Ok here is the low down... my gas light came on yesterday.... this morning i was gonna get gas before work but i woke up late and had to rush to work. 15 mi away. light was on the whole way and the needle is on E. Then i just realized i forgot my wallet in my rush. Think I will make the 15 mi trip home to grab my wallet and fill up the tank? or how much gas do we actually have left once the light comes on? I know on my accord when the light came on i had about 3 gallons left or another 60 mi before i would prolly die.

 

We have 3 gallons left too when the light comes on.

 

you'll make it - but if you dont, just have someone "on call" or at the least have your Acura Customer Care card handy just in case

 

my light came on last night, and I have a 20 mile commute to work. I'm gonna wait to get gas until I get home cause I know i'll be fine. I think the most I've ever put in the tank was 15 gallons. Even if it seems like the light has been on forever, I always seem to have a good amount left.

 

20 mile commute to work? you get a new job?

 

One morning going to work the light came on. I had a bad day I was suppposed to fill up on my way home, but forgot about it, the next morning the car wouldn't start & had run out of gas. At least it was in my driveway I drove about 50 miles that day.

 

yep, got an internship in Ft.Worth.

 

i ride around all the time with my gas light on.
i once ran out of gas(because this one gas station i always get gas at they are cool they give me a discount plus their bathrooms are clean and i had to use the restroom) and i missed it by 15 miles.
i called my mom she came with a 5 gallon gas jug poured about 2-3 gallons in got to the gas station and topped it off

 

try driving a first gen. that fucken light goes off and on all the time! the needle just bounces around!

 

i made it back yesterday no problems..... oh and that reminds me on the acura care card... if you do run out of gas and they bring you some do you have to pay for it there? or is it on the house.

 

i've never seen my gas light come on even when the needles is at E... maybe it's broken?

hg

 

The most I've ever put in with the light on is 14.8, but usually, I put in about 14.3 or 14.4. I might find out tomorrow, cuz I'm pretty low right now, and I'm plannin' on racing tomorrow at the strip, and I don't want the extra weight.

 

Dealer told me you just "sign and drive", but ive never had to use it yet

 

Have you ever put more than 15 gallons in your tank?
If you have and no gas light, it's nonfunctional.

 

Once I drove close to 60 HW Miles on the red-light... However, I would say 40 miles is the max you should do before filling up at the nearest gas station.

I can pump in some 17+ Gals.

 

when mine comes on there is about 3.5 gal left.

What is the largest amount of gas anyone has pumped in?

 

Dude...it's only a 17 gallon tank...how is that possible????????????????????

 

Just keep filling in short burst... wait 1-2 sec between each burst and see how the CLS would swallow more than 17 gals.

 

The manual states 17, or something like that, but my tank is nowhere near that big. WTF!!

 

I have put 16 in mine after 420 miles.
The manual states that the 03 has a 17.2 gallon tank

 

Close, but no cookie.

From the Helm manual and the driver manual:I'm sure if you include fuel lines and the filler tube the total capacity of the car will be a tad more then 17.1 US gallons, but why would you want to overfill your tank?

My light comes on EXACTLY when I am down 14 gallons, so my car has 3.1 gallons left.

 

That may be what the helms manual says but all I stated is what the Owners manual that came with my car said.

But why quibble about one tenth of a gallon.

 

sounds broke to me. my light comes on about a tick b4 the E.

 

Yes, you're right, not worth quibbling over.



I've just went through all the conversions from US gallons, to Imp gallons, to Liters. My guess is that the tank is measured in liters and then converted to gallons (I could be wrong), and the tenths figure will change depending on how you do the conversion or round significant digits.

 

Just a reminder to those that don't know...our cars have a fuel fill up process that takes place when filling up. A vacumm is created while filling up which draws all the fuel vapors back into the canister and prevents over-filling. It would take me like an hour to fully explain exactly how it works in words but the overall----do not overfill your car. The end result...you could get gas in the two way valve...need to drop the tank to replace it...also you could permentently shut the orvr valve which would not allow any refueling to take place at all....only a little at a time and it would literally take you a half an hour tyo fill up ur tank. It doesn't state in the manual to not overfill or top off for nothing. Just a sugestion but don't bug out when your check engine light comes on and the dealer won't warranty a tank drop to replace a 12 dollar valve cause it has fuel in it.....

 

I keep a log for all gas fill-ups in my car. I have about 17,500 miles, and the two largest fill-ups were on 5/2/03 at Costco in Beltsville, where I pumped 17.175 gallons @ $1.599 a gal totalling $27.47, and the largest was a CRAZY 17.930 gallons on 5/19/03 at 1.599 in NoVa at Xtra Fuel totalling $28.67. For that fill-up, the pump had the ability to pump at a VERY slow rate, so I could see the fuel being pumped into the tube that goes to the tank, max-ing out the capacity. And yes, to those who ask, I have run out of gas on several (more than 3) times all with a spare gallon of regular so I could get to my destination.

 

You maybe right on this one.
From my experience, after the first click, you can pump 1-2 Galons more in short bursts. Harmful or not I do not know... But you can do it.

Naahua
My experience

 

bullaculla, I have a firstgen and it my needle just jump around, and my light only goes off when I'm on or very near E. I believe only older vehicles, like early 90's had that problem ( or at least that was the case on Pontiacs and fords ). They didn't have that little can, of which I keep forgetting the name, that retains the gas when the car moves violently.

Ant7701 is right. Though, I'm kind of surprised our cars, firstgen or secondgen don't have spill valves. Hell, even on my 97 Crown Vic, I keep filling until I see gas coming from behind my rear tire. That prevents any problems and relieves pressure and helps stabilize the vacuum.

Do you guys know if the 2nd gen has an overfill valve? It would make sense.

 

I know that it's probably not good for the car at all but i always wait till i only have less than 0.5 gallons left and i always fill up to 18 gallons. the most i ever filled up was 18.6 gallons. I say the more gas you put in the better because you don't have to fill up as much cuz your tank has more gas. It's not good for the car though people.