View Full Version : When does the low gas light go on?


godai00
11-26-2003, 03:57 PM
Any experience as to how much gas remains when the yellow light goes on? It seems to go on early and I've run it to the E line and put in 14 gallons. This means about 2 gallons remain at the E line. Yellow light came on much earlier for me. I drove maybe 20 miles with it on. Any chance it goes from yellow to red? I didn't want to run any lower without more experience.

RX-GR8
11-26-2003, 04:02 PM
its got about 2-2.5 gallons left when the light goes on. dont think it changes from yellow to red and dont want to run out of gas finding out.

ptiemann
11-26-2003, 04:09 PM
Someone on this site ran out of gas - even twice, I think.
He did not mention anything about the light turning red.

shift_zoom8
11-26-2003, 04:20 PM
My light goes on usually at 13.2 to 13.5 gallons. In other words, if I go to the gas station asap after the light goes on, it usually takes 13.2 to 13.5 gallons to fill up.

matt
11-26-2003, 06:05 PM
Originally posted by RX-GR8
its got about 2-2.5 gallons left when the light goes on. dont think it changes from yellow to red and dont want to run out of gas finding out.

Ditto.

StealthTL
11-26-2003, 06:59 PM
I find the light comes on after I have used 50 litres (13.2 US gallons/11 UK gallons), which would leave about 10 litres (2.5 US/2 UK)

So you can work out how far you have left on your 2.5 gallons, but you should make a habit of refilling at yellow for the longevity of your fuel pump. It is a high pressure submersible pump that uses the liquid as a coolant, and running dry can also cause 'overspeed' wear when the pump races.

S