I was so low on gas the other day I had the range indicator read 0 miles left!! I thought that was funny. So if any of you are curious you can at least bring it down to this level if necessary. I know I know, this is not good to do for many reasons, but I was just busy as hell!!

 

This has come up many times. I look for gas when it reads zero miles to empty. I still only get 14 to 14.5 gallons in the 17 gallon tank.

Honda doesn't want you to run out of gas.

Don

 

LoL I have run on zero for 50 miles.

 

i was getting close to 0 the other day, i was at 26, then as i drove on the parkway it started to go up, when i finally got to work i had 50, guess my car makes gas

 

Inconsistent fuel delivery = lean = not good

Not to mention the fuel pump is cooled by fuel. If you want to burn it out, then go for it.

 

I haven't posted this for a while, so as I close this thread and ask you to continue any discussions in the linked threads, here it is.

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.