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lo guys
sounds like a silly question but is there a low fuel light on the mx3?
ive got the 1.8 v6 and ive never seen it.

Yep.. let it get low enough and that small circle by the E lights up.

ah ha! thanks.
whats the range left when it hits the light?
im a new mx3'r only had mine about 3 months.
got a 98 with 54k on it, 2 lady owners.
text book 2nd hand buy

yah i uno i've always wondered how far you can go after the light comes on because man i push it to the limit. Not good for my car, but hey it's totalled and gone soon so i could care less.

From what i've found you can drive about 30km's after the light starts to flicker. I know that when it's solid and doesn't go off is when i need to fill up. I'm gonna fill a gerry can and run it till it dies sometime, i'll post up my findings and hopefully they'll go in the faq.

nobody has done this?

I once went 60+ miles with the light on (I was in the middle of nowhere) and was able to putter into a gas station.
Another time I got 5 miles before my car stalled out.

So I guess it varies. Generally I can get an easy 20-30 miles out of it before I fuel up, but I try to refill as soon as or before it comes on.

Also there is a thread somewhere about the gas light. Apparently mazda skimped out of some of the foreign cars and didn't give them the gas light.

mr1in6billion wrote:Also there is a thread somewhere about the gas light. Apparently mazda skimped out of some of the foreign cars and didn't give them the gas light.

Yah I recall a thread, maybe last year(?) where at least some of the UK owners did not have the warning light on their rides...

hmm looks like i need to check for sure. im uk...
also im only gettin about 200 maybie 220 miles per tank (town driving)
seems a bit thirsty to me.

lol. there most definetly is! When you live paycheck by paycheck, you discover it!! lol. I actually came to appreciate that lil light coming on and reminding me to refuel! lmao**

well ive checked and i cant see any circle by the fuel guage...
seems im one of those uk owners without a fuel light
ffs what cock decided a car doesnt need a flippin fuel light!?!?

Its poss the plants in the UK, opted to minus a gas bulb for saving a BP! lol Alot of cars dont have the fuel light, though i think it shoul dbe mandatory on all cars. Its very helpful!!

the fuel warning light appears when 1.8 gallons remains

I have had a good range of 30 to 45m when the light comes on, great for me cause it gets me to work and back to my Fav. gas bar.

@BOy2K

try not to run out of gas... I don't know why but there isn't a low fuel light on models 96++

Yeah... I accidentally broke off the fuel needle while installing the aftermarket indiglo guage covers

Now I use the trip odometer for my guage: gets around 240-255mi in town on a full tank before that light comes on. I comfortable push her to 265mi cause that's about as far as she gets before it stays on constantly... Everyone always says as a rule of thumb that you can go 40mi on a solid gas light, but the very second it stays lit up starts giving me the willy's!

the fuel warning light appears when 1.8 gallons remains

That seems to be consistent with my findings as well. When I go to fill up after the fuel light comes on and stays on solid (Sometimes it goes on and off if I go around corners or up hills, etc..) Usually I can fit 10.5 to 11.5 gallons of gas into the car. Since the tank is rated at 13.2.. that math works for me

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