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On the average, how many miles do you have left once the fuel light turns on?? I know its not the smartest to wait till the tanks empty, just wonderin how far some of you have pushed it.
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Rep Power: 319 Gas guages are not accurate enough to say exactly how many you have left. The dealer always told me 30 miles of easy driving, but don't think I ever let it go that long.
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Rep Power: 0 well mine is very inaacurate, i have a turbo and it sucks gas like a mother f***** but anyways, it would be at 1/2 tank i drive it, it stays at 1/2 a tank (i am happy ) then once i turn it off and i turn it on it goes down to 1/4 of a tank.... some advice , if u want to save gas dont go turbo... i would say when the light comes on u got 1 gallon left and that around 30 miles depending on how ur driving
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Mine's way off too .. I noticed it right when I got my car brand new. Especially in summer, the readng sometimes show it has almost no gas when i turn it on and light comes on, then after running a bit .. it gradually goes back up .. till light turns off .. weird! Car was brand new too!
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Originally Posted by dk1021
Mine's way off too .. I noticed it right when I got my car brand new. Especially in summer, the readng sometimes show it has almost no gas when i turn it on and light comes on, then after running a bit .. it gradually goes back up .. till light turns off .. weird! Car was brand new too!
ahh dude its called reserved gas, its does that when u get to the light
Originally Posted by 01HonderCivic
^^Mine does the same thing too. I've went 36 miles from when the light came on before I finally put gas in the car...
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Rep Power: 347 There's been a couple of times where I've had an 1/8th of a tank left, and turn the car off, then come out in the morning and when I turn the car on the reading is Empty and the light comes on. After driving for a while it goes back up about two notches. Doesn't really bother me, The farthest I'm ever from a gas station is 10 miles
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Rep Power: 251 We have a gas light 
All this time i've been trying to get an idea of my gas milage - I wait till the gauge hits the bottom 'E' line, or right below it, but then i gotta tank up.
Other cars have their light come on much much sooner!...and my last civic didn't have a light, so I assumed this one was without as well!
All this time i've been trying to get an idea of my gas milage - I wait till the gauge hits the bottom 'E' line, or right below it, but then i gotta tank up.
Other cars have their light come on much much sooner!...and my last civic didn't have a light, so I assumed this one was without as well!
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Rep Power: 0 boostedVik you must be on flooring it all the time cause I can get 30mpg or better if i keep out of full boost which is under 3k rpms for me.
Back on topic you can kind of figure out how long you can go on the light all you have to do is one time the light comes on go get gas right away and see how much gas you get if you fill up all the way. We have about a 13 gallon tank so take 13 minus how ever much gas you got what ever is left is how much gas is left when the light comes on. Then figure out what your average MPG is and that will tell you about how far you can run on the gas light till you completely empty. This formula is not perfect but it will give you a good idea of how far you can go on the light.
Back on topic you can kind of figure out how long you can go on the light all you have to do is one time the light comes on go get gas right away and see how much gas you get if you fill up all the way. We have about a 13 gallon tank so take 13 minus how ever much gas you got what ever is left is how much gas is left when the light comes on. Then figure out what your average MPG is and that will tell you about how far you can run on the gas light till you completely empty. This formula is not perfect but it will give you a good idea of how far you can go on the light.
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Originally Posted by red_sun
boostedVik you must be on flooring it all the time cause I can get 30mpg or better if i keep out of full boost which is under 3k rpms for me.
Back on topic you can kind of figure out how long you can go on the light all you have to do is one time the light comes on go get gas right away and see how much gas you get if you fill up all the way. We have about a 13 gallon tank so take 13 minus how ever much gas you got what ever is left is how much gas is left when the light comes on. Then figure out what your average MPG is and that will tell you about how far you can run on the gas light till you completely empty. This formula is not perfect but it will give you a good idea of how far you can go on the light.
Back on topic you can kind of figure out how long you can go on the light all you have to do is one time the light comes on go get gas right away and see how much gas you get if you fill up all the way. We have about a 13 gallon tank so take 13 minus how ever much gas you got what ever is left is how much gas is left when the light comes on. Then figure out what your average MPG is and that will tell you about how far you can run on the gas light till you completely empty. This formula is not perfect but it will give you a good idea of how far you can go on the light.
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Rep Power: 308 Honda says there is a 2 gallon reserve and from my own quick calculations I found that the light on my car usually comes on when there is between 1-2 gallons left in the tank. To be safe, you should be good for at least another 30 miles after the gas light considering you have a relatively stock engine and you drive conservatively.
You were wondering how far i've pushed it? I've gone about 50 miles after the light (highway driving) because there was no gas station in sight. I shouldn't have waited so long to fill up =/
You were wondering how far i've pushed it? I've gone about 50 miles after the light (highway driving) because there was no gas station in sight. I shouldn't have waited so long to fill up =/
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Rep Power: 812 i got a new fuel sender and mine usually has 3 gallons left when the light comes on. so i'd say safely 50 miles. but dont risk stalling out
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Originally Posted by born2xLr8
Honda says there is a 2 gallon reserve and from my own quick calculations I found that the light on my car usually comes on when there is between 1-2 gallons left in the tank. To be safe, you should be good for at least another 30 miles after the gas light considering you have a relatively stock engine and you drive conservatively.
You were wondering how far i've pushed it? I've gone about 50 miles after the light (highway driving) because there was no gas station in sight. I shouldn't have waited so long to fill up =/
You were wondering how far i've pushed it? I've gone about 50 miles after the light (highway driving) because there was no gas station in sight. I shouldn't have waited so long to fill up =/
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