The "Below E" Chronicals: Largest fill-up amount?

Too much stress though!!

 

I'll bet.

 

Got caught with a "gizzinta error" in a place where I should have known better.
Jeff

 

I’ve never come close to 20. 19 and change was the most and I only pushed it bc I had jerry cans in the bed.

FWIW I get better gas mileage on 92 gas vs 87. Toyota also specs more power and torque for that octane mix bc the ECU can pull more timing so I guess t makes sense. Never bothered to check if it really saves me money tho

 

Yes, mine gets better mileage on premium gas...However, not enough to justify the extra cost...at least not here in Canada.
Jeff

 

19.2 the other day and thought for sure the damn thing was empty after driving with the gas light on for what seemed like forever.

 

Largest fill-up so far has been 18.9 gallons and 447 miles on the tank. Could have went another 50 miles ...

 

Ive owned this truck for 11 years and I still don't know how large the tank is....

21?

 

There are so many threads on this - why the fascination with how many gallons are in the tank?

 

'Cause we're bored.
Jeff

 

Well, for one reason...and relative to this thread, is that if you have basic math skills, know your tank holds X number of gallons and gets X mpg, you can calculate how far your tank will take you and determine how soon you need to find that gas station or if you can even make it to the next one.

 

And because we’re bored

 

Man, for around town driving I don't even fill up until my light has been on for several days. I almost always put in 19-20 gallons. Only time I sweat that - and fill up sooner - is in remote areas.

Tank is 21+ gal + filler neck so even at a 20 gal fill up I never really feel like I'm pushing it.

 

shit you not ive filled 21.5 gallons in my tank before

I was extremely low but is that even possible?

 

Yeah. 21.1 spec is a estimate, not exact. Plus you've got the filler neck. Plus even though the pump is "certified", there's discrepancies possible. Temperature when you fill up can account for variances, too.

 

20.3 gallons just last week, I never go that low, and hate the red light on, my wife however thinks it's a game.

 

You guys that run your tanks almost dry, better be careful of winter fuel blends (ethanol). You don’t want to get any corn stuck in your fuel lines.

 

24.7 And I notified the states weights and measures department.

 

19.44 today.

 

20+. Deserted highway outside Memphrica not a gas station open anywhere after midnight. Towing my offroad trailer heading for Colorado. Pucker factor was high. Never again!!!!