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Old 07-04-2016, 12:56 AM #16
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Gas Tank Capacity?

I have found the fuel light comes on based on your driving too. Then again these were on 2011+ vehicles but the 2011 had the same motor as the 2005 so idk if they're all tuned to match driving but I'd imagine that any vehicle that has the ability to adjust shift points based on your driving behavior will adjust accordingly


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Most I ever got out of a fill up was 15gallons. But that was right when the light came on.
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Most I ever got out of a fill up was 15gallons. But that was right when the light came on.


I am assuming you don't have a 5th gen?


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I can drive 50 more miles on my 3rd gen after the fuel light comes on. When I fill up, it usually stops at 16.5 gallons. Tank capacity is 18.5 gallons of which, 2 gallons are "reserved" to protect the fuel pump, or so I hear...
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I can drive 50 more miles on my 3rd gen after the fuel light comes on. When I fill up, it usually stops at 16.5 gallons. Tank capacity is 18.5 gallons of which, 2 gallons are "reserved" to protect the fuel pump, or so I hear...


There are arguments all over the web about never running a tank low. It supposedly can shorten the life of a fuel pump that lives inside the gas tank.
Some say this is nonsense.

For me, what is nonsense is running out of gas. I rarely if every let the needle get below 1/8.

As it was told to me years ago, an empty gas tank or one that is very low on fuel has more explosive capability vs. a tank that's full.

Fumes are more abundant in a near-empty gas tank.
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Next time my miles says 0 to empty I will take a photo of my odometer and then another right before I fill up. You'd be surprised at what's left..

THIS is what I'm talking about, basically... I didn't start this thread looking for info on how low I can run my tank lol.

I just found it odd that my indicator was very low (just before the light would come on) and I would only get 18gal out of a "fill up".
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[/B] As it was told to me years ago, an empty gas tank or one that is very low on fuel has more explosive capability vs. a tank that's full.

Fumes are more abundant in a near-empty gas tank.
I can say i've never thought about it from that perspective. I've been into cars all my life and it's always been a "to protect the fuel pump" thing for me.

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I've been horrible about fueling regularly.
it drove my wife nuts when I would drive around on "E" all the time.
Since I got my 4R, I've been working in Easton, Pennsylvania...
which is right on the border with Jersey, which has less taxes on gas. (30 to 40 cents cheaper per gallon)
So I now fill up on Wednesday every week, need it or not.
Most weeks, I have enough cash left over to get lunch!
I've only run the 4R tank down once, just for reference.
The MILES REMAINING gauge was down to 1 mile before I re-filled the tank.
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I ran my Miles to Empty down to 1 yesterday and it took 20.5 gals to fill it.
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Keep in mind that modern vehicles don't have a bobber so whether you're on a hill or not won't change the needle position.


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huh? what do you think they use then?


I just looked up the fuel pump for my 06, it does indeed still use a float.
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huh? what do you think they use then?


I just looked up the fuel pump for my 06, it does indeed still use a float.


I think I misspoke. It appears nowadays needles aren't quite as sensitive to the movement of the floats. Sorry for my bad info


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I can say i've never thought about it from that perspective. I've been into cars all my life and it's always been a "to protect the fuel pump" thing for me.

It may be that as well. I do not know if running the fuel low REALLY kills fuel pumps in 5th Gen 4Runners.

There was a bit of a tirade about this going on over at tacomaworld.com awhile back.
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UPDATE

I ran my vehicle down to where it had 20 miles left on the range indicator (so that should be a gallon or so until "empty"). I obviously know that it is going to be more than a gallon left because of the reserve but when I filled up, I ONLY GOT 19.5 GALLONS TO FULL.



I cannot believe that there are around 2.5-3.5 reserve gallons in that tank!
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most i ever filled up was 20.9 gallons and that was only because i missed the last gas station. since i've had my 4runner for a while now, i typically fill up by mileage as i reset trip odo every fillup (400 miles via highway).
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I ran my vehicle down to where it had 20 miles left on the range indicator (so that should be a gallon or so until "empty"). I obviously know that it is going to be more than a gallon left because of the reserve but when I filled up, I ONLY GOT 19.5 GALLONS TO FULL.



I cannot believe that there are around 2.5-3.5 reserve gallons in that tank!
I filled up my 2015 4Runner TRD today with 11 miles to go on the digital read out and it took 19.6 gallons to fill up. So roughly about 3.4 gallons left in the 23 gallon capacity tank . I reckon that would give me about 60 or so miles to find a gas station.

Of course every vehicle is different. My old 2002 Sequoia's fuel light comes on with 6 gallons remaining in the tank.
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