DrVolkl

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I bought the car used, and there's no owners manual in the car.

I've heard people say the tank is a 20gallon.....

Is that true? I was figuring more like a 16.....

I have an Oct. 02 build date.

Thanks!

BTW- What type of mileage are you getting on a tank??


Sorry for these stupid newbie questions....

peterhong

I believe manual says 20 gallon tank, although I have yet to see 20 gallons at the pump. The most I've ever pumped in was a little over 17 gallons, and that was riding on the reserve for a while. I average around 340 miles per fill up on a full tank, so I hope that helps you out.

tdukeman

Yup it's a 20 Gallon tank alright, the most I've gotten out of it is 17 which seems right with 3 in reserve. Sure sucks to refill that, but it's still cheaper than the wife's 25 gallon tank on her 2003 F150. With a 4.5 lift kit the thing sucks gas like mad

cwerdna

It's 20 gallons. You can get the owner's manual at http://www.nissan-techinfo.com/nissa...p?dept%5Fid=39 .

ares

iTrader: (2)

yup 20gallons, personal best at 15.8 and that was with 30miles till empty. clearly they leave you a hefty reserve.

CaptinB

The most I've ever put in was 17.5 gals, and all my gauges etc said I had sub 10 miles left until empty.

CaptinB

cwerdna

I'm sure that they give you some reserve even when the trip computer claims DTE of 0 or ---. I ran my Maxima down to where it said DTE was --- and I still had >1 gallon left, maybe 2, I forget.

DrVolkl

Ok, thank god!

I got 340 on my first tank and I was like...WTF...that's some crappy gas mileage. The dealer must not have filled it up. I went to the pump and only got like 15.8 gallons into it...then I was like, WTF....is my car messed up?

This clears things up. Thanks!!!! 3 gallons is a HUGE reserve. Anyone ever run out of gas?

peterhong

I'm curious if anybody has gotten anything close to 20 gallons in their Z. Like I said before, my DTE read ---- for at least 50 miles before I filled up and I only managed to get 17 gallons in. Maybe one day I'll just drive around in circles in a gas station parking lot til my car runs completely out of gas and then fill up. I bet I still wouldn't get anything near 20 gallons.

DrVolkl

Yeah, I'm with you...just seems weird that the light would come on with about 60-80 miles left on the tank. Seems like a lot. C&D puts the range at something like 380-580 miles. 580 miles on a tank? Makes sense if it's a 20 gallon...but man, I dunno.

The Brickyard Rat

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Its 20 gallons; I filled up one day to a hair over 19.

I've noticed all Japanese cars still have a heathly reserve when the running low light comes on.

BRONXWARRIOR

i know for a fact its 20 BRANIAC salesman see"BLUEFISH" aka dan ziegler did not fill my tan on delivery luckly i caught the low fuel light and hit the nearest gas station the end result.

19.86 if search worked id direct you to the post



dans a nice guy but i would have looked like a total tool walking back to my car with a gas container the first day i got the car.

i saved my 1000th post to rip on bluefish

BFG10

Probably a really stupid question...but what does DTE stand for?

mxpx_8

Distance Till Empty

Or Distance To Empty

JLC350ZX

DTE = Distance To Empty

BFG10

OK, in retrospect it was a stupid question. Thanks though.

randyshemin@comcast.

I believe the reason the "Low Fuel" lights come on in most modern cars is that the fuel pump is located inside the tank and is cooled by the fuel. My '01 Sentra SE fuel light comes on with about 3 gallons remaining in the 13+/- gallon tank.

pacificwindsurf

I had the same question but was afraid to ask! My owners manual says it is 20 gallons, but I've never been able to put in more than 14.x gallons ! 14.8, 14.1, 14.5 leading me to beleive the tank was only 15 gallons. I guess I just get to nervous when I have less than a 1/4 of a tank remaining and fill it up.

qwsxz

I wouldn't let the tank run down too far. And I really wouldn't let it run dry. You can serisously mess up the pump that is cooled by the extra fuel in the tank.

Food for thought...

tommym

iTrader: (2)

how do you guys get such good mileage? i average around 300 on a tank around town, and 400 on the highway.