I just recently purchased a 2008 TL AT w/ Navi. Beautiful car and I'm loving driving it. According to the car's specs, it has a 17.1 gallon fuel tank. Has anyone ever even come close to putting 17 gallons in their tank? By the time my low fuel warning light comes on, my fuel range in miles is about 30-40. Today I drove over 20 miles after my fuel range read zero. I still only put 15 gallons in it when I filled up. Is this typical? If so, it seems like there' quite a reserve of gas in the tank (2-3 gallons) when the fuel range on the car reads zero. Just curious if this is the norm....

 

ive always pondered this myself. i have never been able to squeeze i 17 gallons...but now its for two reasons...1.) b/c it never needs that much and 2.) I'm not buying 17 gallons of gas in one sitting...fuck that

 

a little over 14 is the most i've put in, and that was with "0" miles left.

 

There are tons of discussions on this subject and I believe it's even in the Garage. Just do a search.

Bottom line, light comes on 35-45 miles to go. At zero miles, you still have 2-3 gallons in the tank.

 

Mine seems to have about 4 gallons left when the low fuel light comes on.

I figure the light gives you 80-100 miles to get gas.

 

Yes, this topic is in the 3G Garage and has been discussed ad nauseum.

 

I guess the question is whether you want to take the chance & drive till your car stops moving & then fill up your gas tank ... I am sure it will be around 17 gallons ...

 

assuming same as gen2- there is total fuel of 17.3 in the tank
of which you can get 16.8 out of it- based on latest `most gas reported on fillup` in gen2
I have done 16.7 and it was way below the line for E
The low fuel warning comes on at 3 gallons remaining, giving you about 50 miles in which to find your brand,, or any gas station.

If you reset a trip meter when the light comes on you will know how far is ok to stretch it.
Running F/I cars out of gas is bad for the system- fuel pump needs fuel to lubricate itself

 

all this is covered in the cars owner manual-
have a read- lots of other good info on braking-traction control etc

 

I think it has more to do with cooling the fuel pump. The pump is submerged in fuel to keep it cool and quiet the pump. Driving around super low on gas is also said to be bad as the pump is only partly submerged too.

 

Wow, I thought our tanks had 16 gallons max, can someone confirm the exact amount. Is it REALLY 17.3?

 

ive seen 17, but i never put 17 in my tank yet.

 

look in your owner book for capacity
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp
click year then model- use Index page for anything you want

The fuel pump is not `partially submerged` at low fuel levels!!

to me- cooling and lubrication of the pump is the same thing - for purposes of discussion on why not to run out of gas

 

you also have to consider that gas expands and contracts depending on temperature so i'm sure our cars have a safety limit on how much you can put in (why you can never put in the whole 17 gal), leaving enough room in the gas tank for expansion...