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I always reset my trip odometor when I gas up, and it seems like when it is full, the needal is nicely into the F area but when the needle says E and FAR after E I think "I am running on fumes AAAAAHH" I pull into the gas station only to find out the car only took 13.something gallons!
I have never put more then 13 gallons in this car, the tank is 16.8, why does is say I am driving on borrowed time when infact I could probibly go another 60 miles+?
This has been driving me nut!
~chris~ 98 Cayenne red Camaro 3800 A4, 3:08, T tops Borla cat-back, wisper lid K&N, Bilstine shocks, Dunlops all around. <br />AOL IM: chevyboyz24
well i can go a good 1/8" past the e mark, and likewise past full- i drove to louisville and back (150 miles) and the gauge didnt even move from full.....kinda weird......but ive filled up w/ 16.6 gallons b4
98 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited<br /><br /><br />MODS:<br />180* t-stat, K&N FIPK, mopar ECU,<br />mike leach long tube headers+3\" y-pipe, 3\" all the way out flowmaster 50 series, mopar magnum 2bbl m1 intake manifold, APS 52mm throttle body, powerslots, 2 JL 10w3\'s
I go about 115 miles on F. And when im on E i would bet i got about 2 gallons left... i went 30 miles on e and then i put in 15.9 gallons in... heh i was right about to run out totaly... since my tank technicly is 15.5
the gauges are very finnicky...open up the instrument cluster and you'll see why.
the gas tank is V or U shaped as well, which is why the funy tank readings.
also, whne you turn, gas sloshes around, so the needle moves...but should recover.
i dont even pay attention to my gage anymore. i just wait for the check gages light to come and STAY on...then i drive another 20 miles before gas.
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by navyblue2000: i just wait for the check gages light to come and STAY on...then i drive another 20 miles before gas.<hr></blockquote>
Does a car as old as mine have a check gages light? I test drove a 01 before buying mine and it came on?
~chris~ 98 Cayenne red Camaro 3800 A4, 3:08, T tops Borla cat-back, wisper lid K&N, Bilstine shocks, Dunlops all around. <br />AOL IM: chevyboyz24
First time i saw this was running at the track. Freaked me out... [img]smile.gif[/img]
Now i'm used to it.
1997 silver Camaro RS<br />|T-Type Powered|<br /><a href=\"http://www.kwfbody.com\" target=\"_blank\">Looking for a local F-Body club in K/W, Ontario, Canada?</a>
My 2000 firebird was less finicky than my 2002 Camaro - who knows. I can shift mine around 1/4 tank just by accelerating/braking, so I only read it when Im not accelerating and have not been for at least 5 minutes.
Yeah. Do we have a low fuel light? Or does our check guages light just come on when our fuel is low? I know I test drove.. I belive a '99 Firebird, when they gave it to me, it was running on fumes, and about half way though the test drive, the check guages light came on, so I took it back, I thought I broke something :eek:
On my '97 Camaro, i've never had a low fuel or Check guages come on (Besides when my altertor went out), I guess I've never let the gas get that low. I just usually fill it up around 300 miles on the trip meter.
1997 Cayenne Red Metallic Camaro<br />3.8 V6 M5<br />SLP Cold Air Intake<br />Ceramic Coated Pacesetter Headers <br />Flowmaster American Thunder Catback<br />Full 3.42 & Disc Break Rear End Swap
I've never seen a check gauges light come on in my car when it gets really low. I was under the impression that these were only on the TA's (at least for the 98's). Any way I too have noticed that I can change my gauge reading considerably by braking or acclerating or even parking on a hill and I too had heard that it was do to the V shape of our tanks. I wouldn't worry about it.
1998 V6 m5<br />ram air mod<br />(the sc is for south carolina not super charged but maybe that will change)<p>\"Thank the Lord for air tools\"
Yeah this has been brought up many a time. The CHECK GAUGES light works as a fuel light on SOME 97 Camaros...but not all. It doesnt work on Evan's (Only4U) and he has filled up close to 16 gallons before (he actually ran out of gas once).
I dont trust the gauge and never have....I either get gas regularly around 1/4 of a tank (by the guage)...or fill up and reset my trip-odemeter every time and drive t ill I have about 320-360 miles on it (depending on how i drove on that tank of gas).
Adam
<a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/adamon6thstreet\" target=\"_blank\">1996 Firechicken</a><br /><b>15.19@91.61</b><br /><i>It Rocks Your Panties</i><p>Daily Driver: <a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/pimpnon6thstreet\" target=\"_blank\">1990 Pontiac Trans Sport SE</a><br />Most recent mod: Mounted an Evan on the dashboard.
The wackie shaped gas tank reminds me back in the day of my mom's old 86 celeberty wagon 2.8 V6 that if you parked with the nose down and low fuel you probibly wouldnt be able to get it to start untill you got the car level or added more fuel.
I am going to keep driving mine till that light comes on, the gauge says below empty and the trip says 290miles but I know it still has another 3 gallons in her.
Wish me luck :D
~chris~ 98 Cayenne red Camaro 3800 A4, 3:08, T tops Borla cat-back, wisper lid K&N, Bilstine shocks, Dunlops all around. <br />AOL IM: chevyboyz24
I think most newer cars have their gauges calibrated to still have several gallons of fuel left when the gauge reads empty. They do this to keep lots of fuel around the fuel pump. The in-tank pumps need the fuel to keep the pump motor cool (they rely on the fuel in the tank for the cooling).
Running down to vapors in a car with an in-tank fuel pump will just lead to a shortened fuel pump life. Especially in hot weather!
Well, I ran out of gas...No light, NO low fuel, or check gauges, just going up a hill and it started to loose really quickly, I was able to stumble up a little further then put it in Neutural and Roll it, I made a illegial U turn and rulled into a gas station, it took 15.3 gallons was it the hill that made it all slosh to the back of the tank?
~chris~ 98 Cayenne red Camaro 3800 A4, 3:08, T tops Borla cat-back, wisper lid K&N, Bilstine shocks, Dunlops all around. <br />AOL IM: chevyboyz24
Haven’t done anything on the Camaro, but put LEDs on my truck headlights . And my oil pressure sensor went out on the truck so going to fix that this...
Haven’t done anything on the Camaro, but put LEDs on my truck headlights . And my oil pressure sensor went out on the truck so going to fix that this...
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