Low gas indicator

invader19

Why is it that after it says 30km remaining the counter just goes away and displays "---" ?

Shouldn't it keep counting to at least 5km left before it can't tell how far you can go? Is it just my car or do you guys get it to read further?

binary0x01

My guess is they've coded it that way to freak people out so they hit the gas station asap.

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Dave N

Mine does the same thing (except for the metric part). I think it is Nissan's way of getting people to fill up before running the tank dry. Dare I say, lawyers could have something to do with it as well --> I don't think it's far-fetched if they were concerned about potential lawsuits where people ran out of gas even though the DTE showed 1 mile left (or 1km for our northern neighbors).

Dave

1st

Running low fuel messes up your cats fyi.

SPOHN

Plus your fuel pump.

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invader19

Thanks for the info guys.
I was actually on the way to fill up at a gas station of choice. Just noticed this twice now and figured I'd ask.

Felix 808

Can you explain that one?

This It's not good to suck up all the sentiment on the bottom of the tank

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SouthArk370Z

That was true with older tanks that had an articulated pickup arm, but the pump inlet now stays at the bottom of the tank and most moisture/trash gets ingested a little at a time. Plus, the ethanol in most gas will help keep the tank dry and clean(er). If you have enough water/trash in the bottom of the tank in a 370Z to cause problems when fuel is low, there are other problems you need to take care of.

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edub370

false. that doesn't even begin to make sense...

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SouthArk370Z

That's a new one on me. Please elaborate.

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Cmike2780

I think their is some truth to that one, but I think you would have to repeatedly run out of gas on a normal basis to cause enough damage. I think it has something to do with thermal failure of the ceramics within the catalytic converter. Its a similar effect of a malfunctioning O2 sensor, misfire or an ECU malfunction....pretty much anything that causes unburnt fuel to enter the cats and ignite...super heating the ceramics beyond operating temps. It's unlikely running out of gas once would be enough to cause that much damage, but its best to err on the side of caution.

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SouthArk370Z

Thanks

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1st

Per the 370Z owners manual it states that it does. Let me know if you would like exact page and paragraph. I wouldn’t just make that up.

SouthArk370Z

I didn't think you just made it up. Granted, it doesn't fit very well with my current worldview, but it's not uncommon for my WV to change two or three times a day.
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edub370

The same manual that tells us to use only esther oil?

u can point me to a page, that's great. I can explain to how how a catalytic converter works without referring to the owners manual. There is no possible way that running out of fuel can hurt your cat. At all.... If that was the case, then shutting down the engine would ruin your cats

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