Reserve gas after E

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Feb 19, 2007 | 01:02 AM

#31

sneppahtihs2005

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 47

From:

RE: Reserve gas after E

i used to be able to get on it. now my drive is through tyndall air force base. i would prefer not to be pulled over by m.p. i move closer to town in a few months, then i will be back down to 14 mpg.

Feb 19, 2007 | 07:57 AM

#32

LanceH

2nd Gear Member

Joined: Nov 2006

Posts: 231

From: MD

RE: Reserve gas after E

I was at 20 miles to empty Saturday and it took 12.921 gallons to fill her up. I am pretty sure I could of made it more than 20 miles on the 3 gallons I had left since according to the computer I am at 16.9 MPG.

Feb 23, 2007 | 08:45 AM

#33

Menace

5th Gear Member

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 2,398

From: Florida

RE: Reserve gas after E

My car keeps 1 gallon in reserve. Just found that out yesterday. I had 4 miles to empty, but only 15 gallons used, and we have a 16 gallon tank. When I filled up the pump put in 15.001 or something. So makes sense. The 'reserve' is that the car doesn't register the other gallon, and it's like we have a 15 gallon tank.

Feb 23, 2007 | 01:17 PM

#34

Lees07GT

2nd Gear Member

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 337

From: Virginia

RE: Reserve gas after E

Quote:

ORIGINAL: Rt1Rebel

Not a good idea to run the tank low. Even if you don't starve the fuel pump, you can overheat it if it's not sufficiently submerged. Obviously not a problem for us northerners this month, but it's something to consider when the weather is warm.

Agree. Maybe the Mustang doesn't have a big problem with this, but in some other car forums I visit, the reportsof failed fuel pumps as a result ofrunning low or out of gas are pretty common.

Feb 23, 2007 | 04:54 PM

#35

Feng Houzi

3rd Gear Member

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 784

From: California

RE: Reserve gas after E

my 05 GT gets as good of milage as my 06 V6 pony package got. Im not sure if it is cause the GT is a stick or the V6 was auto. Maybe cause i had to get on the V6 more to move it, less on the gt... Not sure... I averaged 17.2 city for the V6 and I am getting 16.8 or so in the GT. Kinda nice though!

Feb 23, 2007 | 07:27 PM

#36

Psycho79

1st Gear Member

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 78

From: Grant, AL

RE: Reserve gas after E

I usually fill up just after I get below 80 til E. Its a 80 mile round trip for me to work and back, and I like to make sure I have enough gas to get to work and back home.

May 9, 2017 | 10:32 PM

#37

Larry Temen

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 2

From: Illinois

swapping fuel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rt1Rebel

Not a good idea to run the tank low. Even if you don't starve the fuel pump, you can overheat it if it's not sufficiently submerged. Obviously not a problem for us northerners this month, but it's something to consider when the weather is warm.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoidMorphs

I don't understand why you'd want to pushyour luckthat far in the first place. Either you're tolazy to fillit up, are totally broke,or think you're saving something? I'll give you a hint. Whether the car says 50 miles to empty or 0 miles to empty, it's still using the same amount of gas. Why push the envelope unless you like to push your car or look like a dork walking down the road with a gas can? I have to admit I've been down to 10 miles to empty and the gas guage gets eiree with that red glow. I figured a hammer comes out a hits you on the head whenit gets to zero so I've never gone lower LOL.

you clearly only run one fuel....this information is good for people that plan to run out one type of fuel in order to put a different fuel in. Example: running down 93 to put e85. When retuning the computer. You want as little of the opposite fuel in there as possible. The answer is 1.2 gallons in the tank after "0" miles to empty is displayed. I use this every time I swap fuels. From 130 octane to 93. E85 TO 130. 93 to E85 etc.

May 9, 2017 | 10:40 PM

#38

Larry Temen

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 2

From: Illinois

reserve after E

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tungsten

I was looking through my manual but I couldn't seem to find this...

Once you hit "0 miles to E" on gas, how many gallons are in your reserve? I hear it's one gallon...

I'm wondering if I can make my 16 mile trip home from work without going to the gas station in crowded downtown.

I'm at 3 miles to E right now...

Thanks!

the answer is 1.2 gallons when the display reads "0" miles to empty. I use his when I swap from race gas to regular 93 all the time. Don't beat on it at that time or you run the risk of overheating your fuel pump. It's cooled by the fuel. So don't make a habit of running that low.