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03-19-2017, 01:43 PM | #15 | |
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A quick google search about the inadvisability of letting your tank get real low yielded the following.. http://www.clark.com/low-gas-tank-can-be-costly http://www.bankrate.com/auto/dispell...sky-car-myths/ Both mention the issue of gas being used a cooling medium for in-tank fuel pumps and possible fuel pump damage. I'm ashamed to admit that I don't know if our cars have a second small pump in the tank or not.. http://www.bankrate.com/auto/bad-dri...k-your-wallet/ http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-on-empty.html https://www.bellperformance.com/blog...ur-Fuel-System That's just the first couple... I could go on all day. I'm sure you could probably google "empty tank damage myth" or something and come up with an equal number of hits.. it's the internet... EVERYONE'S right, and EVERYONE's wrong. You just pick who you think is the rightest, I guess. I tend towards the conservative side in almost all things, so I figure why take chances just because it MIGHT work out OK. In my first post on the subject, I said "I don't know if I'm right." I stand firmly by that statement. Love, Barry |
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03-19-2017, 05:24 PM | #20 | |
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Full tank, half tank or half a gallon anything in there needs to come out. Either it gets burnet off or evaporated though combustion or gets captured by the filter. You really are not diluting anything by keeping the tank full all the time. That booger is going to come out at some point and it doesn't matter how much fuel is in there when it does.
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I normally go 330-350 miles between fillups (2x per week). I'm close to 70,000 miles and haven't noticed any changes in efficiency. I also do oil changes every 8-10k miles. Did the same with my previous car, 2005 Mazda 3, until I got rid of her after 170k miles. Never dropped my average mpg's, never lost any oil either.
Off topic: my Mazda 3i mpg is just 1-2 higher than my FRS (32-33 vs 31-32) Edit: my daily route to work is 90% hilly highway. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk |
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470-530km with winters in winter.
540-580km with stock summers in summer. stock everything. automatic tranny. i drive like a grandma. actually, i put it in snow mode most of the time in summer because i enjoy the drive much more. |
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When the light comes on, I think you have about 1.5 gallon left.
But I think you should fill your car when 1/5 left becus it is bad for your fuel pump if you drive low on gas. |
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Looks like the 2017 Limited BRZ does have a drive range 'estimate' on the Drive information screen, but you probably have the classic monochrome display, which probably doesn't have it.
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True story.
There was this little old lady I knew who would top off the tank every time she went for a drive. Goes to the grocery, fast food, visit family, and always filled the tank. She had issues starting the car one time and took it to the mechanic. The fuel tank was nearly full of water and debris. There are lot's of reasons I could think these happened to the little old lady but my thoughts are this. Would this have happened by running the fuel/water/debris mixture till it was low (or near empty)? and What is a fuel filter for? I think water and debris of some sort is going to get in there anyway. Postponing when it gets in your fuel mixture by not letting the tank get low doesn't seem like a fix for it. |
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Gasoline is a solvent and cleaning agent. I remember a shop I worked at opened up the tank of a 70s Buick that had over 300k on the ticker; tank was surprisingly clean on the inside still.
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