 Why is my 95 auto hatch gutted eating so much gas? |
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 Oct 16, 2010 - 7:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 19, '10 From San Antonio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
QUOTE (cyberblader1130 @ Oct 15, 2010 - 8:14 PM)  When you fill up your tank, how many gallons do you end up putting in on average? i think like 10 |
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Oct 16, 2010 - 7:17 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
QUOTE (sobeones @ Oct 16, 2010 - 7:10 PM) QUOTE (cyberblader1130 @ Oct 15, 2010 - 8:14 PM) When you fill up your tank, how many gallons do you end up putting in on average? i think like 10 |
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Oct 17, 2010 - 10:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 20, '09 Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Keep in mind the tank is 15.9 gallons. So if you're filling it with 10 when it's "empty," you've got 5.9 gallons still in there
-------------------- ~Moving on to a 2002 Corolla S~ R.I.P Tom Celica - 1994-2010 |
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Oct 17, 2010 - 10:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
no way is it 15.9, I could have sworn I put in at least 15 or 16 gallons when it's in between E and a quarter tank...
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Oct 17, 2010 - 10:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 20, '09 Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Oct 17, 2010 - 11:07 PM) no way is it 15.9, I could have sworn I put in at least 15 or 16 gallons when it's in between E and a quarter tank... It's a 60 liter tank = 13 UK Gal. = 15.9 US Gal. tank guaranteed. -------------------- ~Moving on to a 2002 Corolla S~ R.I.P Tom Celica - 1994-2010 |
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Oct 17, 2010 - 10:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
oh sh!t haha so that means my mpg calculation was off because I thought I had a 18 gallon tank lol
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Oct 17, 2010 - 10:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 20, '09 Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Oct 17, 2010 - 11:24 PM) oh sh!t haha so that means my mpg calculation was off because I thought I had a 18 gallon tank lol Hahahaha woops! xD -------------------- ~Moving on to a 2002 Corolla S~ R.I.P Tom Celica - 1994-2010 |
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Oct 17, 2010 - 10:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
big ooops! lol
i'm getting better gas mileage than i thought! |
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Oct 18, 2010 - 5:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
It happens, i always thought i had a smaller tank than 15.9 gallons though.
 Good to hear your getting good gas mileage though! Do you have 10% ethanol in your gas there?
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Oct 18, 2010 - 5:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
i believe so? lol i'll check next time im at the pump
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Oct 18, 2010 - 5:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
I hate the stuff, lol. The only reason i run premium around here is cuz there is no ethanol in it. I see a bit of a difference in gas mileage even when i floor it.
 If you do pump the ethanol mix, try gas without it and see if there is a difference in mileage. I would very much like to know if im just hallucinating or not. |
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Oct 19, 2010 - 10:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 24, '10 From Maryland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
From Edmunds.com:
Fuel Data Fuel Fuel Tank Capacity: 15.9 gal. EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined) Manual: 21 mpg / 27 mpg / 23 mpg Range in Miles: Manual: 333.9 mi. / 429.3 mi. / 365.7 mi. ---------------------------------------------------- that actually matches up to exactly what I get when I drive the car....I had no idea it was 15.9 gallons though. I usually fill up after cruisin through like 14 gallons since the stupid fuel gauge needle jumps around. the light comes on and off, its so annoying. you figure some idiot would have figured out a way to keep a car's fuel needle from jumping around when it gets lower on gas! -------------------- same skidpad grip as a 2006 M3....stock. 'nuff said
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Oct 19, 2010 - 10:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 20, '09 Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE (e30og @ Oct 19, 2010 - 11:46 PM) From Edmunds.com: Fuel Data Fuel Fuel Tank Capacity: 15.9 gal. EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined) Manual: 21 mpg / 27 mpg / 23 mpg Range in Miles: Manual: 333.9 mi. / 429.3 mi. / 365.7 mi. ---------------------------------------------------- that actually matches up to exactly what I get when I drive the car....I had no idea it was 15.9 gallons though. I usually fill up after cruisin through like 14 gallons since the stupid fuel gauge needle jumps around. the light comes on and off, its so annoying. you figure some idiot would have figured out a way to keep a car's fuel needle from jumping around when it gets lower on gas! Just the mechanism for the measurement. The surface of the gasoline will tend to move around more when there's less in the tank which screws with the float. There should definitely be a better way to read the gas level, though. My Corolla is particularly terrible, it will fluctuate about +-1/3 tank in any given drive. -------------------- ~Moving on to a 2002 Corolla S~ R.I.P Tom Celica - 1994-2010 |
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