Fuel capacity question
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Fuel capacity question
The manual states the fuel tank is 18.5 gallons. When I fill up my 22 3LT HTC Z51 my range is generally between 312 and 316 miles. When I run the fuel down to the point where only the small Orange segment is left, I get usually about 15 to 15.25 gallons when I fill the tank. Is there a three gallon reserve?
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The manual states the fuel tank is 18.5 gallons. When I fill up my 22 3LT HTC Z51 my range is generally between 312 and 316 miles. When I run the fuel down to the point where only the small Orange segment is left, I get usually about 15 to 15.25 gallons when I fill the tank. Is there a three gallon reserve?
I tend not to pay that much attention to the range. An 18.5 gallon tank (the capacity of the two tanks, actually) is still an 18.5 gallon tank, so I only pay attention to how much fuel is left vs relying too much on a fungible estimated range the computer is displaying.
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Originally Posted by Chemdawg99
I’m just speculating here (educated guess), but the fuel range displayed seems to be based on an computer estimate of how the car was last driven/being driven at the time of refueling and adjusts that estimate up or down accordingly.
I tend not to pay that much attention to the range. An 18.5 gallon tank (the capacity of the two tanks, actually) is still an 18.5 gallon tank, so I only pay attention to how much fuel is left vs relying too much on a fungible estimated range the computer is displaying.
I tend not to pay that much attention to the range. An 18.5 gallon tank (the capacity of the two tanks, actually) is still an 18.5 gallon tank, so I only pay attention to how much fuel is left vs relying too much on a fungible estimated range the computer is displaying.
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I’m just speculating here (educated guess), but the fuel range displayed seems to be based on a computer estimate of how the car was last driven/being driven at the time of refueling and adjusts that estimate up or down accordingly.
I tend not to pay that much attention to the range. An 18.5 gallon tank (the capacity of the two tanks, actually) is still an 18.5 gallon tank, so I only pay attention to how much fuel is left vs relying too much on a fungible estimated range the computer is displaying.
I tend not to pay that much attention to the range. An 18.5 gallon tank (the capacity of the two tanks, actually) is still an 18.5 gallon tank, so I only pay attention to how much fuel is left vs relying too much on a fungible estimated range the computer is displaying.
In general, across various brands, I believe.. (note it's a belief!) that the low fuel light comes on with about 50 miles worth of fuel AT the EPA estimated fuel economy, remaining., which would be about 2.5 gallons in the C8, or a 16 gallon fill.
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Do these cars have the fuel pump in the gas tank ? I have been told that the fuel in the tank cools the fuel pumps. Best to refill tanks when they have 1/4 tank of gas remaining. Doing this keeps the elec. fuel pump covered in fuel, thus cooler, thus less likely to go bad. Right or Wrong ??
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Do these cars have the fuel pump in the gas tank ? I have been told that the fuel in the tank cools the fuel pumps. Best to refill tanks when they have 1/4 tank of gas remaining. Doing this keeps the elec. fuel pump covered in fuel, thus cooler, thus less likely to go bad. Right or Wrong ??
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Do these cars have the fuel pump in the gas tank ? I have been told that the fuel in the tank cools the fuel pumps. Best to refill tanks when they have 1/4 tank of gas remaining. Doing this keeps the elec. fuel pump covered in fuel, thus cooler, thus less likely to go bad. Right or Wrong ??
Pumps in fuel storage tanks operate the same way.
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