homeinvader
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Anyone know how much fuel is left when the low fuel warning light comes on? Is it 3 gallons? Tank holds 20 gallons. Trying to judge gas mileage.
homeinvader said:Anyone know how much fuel is left when the low fuel warning light comes on? Is it 3 gallons? Tank holds 20 gallons. Trying to judge gas mileage.
I believe that has to do with the geometry of the linkage. I had an escort that would stay above half for 200 miles of the tank, then when it hit half a tank on the guage it plummeted and was the last 100 miles of the tank. Nowhere near linear, but I grew accustomed to it. MY MJ seems pretty good though, I've yet to test the low fuel light though. I'm carrying a 3 gallon gas can in case it doesn't workThayer said:Do you guys notice that the fuel gauge acts a bit non-linear at the limits of the gauge or is it just me? The gauge seems to be really sensitive near full and empty, like it drops really quickly right after a fill up, then drops normally, then speeds up again near empty.
TheNerd said:I usually do another 30 miles once the light comes on (and stays on) in my '01... have done 35 without any sputtering. My guess is you could push 40-45 miles but I don't think I'll try it. When I did 35 miles, I was able to put a full 18+ gallons in the tank (anthough it is listed as a 20 gal. I don't think any XJer has ever been able to squeez that much gas in one). Average fill up for me is 16-17 gallons.