If my car says I have 15 miles left to empty. Do I have 2 gallons in reserve?
05-22-2015, 08:40 AM
#41
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I would recommend trying to avoid getting your tank that low to avoid premature fuel pump failure / damage at least that was what I was always told maybe it's different with newer cars.
05-22-2015, 09:48 AM
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i've been driving 3G TL for 11+ years and have always gotten 400 miles per tank will no ill effects.
05-22-2015, 12:15 PM
#44
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A simple method to know how many miles you can go is to look at your MID mpg and multiply that by 15. That way you'll never run out as my MID mpg is dead on compared to doing it the old fashioned way with a calculator. Mind you this only applies to if your car was filled full to begin with.
It's no surprise that's it's slightly optimistic, most cars are, because they want you to feel good about your MPG... cheeky auto makers.
05-22-2015, 12:19 PM
#45
The MID is so far from dead on. I've been logging my distance, gas prices, amount of gas in liters I put in with partial fills and full fills for years now over different cars and the TL is unreliable when it comes to MPG and other fuel calculations. It is optimistic, as in it will tell you you're doing 25mpg while you're actually doing 23, for instance.
It's no surprise that's it's slightly optimistic, most cars are, because they want you to feel good about your MPG... cheeky auto makers.
It's no surprise that's it's slightly optimistic, most cars are, because they want you to feel good about your MPG... cheeky auto makers.
05-22-2015, 12:27 PM
#46
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Usually it is off by less than 1 MPG, that I cannot say otherwise, but it has never been exactly spot on either. Maybe it's an issue with Canadian TL's too, since we calculate using liters per 100km instead of miles per gallon.
05-22-2015, 01:58 PM
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I ran it to 0 miles once and it had 3 gallons still, took 14 to top off the 17 gallon tank. Typically though I refill when convenient between a quarter and half tank, running low is more likely to overheat the fuel pump and pick up sediment.
05-22-2015, 06:43 PM
#48
I usually always get 400 miles per tank. As for overheating the fuel pump I'm not too worried about that either as 75k or so of my miles came in South Florida where the ambient temp was 85°+ over half the year. The way I look at it as long as the fuel pump is pumping fuel it'll stay cool.
05-22-2015, 07:22 PM
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I usually always get 400 miles per tank. As for overheating the fuel pump I'm not too worried about that either as 75k or so of my miles came in South Florida where the ambient temp was 85°+ over half the year. The way I look at it as long as the fuel pump is pumping fuel it'll stay cool.
05-22-2015, 08:37 PM
#50
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The MID is so far from dead on. I've been logging my distance, gas prices, amount of gas in liters I put in with partial fills and full fills for years now over different cars and the TL is unreliable when it comes to MPG and other fuel calculations. It is optimistic, as in it will tell you you're doing 25mpg while you're actually doing 23, for instance.
It's no surprise that's it's slightly optimistic, most cars are, because they want you to feel good about your MPG... cheeky auto makers.
It's no surprise that's it's slightly optimistic, most cars are, because they want you to feel good about your MPG... cheeky auto makers.
I haven't tried to figure out in detail, I simply go by my own calculations instead, but I believe some of it might also be due to the way the MID handles rounding of numbers.
Usually it is off by less than 1 MPG, that I cannot say otherwise, but it has never been exactly spot on either. Maybe it's an issue with Canadian TL's too, since we calculate using liters per 100km instead of miles per gallon.
Usually it is off by less than 1 MPG, that I cannot say otherwise, but it has never been exactly spot on either. Maybe it's an issue with Canadian TL's too, since we calculate using liters per 100km instead of miles per gallon.
05-23-2015, 09:39 AM
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I had trouble following that as well......
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