gas tank size

[blazins10]

how many gallons in a 86 lxi hatch? my gas gauge says empty and it takes 11.5-12.0 to full and i was told it was 16 gallon tank
thanks in advance
mike
:wtf:

[A18A]

not a very accurate gauge those needle ones lol.. apparently they are 15.9 gallon tanks

[MessyHonda]

mine just took 12 gals today...my idiot light was turnning on....i guess the light turns on when we only have like 4 gals left.

[2oodoor]

somebody else post if your low fuel light comes on at 12 gallons, that is really good to know if it is, That means I can drive three more days on the low fuel light !!!!:cheers:

[russiankid]

You have to take in account that the unit inside the tank is old, so it will not read as accurately as it did when it was new.

[nfs480]

According to what i've read in the manual, the fuel light is supposed to come on when there is less than 3 gallons in the tank. The gauge is supposed to read the top 10 gallons so you have a 6 gallon reserve when the needle is on E. So it sounds like for the most part that it is functioning as designed.

[Toneloc5145]

I can also report that my gas light turns on and I will fill the car up and only put in 11-12.5 gallons. The gauge has never gone completely to E though, and I don't want to risk that.

[blazins10]

IVE NEVER HAD THE LIGHT COME ON, didnt know it even had one, im gonna throw some gas in a can and drive it till it runs dry and see how far it goes

[Catalyst]

My 87 LXi Hatch will only take about 12 gals when my fuel light comes on. I've always wondered about this.

[nfs480]

IVE NEVER HAD THE LIGHT COME ON, didnt know it even had one, im gonna throw some gas in a can and drive it till it runs dry and see how far it goes

Yeah, I happen to know for a fact that my light doesn't work. I've put 15 gallons into the tank before and the light never came on, there's a diagnostic section in the shop manual for it but I haven't bothered to figure it out.

[Demon1024]

Wow i always thought they were 13 gallon tanks. I don't think my light works either but i've never had to put more than 13 gal. in at one time it's been below the E but not to the bottom.

[Hauntd ca3]

most cars with have 5 or 10 liter reserve once the fuel light comes on
never had to put more than 45 in mine which would point at about 50l tank
cant be stuffed workin that into us gal but thats bout 11 or 12 imp gal

[Blkblurr]

Mine has always taken about 12 gals when th light comes on.

[LX-incredible]

When my gauge reads E, it'll take 12 gal. Most I've ever put in it was 14. Never had the light come on. Only retards run out of fuel.

[MessyHonda]

When my gauge reads E, it'll take 12 gal. Most I've ever put in it was 14. Never had the light come on. Only retards run out of fuel.



after like 19 years i bet all of our tanks are just mud.....have a spare fuel filter handy.

[Blkblurr]

My light came on today just before I got to the gas station and it took 12.9 gals

[2oodoor]

Yep the light is not really bright and it is in a place on the dash that is not easy to see normaly. I guess it would be at night though.

[86ccord]

hmm.. well.. i never knew that we had a gas light.. well i just put 12 gals in my car..and i had no light.. and yes i was riding in the dark.. so either my light doesnt work.. or i just dont have one..lol but heyy who knows.. i always fill up when i have a quarter of a tank left..

[AC439]

Mine also does the same. My gas light never comes on. I can only put 11gal when empty. When the needle gets down to very close to E, the engine will slightly miss. I think the old fuel pump is having hard times maintaining fuel pressure if the fuel level is too low. I also suspect there may be lots of deposits accumulates at the bottom of the fuel tank too.

[zigzag]

According to what i've read in the manual, the fuel light is supposed to come on when there is less than 3 gallons in the tank. The gauge is supposed to read the top 10 gallons so you have a 6 gallon reserve when the needle is on E. So it sounds like for the most part that it is functioning as designed.

does this also apply to the 88 accord LX? if so then that explain my fuel gauge XD what manual did you get this out of? can i find this information on a website somewhere? cause it sais nothing about it in my chilton manual.

[nfs480]

I got it from the glove box manual for my '89 Accord SE-i. Don't know whether it applies to other models.

