gas tank capacity

FrostyNaples · 10-16-2013, 09:35 AM

I'm only on my 4th tank of gas having bought the car 8/16/13 (wow actually two months to the date!), but I too have experienced this.

Learn by doing right?

Usually 5-6+ miles after three dots remain, the 'estimated range' alert comes on. I've let it go to dashes, then filled up only 16.7 gallons, so I was taken back a bit by that for a 19gallon tank.

The lesson here is, there is simply no accuracy to the range, and I've settled for a minimum of 3 dots since I don't like looking at the alert message.

Yes in case you were wondering, do the the proximity of work & gas/grocery stores, I usually fill up only twice a month.

NS370Z · 10-16-2013, 02:00 PM

9 times out of 10 I fill up at 1/2 tank or slightly greater than 1/2. A few times it got to a dot or two below 1/2. I see plenty of fuel starvation episodes on this forum so I try to mitigate that risk as much as possible. Never saw the blinking dashes or whatever they are. Never want to run it dry since from what I understand a lot of fuel pumps are essentially lubricated by the fuel running through it.

10-16-2013, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
NS370Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Milky Way Posts: 249 Drives: Red Corvette C7 Rep Power: 15	9 times out of 10 I fill up at 1/2 tank or slightly greater than 1/2. A few times it got to a dot or two below 1/2. I see plenty of fuel starvation episodes on this forum so I try to mitigate that risk as much as possible. Never saw the blinking dashes or whatever they are. Never want to run it dry since from what I understand a lot of fuel pumps are essentially lubricated by the fuel running through it. Last edited by NS370Z; 10-16-2013 at 02:03 PM.

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10-16-2013, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
FrostyNaples Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: FL Posts: 99 Drives: 2013 370Z Rep Power: 14	I'm only on my 4th tank of gas having bought the car 8/16/13 (wow actually two months to the date!), but I too have experienced this. Learn by doing right? Usually 5-6+ miles after three dots remain, the 'estimated range' alert comes on. I've let it go to dashes, then filled up only 16.7 gallons, so I was taken back a bit by that for a 19gallon tank. The lesson here is, there is simply no accuracy to the range, and I've settled for a minimum of 3 dots since I don't like looking at the alert message. Yes in case you were wondering, do the the proximity of work & gas/grocery stores, I usually fill up only twice a month.