Low Fuel warning
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How much did your tank hold?
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18.3 gallons
The gauge gave me a range of 315 after filling.
Of course I’m hoping it does go up. I basically had 60 miles of the LC and then took a 2K mile road trip…
I've gone beyond that several times. There's a small reserve in there and that thing is only accurate to a certain point. You might've had different driving between tank fulls.
One tankful you might've drove highway the other tankful you might've drove city and another tankful you might've drove mixed so that number does vary at times.
I know I've gone at least 5 miles when it when it said, "Refuel Now."
Once it ran out and I threw it in a neutral and was able to coast up to the gas pump just before I turned into the gas station. Now that was close!
Once I was filling up my Colorado at my favorite gas station and I was that dead empty. I put my 18 gallons in and squeezing the pump slowly and stopping at times for it to go down to the tank, I wound up putting about 21 gallons into the truck. So I went in and talked to the owner and told him I think there was a problem with this pump. He explained to me that gas tanks are designed fill up at 80%. (That is the same way they fill propane tanks.)
I usually get about 2 gallons more into my LC once the pump shuts off and I work it slowly. The other day it did overflow on me because I was doing it too slow and was talking to somebody not paying attention.
I don't know how much over that 18 gallons it goes because I haven't let the LC run down that low. I try to fill up about every half a tank full so it doesn't look like so much with spending on this premium gas.
One tankful you might've drove highway the other tankful you might've drove city and another tankful you might've drove mixed so that number does vary at times.
I know I've gone at least 5 miles when it when it said, "Refuel Now."
Once it ran out and I threw it in a neutral and was able to coast up to the gas pump just before I turned into the gas station. Now that was close!
Once I was filling up my Colorado at my favorite gas station and I was that dead empty. I put my 18 gallons in and squeezing the pump slowly and stopping at times for it to go down to the tank, I wound up putting about 21 gallons into the truck. So I went in and talked to the owner and told him I think there was a problem with this pump. He explained to me that gas tanks are designed fill up at 80%. (That is the same way they fill propane tanks.)
I usually get about 2 gallons more into my LC once the pump shuts off and I work it slowly. The other day it did overflow on me because I was doing it too slow and was talking to somebody not paying attention.
I don't know how much over that 18 gallons it goes because I haven't let the LC run down that low. I try to fill up about every half a tank full so it doesn't look like so much with spending on this premium gas.
There is a charcoal canister designed to reclaim the fumes from the tank, so as to not pollute the environment. If you keep doing that, over filling your tank, you will be in for a costly repair, when your charcoal canister is filled with fuel… DAMHIKT. The Car Car Nut has done a video on it as well.
Hey thanks so much for that. I never heard of that before. I am officially stopped.
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For future reference the warning to not top off the tank is contained in the refueling section of the manual
Thank you for that.For future reference the warning to not top off the tank is contained in the refueling section of the manual
I suppose with changing technologies it's always good to glance through manuals for the unexpected like this turned out to be, not to mention to learn how to operate/understand different things
The LC manual, at page 596, says that appx. 2.7 gallons of fuel remains when the fuel light comes on. Given that it has a 17.9 gallon tank, that means the light should come on when you've used about 15.2 gallons of fuel. I think I'll drive on this tank until the light comes on and see how accurate that is.
Stay tuned, more to follow.
Stay tuned, more to follow.
Nine thousand bells, dings and whistles on this thing but it’s just a light on the dash for low fuel. I was hoping for an audible warning and possibly something on the infotainment screen as well. I’m coming from a Yukon with a much larger tank and the LC runs out quick on long trips.
It happens with my 1988 FJ62 as well during the summer in hot heat. The charcoal canister has issues and I have to unplug the hoses every year and spray some brake cleaner down into the valves to free them up again. Otherwise the tank overpressurizes and or leaks gas at the fill up which over time has left a mark on my paint. Common problem with landcruisers. I never overfill it for that reason. You can see the results around the rear fill point.
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Just got down to 4 miles remaining on my trip tonight. Did get a low fuel notification on my infotainment screen also at, I think around 20 miles remaining. Much appreciated because I wasn’t paying attention since I thought I would be able to make if home from LA. Anyways, when I filled up the tank only took 15.11 gallons, so I had about 2.8 gallons remaining in the tank.
I was assuming since my prior Toyotas have always been the same way. The tundra usually has 5 gallons remaining though.
I was assuming since my prior Toyotas have always been the same way. The tundra usually has 5 gallons remaining though.
It's taken a while for me to run the tank down to where the "Low Fuel Warning" message comes up and the fuel pump icon turns red. It just happened this morning. I gassed up with 14 miles of range left (really, the start of the 2.7 gal. reserve) and the tank took 14.955 gallons. I think if I'd waited until there were 0 miles of range left it would have taken the anticipated 15.2 gallons.
And just for the record, this tank was about 90% to 95% on city streets, 35 to 45 mph, eco mode, premium gas, tires at 33 psi and I got 19.8 mpg. Not as good as I've been getting on highway jaunts but not bad for around town.
And just for the record, this tank was about 90% to 95% on city streets, 35 to 45 mph, eco mode, premium gas, tires at 33 psi and I got 19.8 mpg. Not as good as I've been getting on highway jaunts but not bad for around town.
