how much gas left ???

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hondamaniac2016

Discussion Starter · May 10, 2016

hi did someone know how much gas left in the tank when the indicator show empty or miles that i can drive ?>: i look in my owner book and find nothing ? thanks a lot>

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4Tires

· #2 · May 10, 2016

Woody actually took one for the team and drive until the civic ran empty.
http://www.10thcivicforum.com/forum/9-10th-gen-civic-general-discussion-forum/9522-2016-gas-tank-capacity.html

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TheWalkman

· #3 · May 12, 2016

My empty light started flashing and I drove a couple of miles before refilling. It took 9.996 gals to fill it so that tells me we have about 2.5 gals as reserve.

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4Tires

· #4 · May 12, 2016

Guess it's roughly around 2-2.5 gallons but it's best to not find out the hard way in the middle of nowhere.

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Shawn

· #5 · May 12, 2016

That would be the worst. I think you can get a ticket for that too =/

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RedCivicTouringMA

· #6 · May 12, 2016

Running it empty can destroy your fuel pump, never ever do this

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5TAR

· #7 · May 12, 2016

RedCivicTouringMA said:
Running it empty can destroy your fuel pump, never ever do this

Exactly.

Air gets in the system as bubbles and it creates these try points which is bad for the pump since gasoline acts as lubrication. At least that's what I heard from a mechanic.

My rule of thumb is to never let it run below a 1/4 tank.

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RedCivicTouringMA

· #8 · May 12, 2016

5TAR said:
Exactly.

Air gets in the system as bubbles and it creates these try points which is bad for the pump since gasoline acts as lubrication. At least that's what I heard from a mechanic.

My rule of thumb is to never let it run below a 1/4 tank.

I've always followed that rule as well, I'm 51 years old and never ever run out of gas in my life. >

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4Tires

· #9 · May 13, 2016

Sometimes I go under 1/4 but by a small margin, never enough to hit the E. The thought of getting stuck somewhere scares me.

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5TAR

· #10 · May 13, 2016

4Tires said:
Sometimes I go under 1/4 but by a small margin, never enough to hit the E. The thought of getting stuck somewhere scares me.

That's still not bad since a lot of people wait till the gas light comes on and keep going for 10-15 miles more, really pushing it which is a horrible thing to do. Even just under 1/4 you have a while to go, it's just a really safe threshold.

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