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Originally Posted by Dieselnuts
Ive heard of problems of not being able to fill your tank all the way up. I know this was with the 350Z, but I dont know about our G's. Is this the case?
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Originally Posted by giddyup69
that's due to a flapper problem that sometimes comes up on our cars (happened to me). there's a bulletin out on it and the dealer should fix it without any questions asked.
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So has anyone ever run out of gas in their G? And if so, where was your gas gauge? How far below E did it go? I heard someone mention theirs went almost an 1/8th inch below E!
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Originally Posted by Malone04 G35
Gas Isnt As Dirty As It Used To Be I Drop Tanks On Cars All The Time And All I See In There Is Gas... There Are New Laws Out There That Gas Stations Have To Keep Up With The Maintenance On There Tanks Every Few Years...its Best If You Go To The Newest Gas Stations Near You Cause They Have The Newest Tanks That Arent Breaking Down....plus The New Tanks Out For Stations Are Plastic Now So Its All Gonna Change...remember Gas Has To Meet Certain Standards Here In The U.s. To Be Sold So Dont Think You Are Getting Crappy Gas....the Best I Ever Got On A Full Tank Was About 400+...the Most I Have Ever Put In Is About 17 Gallons... I Get Nervous When The Light Comes On But I Have Pushed It A Little Before But I Guess Not Far Enough Its Time To Experiment And See How Far I Can Go With It On...these Cars Are Great On Highway Mileage Too:d
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Um actually, my light came on, I drove for 20 miles to get to the gas station, and I only got 14.6 gallons in, and thats AFTER I topped it off a bunch. I had some gas come out onto the rubber lining, so i wiped it up, got in the car, and the guage only read right below F. I might have a problem with the tank, not sure.
Another reason to not go too low with the gas is that the fuel pump uses the gas to keep itself cool. When you run the tank down that low everything in the tank is being pulled to it by the pump, the filters, or screens can only get so much of the junk, and if you do have alot of the junk in your tank the chance of the fuel pump failing is that much greater. I have a Ford Excursion and let the tank get really low and the pump went out on me. Almost 500.00 bucks later i have a new pump, could have saved that money for something else, like topping off the Excursion!!
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Point is be careful running your tank low for any lengthy period of time.
.Point is be careful running your tank low for any lengthy period of time.
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Originally Posted by MikeVG
Another reason to not go too low with the gas is that the fuel pump uses the gas to keep itself cool. When you run the tank down that low everything in the tank is being pulled to it by the pump, the filters, or screens can only get so much of the junk, and if you do have alot of the junk in your tank the chance of the fuel pump failing is that much greater. I have a Ford Excursion and let the tank get really low and the pump went out on me. Almost 500.00 bucks later i have a new pump, could have saved that money for something else, like topping off the Excursion!! .
Point is be careful running your tank low for any lengthy period of time.
.Point is be careful running your tank low for any lengthy period of time.
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