My gas gauge is was acting funny. Took to dealership and replaced the Fuel sensor part. They replaced it.

They saw its working fine. But i filled up when the light came on. Took 11 Gallons then it clicked. I have a 17 gal take. It just don`t seem right.


Do i really have 6 gallons left.

 

Sounds about right. when my needle is right below the red line I almost never put in more than 14 or so gallons

 

I filled it 3 miles after the light came one. Seems kinda assanine to leave that much fuel in it.

 

When my light comes on, my tank takes about 13-14 gallons. Not sure how these things work but maybe it's not calibrated correctly?

But to answer your question, yes, you had about 6 gallons left assuming that it clicked "normally".

Noticed that you have a 2nd gen...not sure if it matters but mine is 3rd gen.

 

if mine is on the red line it takes about 15-16 gallons but when i dry the tank to the bone it takes a little over 17 gallons

 

is there gas thats reserved in the tl?

 

theres about 3-4 gallons available to you after the light comes on

 

When my light comes on i ussually only have 25miles left and thats only 1.25 gallons

 

Its supposed to have a 17.~ gallon tank of which approx 16.4 are usable (the max I ever put back into my car)
The low fuel light comes on at approx 3 gallons remaining- so you have an easy 50 miles warning of finding a gas station
If yours are that far off there is a problem!!!
Should take 14-14.something gallons to fill it- if you stop soon after the light comes on.
Thats stopping at the first auto shutoff of the pump nozzle- not topping off beyond that

 

I never take it to the red line.

Took it back to the dealer. They hooked it to the computer everything read fine. They floated the sensor manually. They told me to keep a log at each level where the gauge it and how many miles i have.

 

never take it to the red line-
do you mean when you let the nozzle auto shut off the first time- known as the first click- and your guage does not read way up there full- probably past the full line?

the real test will be to fill up as soon as the light comes on, and note the miles and especially amount of gas it actually burned/fuel remaining

 

The low fuel light in the 2nd gen TL comes on very early. This is normal.

 

No i never wait till it is on E. Since this problem, I filled up 3 miles after the light came one. The car ate 11 gallons of gas then clicked. The car was on full. I just don`t see how there could be THAT much gas left, and the light came one. Before they replaced it it would take 14 gallons.

 

its not calibrated right!!

I meant you dont ever get a FULL reading when full?

 

Not 6 gallons early