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When does my low fuel light come on
I know I have an 18 gallon tank. But whenever I fill it up it takes about 14 to 14.5 gallons of gas. But the dial has gone to the E and below. So my question is how many gallons should I have left when the idiot light comes on. And is this normal to be at the E or below but have 3 or 4 gallons of gas left. Probably just the gauge reading issue I have read about.
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The consensus is that when the light comes on you have 3 gallons left in the tank.
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Fuel gauge.
You can rely on the low fuel light, it works right, comes on with 8.5lts/2.3usgal to go . The gauge only shows right when the tank is full Just zero the trip meter, and look to go 430 miles/700kl.
Harvey.
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430???? must be nice
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I can do 430 miles......if it's all highway For all other driving I refill at about 330 miles (approx 5 gallons left). It's normal to be at or below E and still have a few gallons left. Some say it's a faulty system...I say Subaru did it to prevent you from running out of gas! Dave |
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i've figured out my crazy gas gauge. the F is full and the E is empty. the line you would expect to be the full mark is the 7/8 mark and the red line for empty is 1/8. my gas light comes on just as the needle starts getting into the E. works great!
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So they are crazy after all. I've been filling up when the guage hits E but it only takes 10.5 gal.
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sounds like you need to pop off the pointer on your gauge and make a little adjustment. |
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