gas meter - Honda Prelude Forum

MNludeDVR · 05-13-2002, 11:07 PM

what is the lowest you've gone on the gas meter...i just picked up my lude and i'm wondering how long i can go without filling up...can u go all the way where there is no bars lit up?? any idea on how much gas is left when the gas light comes on??

red92s · 05-13-2002, 11:13 PM

I think I've gone about 50 miles with the light on before stopping. This was a dire circumstance and I would never do it normaly. . .running on a really low tank can get some of the nasty grunge on the bottom of the tank into the fuel system.

spin_r_g · 05-13-2002, 11:13 PM

I've driven till there was 1 bar left. I'm not sure how long I had but I went to a gas station as soon as I saw it.

brendon2k · 05-13-2002, 11:25 PM

Probably about 20 miles with no bars. A gas gauge works with a thing that floats in the tank. It will read empty when there is still gas in the tank and for the same reason it will stay on full for a bit if you top off.

TheGreatOne · 05-13-2002, 11:54 PM

Anyone nottice how "sneaky" our gas meter is. Like on other cars they light goes on right away, really fast.

On ours (well mine atleast) it comes on slow..like dim, less dim then bright

All sneaky like..and when it dissapears for awhile like if u are on a downward hill...it slowly dissapears hehehe

red92s · 05-14-2002, 12:06 AM

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Originally posted by TheGreatOne
it comes on slow..like dim, less dim then bright All sneaky like

Yup, noticed that. . .what a sneaky bastard!! Also, it seems to take forever for the first bars to disappear, but then then they go more quickly. ..

Jape · 05-14-2002, 12:30 AM

I've gone 40 miles with no bars, easy...

Ever seen that episode of Seinfeld? Yeah, thats me man... Gotta push it to the limit!

I've also noticed that when I redline the car in every gear, the Prelude must not like that cuz he takes away a bar on the gas gauge

EvilRyu · 05-14-2002, 02:28 AM

one time i have to pump 15 gallons to fill it up......went around 50 miles after the light turn on.........so i guess i still have another gallon left.....since the manual say it's 15.9gal or something like that

EvilRyu · 05-14-2002, 02:29 AM

normally when the light turn on..then i have to pump around 13 gallons to fill it up.....

bb2'95 · 05-14-2002, 03:08 AM

i think its neat how we can go 60 miles before the first notch drops off a full tank.. then it drops like a rock tho...

glitched · 05-14-2002, 09:29 AM

i remember reading somewhere that the liht is sneaky like that because the lower it gets the faster it blinks but when the light first starts it's "glowing" u have 60-100 miles left.

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kevie88 · 05-14-2002, 10:03 AM

Yeah, when the light comes on you can drive a long way.. I don't want to find out just how far tho!!

I've run as low as no squares for about 15KM's.. I was nervous!

preludechic · 05-15-2002, 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by spin_r_g
I've driven till there was 1 bar left. I'm not sure how long I had but I went to a gas station as soon as I saw it.

me too. but my car has amazing gas mileage. i made it all the way to orlando on half a tank of gas.