I know it's been discussed before but I thought I'd test it out for myself and get some concrete evidence. But recently my gas light came on and indicated that I was running low on gas, so instead of pulling in to fill up....I restarted my trip meter and I thought I'd push her to the limits and see how far I can push my luck before I run out of gas. I have a 2 gallon container of gas in my trunk incase my luck runs out, but so far I've drove 31 miles with that light on.

How far has anyone ever gone when that light comes on and how far do you THINK I would beable to go before I'm totally empty?

 

good to know... i always thought it was 20 miles tops.

 

i think i did like 40 or 50 i needed to drive to school and back 2 times and its a little more than 20 miles round trip each way

 

I coulda sworn I heard somewhere that when that light comes on, it means that there is only 2 gallons of gas left in the tank....and with 26 miles per gallon, the max amount that someone should be able to travel when that light comes on is 52 miles. But that's assuming that this rumor is true.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93civicB18C &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">running your car outta gas is bad for the fuel filter</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea so is turning up your boost to see how fast you can go. people still do that.

 

If you read the owners manual, it will tell you that the gas light comes on when X amount of fuel is left in the tank.

 

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What he said.

 

after the light goes on, you'll have around 2.8-3.2 gallons..

The car will hold 15.1 gallons BTW.

 

I should only get 26 miles to the gallon in my 02 Si? I thought it was more than that. like 28- 30.

 

i've gone over 70 miles after the light came on, i figure it comes on with like 3 gallons left. btw, how would running you car out of gas be bad for the fuel filter? pump maybe cuz they don't like to run dry - but filter? anxious to hear the logic on that one.......

 

My guess would be that the filter element is meant to be wet, at all times. A very thin paper might crack if meant to be wet, then immediately goes dry with forced air on it. The air coming from the lack of gas.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tizzlers Ep3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I should only get 26 miles to the gallon in my 02 Si? I thought it was more than that. like 28- 30.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well I read that it gets 26 city miles per gallon and 30 highway miles per gallon

 

ep3 guage is "pessimistic". i made an extra 60+ miles before i lost my nerve driving home for the holidays last year.

i drive 20 miles to work, one way. 2/3 is highway. i average 32mpg if i'm not driving like and asshat.

 

I don't know... isn't that bad for your engine?