Gas Mileage
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From: erie pa
I was reading the forms alot about gas mileage and i wa just wondering if all the rd's have the same size tank. i have an 01 but i do not know was my tank size is(help please). you really cant compare how far u went on a tank if they are not the same size to start with. also i was looking for a good set of wires that are under 60 bucks. thanks
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I've squeezed 14.55 galons into my car before nana.gif I guess I was seriously running on fumes. Middle of nowhere, hoping to find a gas station and finally did. Guess I was lucky. I'd say we're somewhere between 14.5 and 15 gallons for a tank (if you can squeeze a little more above the fill-line - I'm guessing the factory spec doesn't include gas filled to the tip of spilling over)
I would assume all RDs would have same exact gas tank size, not sure why they wouldn't.
You can't compare how far you can travel "on a tank of gas" but you can compare gas mileage fairly accurately.
Start out with 2 tanks filled, drive XXX miles, fill up again. Divide XXX miles by the XX.XX gallons you fill the car up with (amount used in trip) and you have your gas mileage. I calculate mine everytime I fill up.
I would assume all RDs would have same exact gas tank size, not sure why they wouldn't.
You can't compare how far you can travel "on a tank of gas" but you can compare gas mileage fairly accurately.
Start out with 2 tanks filled, drive XXX miles, fill up again. Divide XXX miles by the XX.XX gallons you fill the car up with (amount used in trip) and you have your gas mileage. I calculate mine everytime I fill up.
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From: erie pa
i never thought of doing it that way. it makes a lot more sense. i thought i was getting like 19mpg but then i saw about tow the tank goes past E. cant wait to fill up and get my true MPG. thanks a lot
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i've never seen any number over 12.5 gallons for mine. i've even driven it where it was empty and filled it up, started the car and it almost died cause it hit that air pocket in the gas line. but i've never seen anything over 12.5 gallons.
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Vehicle: 2011 Sonata Turbo
a bit like mine .... in metric it's 55L .... when the light in the dash goes on there is supose to be 10L left in the tank but when i go to fill it up i always put like 50L or more....
