Actual Gas Tank Capacity/Low Fuel Lite
#16
08-16-2018, 09:25 PM
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#17
08-17-2018, 04:19 AM
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Looks correct to me...
Ford does NOT want to be pulled into Court because the NOT-Calibrated fuel metering system.. runs out of fuel.
must needed
Calibrated metering system
Calibrated fuel tank
Calibrated fuel pickup and pump.
in the mid 80's I added an aftermarket travel computer to my 84 Buick Electra .... as it had adjustments and I got real close on distance and remaining fuel in tank... but it took like 10 fill-up's.
Ford does NOT want to be pulled into Court because the NOT-Calibrated fuel metering system.. runs out of fuel.
must needed
Calibrated metering system
Calibrated fuel tank
Calibrated fuel pickup and pump.
in the mid 80's I added an aftermarket travel computer to my 84 Buick Electra .... as it had adjustments and I got real close on distance and remaining fuel in tank... but it took like 10 fill-up's.
#18
08-17-2018, 12:52 PM
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08-17-2018, 02:20 PM
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#20
08-25-2018, 06:39 PM
For over two years I filled my 2015 long bed by stopping after the second auto cutoff. But one day I kept filling about seven more auto cutoffs adding almost three gallons! My mte showed 15 miles. Then I was averaging 15.4 mpg. In the end I had added a little over 33 gallons! Whereas previously maybe 28 to 29. Don’t know the reason. So my opinion now is the miles to empty is very close to accurate.
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08-31-2018, 11:28 AM
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on my 2018 f250 6.2l ccsb, full is full, and i get about 29gal in it when i am down to 15mi to empty per the digital read out. My '14 tundra was the same except i could squeeze 5 or 6 gallons more after the pump shut off if i was patient enough to stand there waiting to dribble the extra in. The 6.2 does not give me that option, less than a gallon and the neck is filled. i was hoping maybe after a few tanks it would adjust the distance to empty, but that sounds unlikely. I also hoped the '18s would not have that same issue, again worng.
#23
09-08-2018, 07:00 PM
My 2017 CCLB is very close to bang-on. Converting from metric, the display read 37 miles to empty and the tank took 45.2 gallons. Average consumption that tank was 10 mpg (carrying a slide-in camper).
#24
09-09-2018, 06:56 AM
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#25
10-21-2018, 05:47 PM
My 16 F350 gives the same readout right at 49 miles to empty, all it takes is 29 gallons but my aftermarket receiver on the OEM Feature reading gives a "different miles to empty" which can be 100 miles or more depending on my mpg.
I was told at a dealer the reason is because of the fuel pump inside the gas tank, stays cooled by gasoline so it triggers the miles to empty even though you still have extra + miles really left in the tank.
I have always stopped refilling after the 2nd cut-off, I don't round out to the next dollar or next full gallon, by doing it this way my gallons used/mpg readout is spot on, even when I am towing. I do pause for 20 seconds after the 1st shut-off before I continue to the 2nd shut-off.
I was told at a dealer the reason is because of the fuel pump inside the gas tank, stays cooled by gasoline so it triggers the miles to empty even though you still have extra + miles really left in the tank.
I have always stopped refilling after the 2nd cut-off, I don't round out to the next dollar or next full gallon, by doing it this way my gallons used/mpg readout is spot on, even when I am towing. I do pause for 20 seconds after the 1st shut-off before I continue to the 2nd shut-off.
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10-22-2018, 05:41 PM
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I just filled up my 2019 CCSB for the 2nd time and the dash said I had 10 miles until empty. I put 30 gallons in it after the 2nd automatic shutoff at the pump. This gives me a 4 gallon cushion which I prefer. I can't tell you how many times I thought I was okay on a trip and then didn't come across a gas station for many miles while towing.
#30
10-31-2018, 05:36 AM
I did a trip with the RV out to CO and back to IN again just this September.
My "average" fuel economy was spot on accurate; always exactly right, or at worst, only 1/10th mpg off. Every tank was hand calculated, and the "average" function reset at each fill up. Every single tank was dead-on right, or only one-tenth off. Can't ask for much better than that. One time I ran it down pretty darn low once in an attempt to see how much I could fill; got about 32 gallons in it. The DTE at the time said something like 14 miles left, and I was averaging about 8.5mpg. Hence, two gallons would be akin to 17 miles of fuel ( 2gal x 8.5mi/gal= 17mi). Since it showed 14 mile of DTE, it was only 3 miles off. That's close enough for me to call it accurate.
My "average" fuel economy was spot on accurate; always exactly right, or at worst, only 1/10th mpg off. Every tank was hand calculated, and the "average" function reset at each fill up. Every single tank was dead-on right, or only one-tenth off. Can't ask for much better than that. One time I ran it down pretty darn low once in an attempt to see how much I could fill; got about 32 gallons in it. The DTE at the time said something like 14 miles left, and I was averaging about 8.5mpg. Hence, two gallons would be akin to 17 miles of fuel ( 2gal x 8.5mi/gal= 17mi). Since it showed 14 mile of DTE, it was only 3 miles off. That's close enough for me to call it accurate.