gas tank question
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gas tank question
It says on edmunds that the MX-3 gas tank holds 13.2 gallons of gas. I was just wondering why even when my tank is very very empty ( I'm talking bout spitting and sputtering, almost stalling) that i can only fill it up bout a few tenths over 11 gallons. where the hell is all that extra gallon and a half or so at in there?"
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Ive ran my car completely out of gas, and i was only able to put 12 gallons well not even it was like 11.8 gallons in
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Hmmmm this is intresting because from bone dry i could only get $33 (can) in it and that is at 1.10 a liter, and i was forcing it in at that!
According to the manafacture specs that only about half full! But the pump shuts off and the guage is on F.
How far down towards the E do you guy run the tank? How many km do you normally get to a tank?
According to the manafacture specs that only about half full! But the pump shuts off and the guage is on F.
How far down towards the E do you guy run the tank? How many km do you normally get to a tank?
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it's proabably an air bubble
If you care...nex time you goto fill up put a piece of wood on the ground under the back drive tire and drive onto it...
fill up .. and then rock the car a little.. you should grab another 0.5 gallon..
Also remember that the in-tank fuel system is going to take up a fuel 100ml of space...maybe 500ml
If you care...nex time you goto fill up put a piece of wood on the ground under the back drive tire and drive onto it...
fill up .. and then rock the car a little.. you should grab another 0.5 gallon..
Also remember that the in-tank fuel system is going to take up a fuel 100ml of space...maybe 500ml
Cy wrote:it's proabably an air bubble
If you care...nex time you goto fill up put a piece of wood on the ground under the back drive tire and drive onto it...
fill up .. and then rock the car a little.. you should grab another 0.5 gallon..
Also remember that the in-tank fuel system is going to take up a fuel 100ml of space...maybe 500ml
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ill tell ya, there have been times when ive filled it up and had it pour from the tank. After i put the cap on and drove away, i have park it in a lot and nboticed a puddle under it , like it has an over flow thing on it, since gas in pretty expandable. HMMM that brings up a goood point maybe because its pretty hot down here(Florida) the gas expands as it's being pumped in the tank
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LMAO! A half gallon air bubble.Grants wrote:Cy wrote:it's proabably an air bubble
If you care...nex time you goto fill up put a piece of wood on the ground under the back drive tire and drive onto it...
fill up .. and then rock the car a little.. you should grab another 0.5 gallon..
Also remember that the in-tank fuel system is going to take up a fuel 100ml of space...maybe 500ml![]()
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The block of wood at the garage? Rock the car? Has ANYONE EVER DONE THIS?lakersfan1 wrote:LMAO! A half gallon air bubble.Grants wrote:Cy wrote:it's proabably an air bubble
If you care...nex time you goto fill up put a piece of wood on the ground under the back drive tire and drive onto it...
fill up .. and then rock the car a little.. you should grab another 0.5 gallon..
Also remember that the in-tank fuel system is going to take up a fuel 100ml of space...maybe 500ml![]()
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haha
Its a conspiracy !
I had filled my Rs model up and i got around 10 1/2 or so
I had filled my Rs model up and i got around 10 1/2 or so
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