[zigzag]

really? ill search online for the readable manual :D thanks for the help.

[2oodoor]

I found out the hard way the low fuel light on the DX does not come on. I was in the middle of the interstate, with concrete barricades on both sides. I barely made it to the beggining of the off ramp, otherwise there was NO median on the right. It was a great day for my brake lights to stick too..
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t280/roodoo2/1202475328.jpg

[MessyHonda]

outch....i would check the fuel sending unit or it could be the light relay or something

[2oodoor]

I guarantee that won't happen again, I was VERY lucky.... that easlily could have been disasterous, three more feet back and I would have been in the road and at the time, traffic was buzzin by so fast I couldn't get out of the car for several minutes, I was thinking,, dam Im dead. That string of red light in the picture is a car going by,, whoosh.
Interstate 20 is under construction there and there are blocks all on the sides.

[Civic Accord Honda]

ouch.... yea we have ran the 3gee out alot lolthe gas light stays on for along time befor eu run out and the needel gos below the E lol

[zigzag]

would anyone happen to have the owners manual to a 1988 accord LX? i don't think my car came with one when my dad bought it off of his boss. i just want to make sure how many gallons from E to F and from E to completely empty.... and when the fuel light comes on.... i would greatly appreciate it ^_^

[ChaseR]

IS it really 15.9 gallons? My shit only takes 12 gallons in the RED zone and Im hella nervous driving in that.

[89lxisedan]

lol mine empties and turns the light on then releases gas and shuts the light off then when it turns on again it releases more again to shut it off and continues until at one point after like 3 times i think the light stays on

[MessyHonda]

when i was coming back from oregon....i had to fill up with 14 gals....i was about to run out of gas....most i have ever put in....good thing i got a new fuel filter that i need to install...i would not recommend driving it like that

[jdmca6]

omg ive never filled up my tank i swear to buddha:o i need a job

[jasonrebellion]

my gauge goes up and down a lot while driving....like from say half full to almost on E, then goes back up. when my gas light comes on, it's like it lights up real slowly and gets brighter and brighter....anybody else's gauge and light do this?

[89lxisedan]

ya mine does

[MessyHonda]

omg ive never filled up my tank i swear to buddha:o i need a job

lol...i always fill it up....cuz then i dont have to go to the gas station...and i go to shell because if you try to go to these cheap gas stations like arco or the gas and shop places they are always full with rude or people that get angry

[jdmca6]

lol...i always fill it up....cuz then i dont have to go to the gas station...and i go to shell because if you try to go to these cheap gas stations like arco or the gas and shop places they are always full with rude or people that get angryu are soo right man hahahi think today i took someones spot lol.
aye bro im thinking about getting this http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/1248839364.html
the 3gee fever is getting to me:rockon:

[MessyHonda]

u are soo right man hahahi think today i took someones spot lol.
aye bro im thinking about getting this http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/1248839364.html
the 3gee fever is getting to me:rockon:

lol....i saw that post yesterday...all i thought about is how bad it needed a drop...lol

[Coolbusracer]

My 86 dx has a 15.2 gallon gas tank with reserve according to the original owners manual... And to be honest I've run it to the point of just shy of that when filling up... Btw my gas light doesn't come on so I estimate by my milage... Right around 375 miles...

[conozo]

Yes light comes on around 12 gallons used. Tanks are 15.9 gallons, you can put about 16.2 if you fill it up to the cap. I usually drive 100 miles after the light comes on, its exhilarating.

[Ayeobe]

lol...i always fill it up....cuz then i dont have to go to the gas station...and i go to shell because if you try to go to these cheap gas stations like arco or the gas and shop places they are always full with rude or people that get angry

I go to shell cause it makes my engine happy lol. Even 89 at shell kicks 91 at PetroCanada's ass. I filled up with 91 at Petrocan, and the car didnt respond to the gas pedal! Then i put in 89 at Shell and it was running good.

Btw, what octanes do you guys use?

[3gmodifier]

for some reason my coupe's gas light will come on when still have over 5 gallons left. i think the sender unit arm maybe bent or just a defect from the factory