i got gas this morning and the gas light wasnt on

i pumped 13.480 gallons? is that possible?

 

any puddles under your car? i saw a guy once getting gas that had a crack or something in his gas tank and it was just spilling all over the place. got my ___ out of there, didn't wanna be blown up.

 

yes it possible. the xb hold 14.9 gallons in its tank.

 

whats weird is that i was only a little below 1/4 tank, no gaslight on too

 

how come i only pump little over 10 gallons in my tank before it starts spewing out... i drive at least 30-40 miles after the light comes on. xa tank smaller? should be the same size.

 

The XB is a 11.9 gallon tank. Fo realz. Gas light comes on with about 2 gallons remaining - about 50 miles on the safe side.
link for proof--> http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/sp...&model=xB&src=
XA is the same 11.9 gallon tank.

 

Yeah, the xB has a 11.9 gallon tank, and that's probably including the fill tube! There's no way you could have put all 13.5 gallons into your car.

When the idiot light turns on, you still have about 3 gallons left, which means you could have only put in about 9 gallons into your car...

Where'd the rest go? Under your car? Bad gas meter? :?

 

I'd bet bad meter.. or "good meter" for the oil companies. Go back and demand your cash!

 

I checked under the car (xB) and saw enough space down there for them to easily make a tank with 2 or 3 more gallons. Would be great to get some more range. Make long trips easier by elimating 2 or 3 gas stops.

Would it be possible to put an aftermarket fuel tank on this car? One that can hold 15 gallons?

 

Bad meter. I've literally coasted into the gas station on two occasions and got 11.49 and 11.56 gallons in there. Of course I don't top off, I stop when it clicks off, but there ain't much more room there, definitely not two gallons.

BTW, Don't top off your tank. When it gets too high, it will flood your charcoal canister, which is only supposed to capture fumes. also, split fuel is not just a waste, it's very bad for the environment and smog. Unburbt fuel is very bad, that's why we have cat converters...

 

wow that a lot of gas themost i ever put in mines is little over 10 gal. If i was you I would go back to that gas station and see what happens. If it does the same I would report that station becuase there ripping every one off, your payig for more gas than yuo are getting.

 

I noticed that I can never get more than 9 gallons in it. Even when the light goes on and I still drive about 29 miles or so...

 

Sounds like a fishy station to me, report it :? My car was running on fumes and I only got 10.9 gallons in it.

 

I had 1 gallon in my tank and I saw the gas icon flash next to my clock as I turned off my car. After class, I turned the car back on and got nothing. I went to the gas station and filled up 10.9 gallons...

 

well the gas tank is 11.9 gal so its imposible to run on fumes i've done that once in a work truck ran out of gas then i fliped the switch for the second tank of gas

 

are you sure you were reading "gallons" instead of "price"?









not like ive done that or somethin......

 

I put gas after the light came on and when the pump clicked, I had put in 7.3 gallons.

 

DUDE!!You got ripped off by the gas station!! Better go back and have the county weights and measures come over and check that pump!! We only hold up to 11 gallons! Wonder how long they have been taking money from people!?

 

A few years back, an independent chain of gas stations were regularly getting reported to the weights and standards department for having inaccurate gas pumps. Every time the W&S people would go out and pump 5, 10 and 15 gallons into a standard tank holding 5, 10 and 15 gallons, it came out accurate. They would go back to the office and report everything was OK. But soon enough, they would get more reports regarding the same stations.

Eventually, some bored gas pumper watched their $ going into the tank and noticed something fishy. For the first four gallons the $ meter ran real fast and on the fifth gallon it ran slow then ran fast again till it got to the ninth gallon where it ran slow till gallon ten. However, the gallons meter was always progressing at a constant rate.

As it turns out, the “special” meters charged more for the first four gallons and then less for the fifth gallon. The gas station knew that most customers don’t know how much their car holds or actually fill their tank. It is much easier to just buy $10 and go. (remember when $10 would fill your tank?) With a gas price at the time of $1.10, $10 at a normal pump would buy you 9.1 gallons of gas. With the non linear pump, you were paying $10, but getting less than 9 gallons. If not for this observant customer, this gas station would have gotten away with it.

 

The gas tank holds 11.9 gallons, I would check your local gas station to see if they are rippin you off. :?