Gas Tank Meter
03-12-2008, 08:08 PM
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Gas Tank Meter
I have 4 bars left and still cruising 
. Stopped at my girl's house 
, and took off an hour later; and wow! what did I see, my tank doesnt have 4 bars anymore and the light shines brightly on "OUT OF GAS"!!! 
Very concern I took off to the nearest gas station, 5 miles, and guess what? 4 bars came back. What the heck!!! 
It wasnt just once, a couple of times already. 
. Stopped at my girl's house , and took off an hour later; and wow! what did I see, my tank doesnt have 4 bars anymore and the light shines brightly on "OUT OF GAS"!!! Very concern I took off to the nearest gas station, 5 miles, and guess what? 4 bars came back. What the heck!!! It wasnt just once, a couple of times already.
03-12-2008, 08:15 PM
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it's a know issue of the S's fuel meter, heck all honda's i drove have that issue, you'll use up 70% of your gas and it will show half on your meter.. the last half will be done in about 50 miles... hehe.. you just have to get used to it...
i think it goes up and down because of temp change(gas expands a lot) and settling... of course i can totally be wrong...
either way.. it's normal... try just putting 2 gallons of gas when it is almost empty and drive around.. you'll notice that it will go as high as 1/3 of the meter...
i think it goes up and down because of temp change(gas expands a lot) and settling... of course i can totally be wrong...
either way.. it's normal... try just putting 2 gallons of gas when it is almost empty and drive around.. you'll notice that it will go as high as 1/3 of the meter...
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03-13-2008, 09:26 AM
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I think the current gas milage conditions affect the reading. In other words, on the highway cruisining a gallon is worth say 4 bars, in the city, the same gallon is worth 2 bars. It seems that way at least.
But if I depended on the gage alone, I'd have been left on the side of the highway months ago. Use the odometer too. If it's near 250 miles I fill up before getting on the highway.
But if I depended on the gage alone, I'd have been left on the side of the highway months ago. Use the odometer too. If it's near 250 miles I fill up before getting on the highway.
