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Old 12-11-2018, 10:12 PM
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I have a 2013 ecoboost and I ran out of gas when the miles to empty were around 70. Sometimes I leave my engine running while eating lunch and I thought maybe that threw off the readings so I reset the mpg average. Then a couple weeks later I ran out again around 80 miles showing left. I don't park on an incline/decline and there are no hills that would change it. Not sure what the issue is but any help would appreciated
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the motor running idle while parked should not cause the readings to get thrown off. how many miles to empty did it show when you reset the mpg average?
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I was out of gas so I put 9 gallons in then reset the mpg. I believe it was around 180 miles to empty.
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Why not just fill the tank? I'll never understand I guess....

My tank never gets below 1/2 - when it gets close I fill it.

I think your fuel gauge might work better if you filled it a couple times and don't let it go below 1/4 before filling it again. This just might let the gauge reset itself to a proper reading,.



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