Out Of Gas!!!!
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Out Of Gas!!!!
Anyone else run out of gas yet? It looks beautiful on the console when all the lights come on and the engine stops, especially around the holidays.
I also found out that when the yellow (better get gas) light comes on you better be careful when you say "next gas station I will stop". For some reason that station never seems to be quite so close.
None the less now I know how much fuel actually goes into the tank and how far I can go.
Happy travelling........
I also found out that when the yellow (better get gas) light comes on you better be careful when you say "next gas station I will stop". For some reason that station never seems to be quite so close.
None the less now I know how much fuel actually goes into the tank and how far I can go.
Happy travelling........
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So when you were completely empty, how much fuel did you get in the tank. This is a question many have asked! And did you have any problem starting from empty? Thx for the info. Sorry you had to find out the hard way.
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Originally posted by khoney
Supposedly 15.9 gallons, but I find that hard to believe - I've never even put in 14, and I've driven at least 30 miles with the yellow light sometimes.
Supposedly 15.9 gallons, but I find that hard to believe - I've never even put in 14, and I've driven at least 30 miles with the yellow light sometimes.
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Every time I filled it when the light comes on, I put about 13.2-13.5 gal. averaging 20 highway. I guess It's good to know I can squeeze another 40 miles if I had to.
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As I've mentioned before, I ran out of gas myself. I squeezed 15.3 gallons in the tank. I MAYBE could've squeezed another .1 in, but that would've been it.
So, there's your answer. 15.3-15.4 gallons.
So, there's your answer. 15.3-15.4 gallons.
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LambertRX8
do you have a friend that works for geico lol i called for a quote and he told me about his friend that was driving to work and ran out of gas in his new RX-8
do you have a friend that works for geico lol i called for a quote and he told me about his friend that was driving to work and ran out of gas in his new RX-8
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Originally posted by loco4rx8
As I've mentioned before, I ran out of gas myself. I squeezed 15.3 gallons in the tank. I MAYBE could've squeezed another .1 in, but that would've been it.
So, there's your answer. 15.3-15.4 gallons.
As I've mentioned before, I ran out of gas myself. I squeezed 15.3 gallons in the tank. I MAYBE could've squeezed another .1 in, but that would've been it.
So, there's your answer. 15.3-15.4 gallons.
I was able to put in 15.2 gallons when i ran out of gas a few weeks back. I had to push the car out of traffic then walk about 2 miles to the gas station. I felt like a complete moron
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Originally posted by Superfan
I was able to put in 15.2 gallons when i ran out of gas a few weeks back. I had to push the car out of traffic then walk about 2 miles to the gas station. I felt like a complete moron
I was able to put in 15.2 gallons when i ran out of gas a few weeks back. I had to push the car out of traffic then walk about 2 miles to the gas station. I felt like a complete moron
I'll tell you what. That needle travels south awfully fast after the yellow light goes on. Or maybe it's just my imagination.
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Originally posted by rx8ntexas
I remember hearing that running out of gas would damage fuel injectors...anyone know if this is this true?
I remember hearing that running out of gas would damage fuel injectors...anyone know if this is this true?
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Originally posted by bernieunger
I haven't run out of gas but I once put 15.1 gallons in the tank. I THOUGHT I had .8 gallons plus the filler neck content still to go. You mean I didn't???? You mean Mazda lied (again)? Since the last couple of miles was off the highway, it looks like I had about 1.3 miles to go before I was sunk.
I haven't run out of gas but I once put 15.1 gallons in the tank. I THOUGHT I had .8 gallons plus the filler neck content still to go. You mean I didn't???? You mean Mazda lied (again)? Since the last couple of miles was off the highway, it looks like I had about 1.3 miles to go before I was sunk.
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Originally posted by loco4rx8
My assumption is that the tank size is 15.9 or whatever the manual says, but that the usable amount of gas in the tank is in the 15.3-15.4 range. I suppose it's a bit deceiving, but maybe all cars are like this??
My assumption is that the tank size is 15.9 or whatever the manual says, but that the usable amount of gas in the tank is in the 15.3-15.4 range. I suppose it's a bit deceiving, but maybe all cars are like this??
That was pretty extreme, but you got me thinking that the filler configuration on the 8 might be doing something to trigger the shutoff prematurely. Just a thought. Next time I fillup I'm going to try to spoof the pump into shooting more gas into the tank.
The other possibilities are, the fuel suction inside the tank doesn't draw from a low enough elevation, or that equipment inside the tank occupies volume not accounted for.
In any event - Memo to all motor vehicle manufactures: The stated fuel capacity needs to be the amount of fuel you can put in the car on a flat pad using a normal pump shutoff after running out of gas. Counting that air pocket that never fills because of bad design, or the puddle at the bottom that the fuel intake can't pick up is dishonest.
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Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
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Originally posted by FirstSpin
Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
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Originally posted by FirstSpin
Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
Yeah, that's nice if you don't have a long commute. I drive 100 miles a day. I try to get the most I can out of a tank. Without any extra trips, I can fill up every third day, which is fine with me. If I had to fill up every other day, I'd have strongly considered selling the car back to Mazda.
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Originally posted by FirstSpin
Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
Uhhhh, call me old-fashioned but I fill up at 1/4 tank. Don't have to worry about the 15.1 vs. 15.75 gallon issue. It may be 'nerdy' but I haven't run out of gas in over 20 years.....
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The manual says to fill it when it gets down to 1/4 and that's what I always do. I once ran out of gas about 20 years ago on the freeway and vowed "never again".
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I started a similar thread back in August. When I ran out, I barely got 15 gal in it. It is most certainly not a usable 15.9. I had added over 15gal to my VW TDI (takes a while w/ diesel) with a 14.5 gal tank (never ran out in that car). Have put over 10 in my 10 gal Miata tank.
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I'm in trouble. I've used the distance to empty computer in my Intrepid for fuel stops. It would take me to 1 mile. I'll have to clean up my act. You 1/4 tank fill folks are my new guage.