Did a search, but title says it all. So when the gas light turns on, it's at the last little hash mark on the meter. I'm assuming 1 gallon, or maybe 20 miles. Couldn't find it in the book..second question, is it true that it's REALLY bad for your gas light to come on? My roomie said so because that's where all the 'junk' from your tank is and what not. Any measure to what he says?

 

Mine went on when 16 gallons were consumed. So, you have roughly 1-2 gallon in there depending how your tank was filled.

 

Every car is different. Mine comes on and i have roughly 3 gallons left. The best way to know is when it comes on Fill it up all the way. The tank only holds 17.1 gallons total. That will give you how much you have left. And yes you can run it all the way down. Were do you think the pump is, its at the bottom of the tank. Its fine to run it downb that far. Been doing it for 198,500 miles now

 

Know anything about the second part?

 

Already answered it

 

tank capacity is 17 gallons...gas light comes on at 14...so you have 3 gallons in there

ive driven 60 miles on the gaslight before....its around 3 gallons but i wouldnt push it...dont want to run your car on fumes

 

My light consistently comes on at 13.7 gallons, and the capacity is 17.x gallons.

Fuel pumps use fuel to cool down. I personally don't go below 13.7 gallons for that reason. I just don't see the point of waiting 'til the last moment to fill up. You're still gonna use the same amount of fuel regardless.

Fuel tanks could have some sediments inside over a long period of time, but for the most part, they don't have the extensive amount of "junk" build-up like most people believe. Besides, any "junk" would be filtered by the fuel filter.

 

Good point. That is how I do it. Everybody makes such a fuss about how much dirt is in the tank. They act like someone has poured mulch in the gas tank.

 

I like fresh gas in my tank, not the leftover crap. That and i usually dont like to stop if i dont have to so ill push it just ot get home (luckily i havent had to "push" it yet)

 

Oh, for sure. I'm guilty of pushing on home because I didn't want to stop, but I was talking about people who habitually wait 'til they go nearly bone dry before filling it up.

 

good to know. i've gone about 50 miles (highway) on my gaslight before stopping to fill up. it's nice to know you don't have to worry about it. i know from my friends that once the light on a saturn comes on you have about 2 miles. literally.

SSTS

 

I habitually wait to get down to the bottom because I drive so much that it gets ridiculous to stop every other day to fill up. I fill all the way up every 3 to 4 days as it is.

 

As it is with me id be tossing in 8-10 gallons a day to filler up, hence i usually just wait till its all gone (sometimes thats daily)

 

I have about 3.2 gallons left when the fuel lght comes on. 99 TL NAVE

 

Lol! The manual says it's bad for your car....so I've tried to avoid that situation.

You remind me of the pack and liter a day smoker and drinker who lives to 100 who outlives the fitness freak who died at 60.

 

It says to change the oil in severe driving at 3k and i do it at 10k-15k,
It also says to change teh timing belt at 100k and i still havent. I do wat i feel like and what works for me. If something goes wrong from what ive done or havent done i dont do it again.