never did this. I despise digital gauges.

bumped a 2 year old thread


nonetheless, i dont let my car fall below 1/4 tank all the time, when it happens i usually end up filling up about 18 gallons(2 dots left) so i think the tank is a 22 gallon tank including the reserve tank

oh and i never listen to the DTE, its always changing on me

JARblue 06-04-2013 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by luigi90210 (Post 2347123)
i usually end up filling up about 18 gallons(2 dots left) so i think the tank is a 22 gallon tank including the reserve tank

If you are talking US Gallons and you're putting 18+ gallons in the Z with 2 dots left of the fuel gauge, either fuel gauge is messed up (wouldn't be the first time) or the gas pump calibration is off (in which case you should report them). The Z has a 19.1 gallon tank, and I don't know of any "reserve" tank :icon14:

40th370z 06-05-2013 07:11 AM

Cold Weather Vehicle Fuel Mileage – Why Winter Fuel Economy Drops – Fuel Mileage Drop in Vehicles

40th370z 06-05-2013 07:17 AM

HowStuffWorks "Summer-grade versus Winter-grade Fuel"

9 reasons why your winter fuel economy bites! - MetroMPG.com

This is the time of year petroleum company's change over May1-June1 from winter to summer fuel blends

In a nutshell you can't go as far with winter gas,has the service station swapped over to summer fuel?


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