Driving your 3rd Gen Tacoma When the Low Fuel Light is On -

There have been several threads lately on this subject. They invariably ask "How much fuel is left in the tank when the light comes on?" Well, wonder no longer. Here is a chart that lists several vehicles, including your Tacoma, along with the mileage you can drive, after the light comes on. Also, what possible damage can occur if you do this often. Enjoy!
https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-far-can-you-drive-your-vehicle-on-empty-by-brady-klopfer

 

Please don't do this people. You're gonna burn up your fuel pump.

 

You'd think they'd sort the list in alphabetical order rather than having to scroll up and down.

 

For my wife, the light coming on means a couple days before she needs to get gas. Drives me crazy, lol.

 

My wife expects me to keep her truck full. That drives me crazy.

 

Can someone prove to me that a Toyota fuel pump has died due to driving with low fuel. Literally let my corolla coast in to gas stations on most occasions. Never ran out but have had less than a gallon in the tank many times. Ran perfect when I traded in at 100k miles.

 

Also when I replaced a fuel pump on my old Chevy pickup, the inside of the tank was by far the cleanest area of the truck. no debris, no rust.

 

No they can't, it's an myth with new vehicles. So is sucking up debris in the tank when low on fuel

Also from what I've observed the distance for the Tacoma is fairly accurate

 

It's true. Gas tanks are always super clean. No debris to suck up.

I've ran my 4runner dry for over 100k miles. Fuel pump failed at 270k miles.

 

Based on experience?

 

Some people do it a lot when gas prices increase, some do it when they're going thru an economic pinch, but the ones that do it for FuN, thrill, excitement and flirt with danger are the ones that make me smh

 

The pump relies on fuel to keep it cool. I don't think debris is much of an issue.

 

2nd hand experience. I've had quite a few friends blow pumps prematurely by being cheapskates.

 

Unless things have changed you run a risk of burning up a cat.

 

This is way more likely than ever burning out a fuel pump from running out of gas

 

Good to know...

 

WTH! They didn’t include my Yaris.

 

I've noticed that when my fuel tank shows up at 0 miles and it says. "please refuel." (I'm sure many of you haven't seen that one.) but I fill up the tank and get 17-18 gallons. That means that there's still some left in the tank.

 

I'm not going to trust this list as it says the tundra has 4 gallon after light which I know is oncorrect. My 08' had 6 gallons and my 16' with 38 gallon tank had 8 gallon.

 

New cars general list bro. Plus there is a disclaimer because different models sometimes have different engine options. Tundra for example...