Is there a fuel reserve when DTE=0, Needle on E?
07-30-2018, 02:55 PM
#1
Is there a fuel reserve when DTE=0, Needle on E?
The owners manual implies there's an "unspecified fuel reserve" once DTE=0. Anyone know if this is true?
Just curious if DTE=0 gives you any meaningful reserve. (on some vehicle I've seen as much as 50 miles of range left once DTE=0 and needle at E)
Anyone know the approx reserve on a F150 w/36 gallon tank on level ground. (I have no intention of pushing my luck, but curious if there is a meaningful reserve).
Just curious if DTE=0 gives you any meaningful reserve. (on some vehicle I've seen as much as 50 miles of range left once DTE=0 and needle at E)
Anyone know the approx reserve on a F150 w/36 gallon tank on level ground. (I have no intention of pushing my luck, but curious if there is a meaningful reserve).
07-30-2018, 03:00 PM
#2
The owners manual implies there's an "unspecified fuel reserve" once DTE=0. Anyone know if this is true?
Just curious if DTE=0 gives you any meaningful reserve. (on some vehicle I've seen as much as 50 miles of range left once DTE=0 and needle at E)
Anyone know the approx reserve on a F150 w/36 gallon tank on level ground. (I have no intention of pushing my luck, but curious if there is a meaningful reserve).
Just curious if DTE=0 gives you any meaningful reserve. (on some vehicle I've seen as much as 50 miles of range left once DTE=0 and needle at E)
Anyone know the approx reserve on a F150 w/36 gallon tank on level ground. (I have no intention of pushing my luck, but curious if there is a meaningful reserve).
I like to fill it up a bit sooner than that point.
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davefr (07-30-2018)
07-30-2018, 03:09 PM
#3
Senior Member
DTE is a calculated value, I would not rely on it to prevent running out of gas in the first place.
That said, I've been 50+ miles after it hit '0' and still only put in 33 gallons.
That said, I've been 50+ miles after it hit '0' and still only put in 33 gallons.
07-30-2018, 03:56 PM
#6
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When I was trying to test drive the F150 I actually bought, it was parked nose down on a decent downslope on the dealers lot. It started but died, then would not start. DTE was about 25 or so IIRC. Point is, if parked on a slope nose down, ain't gonna start and run long enough to get anywhere.
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Blackbuzzard (12-14-2018)
07-30-2018, 03:57 PM
#7
Yes, there is, but keep in mind that the tank is long, narrow, and along the main axis of the vehicle. That extra capacity is to ensure the fuel pump can actually pick up the fuel... run it way low, then get on an incline (or worse, a decline) and you're going to have a bad time.
Running that low is also bad on the fuel pump, since it will no longer be submerged in fuel and will thus run much hotter.
Running that low is also bad on the fuel pump, since it will no longer be submerged in fuel and will thus run much hotter.
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flyingcoach2 (07-30-2018)
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07-30-2018, 04:01 PM
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Yes, there is, but keep in mind that the tank is long, narrow, and along the main axis of the vehicle. That extra capacity is to ensure the fuel pump can actually pick up the fuel... run it way low, then get on an incline (or worse, a decline) and you're going to have a bad time.
Running that low is also bad on the fuel pump, since it will no longer be submerged in fuel and will thus run much hotter.
Running that low is also bad on the fuel pump, since it will no longer be submerged in fuel and will thus run much hotter.
Leon McKee
07-30-2018, 04:05 PM
#9
Yes, there is, but keep in mind that the tank is long, narrow, and along the main axis of the vehicle. That extra capacity is to ensure the fuel pump can actually pick up the fuel... run it way low, then get on an incline (or worse, a decline) and you're going to have a bad time.
Running that low is also bad on the fuel pump, since it will no longer be submerged in fuel and will thus run much hotter.
Running that low is also bad on the fuel pump, since it will no longer be submerged in fuel and will thus run much hotter.
