john98103 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 This is a 2014, bought as a Ford CPO - nice car. I've had it for 2 weeks. Twice now, the fuel gauge says I'm low on fuel but when I fill it up, it only takes about 13 gallons; should be 16.5. Yesterday it said I had 18 miles left, and again 13.2 gallons Nozzle on the pump shuts off - full. Any ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 When it's on E there will be almost 2 gallons left as a reserve so 13 is pretty close with 18 miles left. There was a TSB for defective tanks that caused it to hold even less - have the dealer check to see if that was performed already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 This is a 2014, bought as a Ford CPO - nice car. I've had it for 2 weeks. Twice now, the fuel gauge says I'm low on fuel but when I fill it up, it only takes about 13 gallons; should be 16.5. Yesterday it said I had 18 miles left, and again 13.2 gallons Nozzle on the pump shuts off - full. Any ideas? Hi john98103, Have you had a chance to visit your dealer to get this checked out? Please let me know, along with your mileage, and I'll do some digging. Meagan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealGomer Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I spent over 25 years inspecting weights and measures and we got this complaint all the time. What is in the manual is the capacity of an empty, brand new, never installed, perfect tank. These do NOT exist in any car built in thw world. By the time any car gets to the dealer, that tank has been dinged, banged, dented, and what ever else. Second, keep in mind the tank often has a fuel pickup, fuel return, fuel pump, and other things in it.Third, unless the tank is perfectly level fore and aft, side to side, which is not physically possible once it is installed because of all the other items on a car, you will not an accurate reading. Fourth, the fuel gauge on most cars work on electrical resistance, not volumetric. In the US, fuel pumps at fuel stations are allowed 3 cu. in. varince per 5 gallons (1135 cu. in.). Electrical resistance gauges can be affected by humidity, evaporation, condensation, etc. People would also complain about too much fuel going in. The forget to take into account the volume in the filler pipe, the fuel lines, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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