hm...i dont know if anyone talked about this yet but i noticed that on the acura website..it says the acura tl can hold 17 gallon of gas...i had about 1or 2 gallon left because the gas light came on...and when i pumped gas today..i was only able to get 12 gallon in there...Errr im confused someone help me out? oh yeah another question..does it affect the engine if i drive the car while it is low on gas??

 

This info is excerpted from a very long thread I started about fuel tank capacities, etc. and is based on actual and precise testing

a. When the low fuel warning light comes on, if you are getting 25 mpg you can go 94 miles, but if you are only getting 20 mpg, you can only go 74 miles. Of course, other miles per gallon figures will result in different results. This means you have approximately 3.7 gallons remaining.

b. When “miles to empty” (2004TL) or “range” (2005TL) reads zero, that is time to fill up, but you can still go 57 miles at 25mpg, but only 45 miles at 20mpg. This means you have approximately 2.3 gallons remaining.

c. When filling the tank, if you stop at the first shutoff, you will have about 17 gallons in the tank.

d. The tank will actually hold about 19 gallons, but it is not recommended to fill the tank to capacity, so stop at the first shutoff.

If you want to read the whole thread, click here. and if that's not enough information for you, here's another thread you can read.

And this thread is now closed since the two threads linked above cover this topic very well, and you can post in one of them if you want to continue the discussion.

It won't hurt the engine if you do it occasionally, but it is better not to get too low on gas because condensation could occur, and also the possibility of sucking dirt through the filter if there is any in the bottom of the tank.