I went on a trip from DC to New York, ofcourse topped off just before i set out on mah journey. I drove about 400 Miles at about 80-85 mph most of the way and when i arrived at my destination the Gas needle pointed just above the E.

Now from what i read in the manual my car has a 17 gallon tank.... so since it just above E i should have what 1-2 gallons left in teh car? But when i went to fill it up .. it only took 13.4 gallons.....

So where is the missing fuel, :thinking: is mah gauge wrong? I know the gauges are usually a little off but 3-4 gallons?

 

Our cars have 'reserves'...I don't know wtf that means, but I assume it's about 1.5 gallons of fuel that your gas gauge doesn't register. The most I've ever put in my car is a little over 16 gallons. I ran out of gas once but that was because my gas needle stuck on my indiglo gauge face h:

Our gas gauges are screwy...I've spent many a mile studying it. They tend to stick around the full, half empty and empty marks for a loong time.

 

Mine never really sticks, it goes from Full to empty fairly smooth and at a consistant rate... hmm reserve tank...

 

i would keep an eye on it. if you looking for possible suggestions, this guy with a prelude had a problem similar to yours. heres a link:
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...nking+gas+tank

i know its for an older car but it may help.

 

Yeah but this is normal for Accords, his Prelude had something wrong with it.

 

my 5th gen burns through the first quarter tank real slow. i usually get around 120 miles before the needle hits the 3/4 mark. the second quarter is quicker. i'm lucky if i reach 200 miles before i hit the 1/2 mark. the third quarter is about the same. the needle usually reaches it at about 260-275 miles. then the last quarter tank on the gauge is pretty slow, and i'll get about 80-100 miles on it. i typically get about 350-370 miles on 13-14.x gallons, and rarely let the gas light turn on.

so to recap....
1st quarter: 120 miles
2nd quarter: 80 miles
3rd quarter: 60-75 miles
4th quarter: 80-100 miles

pretty screwy..

 

this is normal on newer cars. My Corolla was also like this. It's not supposed to be particularly good for the catalytic converter and O2 sensors to let the car run out of gas. Therefore car makers set empty at a much more conservative point. The Low Fuel light also some on ith almost 3 gallons left in the tank.

I actually like having hte early warning. I often go almost 3 hours without stoppign on long trips and get zoned out and forget that I'm getting low on gas. Sometimes the next conveneint gas station near the freeway is almost 50 miles away.

 

i waste a full tank like doing a total or 40miles or much less n this crappy traffic.

 

I hope you mean 400.

 

The way I keep myself entertained on long trips by myself is by watching the gas gauge and trying to get the best MPG possible