How much have you put in to the car on a fillup?

batlin · 07-17-2007, 02:28 PM

I knew i was running low since the iDrive was screaming at me and it said i had 13 miles left..

So i decided i better get gas.. i am a huge procrastinator when i am dealing with filling up.. anyways i filled up and i put 15.875 gallons in!!! doesnt the tank only have like 15.9? wow.. what is the most you guys have done?
BTW it is a 335 coupe....

yohanesaw · 07-17-2007, 02:32 PM

really?! I thought it's 16. I always fill up at the last quarter so it's around 12

AndreyATC · 07-17-2007, 02:36 PM

doesnt it have a reserve of about 2.5 gal?
totalling 18 or so

OC Guy · 07-17-2007, 02:42 PM

I've never put in over 14.x gallons. My mileage says around 50 something left.

TRZ06 · 07-17-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreyATC

doesnt it have a reserve of about 2.5 gal?
totalling 18 or so

I thought the manual says "16.1 including the reserve"??

AndreyATC · 07-17-2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TRZ06

I thought the manual says "16.1 including the reserve"??

So the E9x tank is smaller than E46?

normtrum · 07-17-2007, 03:05 PM

Ya there's been several threads about the potential for some bad shit that can happen by letting your car go all the way to the end of a tank of gas. Something about the deposits that can get left at the bottom of your gas tank and find their way into places where you don't want them to go.

Some of the experts can chime in here, but there's a reason you're i-drive/yellow indicator warns you when you get low. In answer to your question, I fill up with with probably around 3 gallons still left in my car.

UncleWede · 07-17-2007, 03:29 PM

On our road trip I got off some side road that Garmin told me to take getting home. It showed I would intersect I-40 and I knew there would be a gas station there. As I pulled up, I noticed a LOT of cars leaving the station, just pulling in and leaving. I thought maybe they were out, then I saw teh sign: regular, $4.75/gal

Car told me I had 32 miles, Garmin told my wife the closest real station was 26 miles. So I hop on I-40 and set cruise back to 90. Pretty soon car is constantly counting down mile to like 20, I ask "Just how much further?" She checks, and now the closest gas station is 40+!!! She failed to noticed the closet that came up was NOT along our route. Recalc, it shows 32 miles (Ludlow) and car is showing 24. "Well honey, I know it's 105 outside, but I gotta turn of the A/C." I slow down, draft behind trucks uphill, nuetral down hills. We get to Ludlow with 12 miles showing on the dash. I put in 15.975. ASSUMING the 32.1 mpg the car was calculating, I had about .4 gals left.

jrod1014 · 07-17-2007, 03:36 PM

I've put in as much as 16.4 but its usually 16.1... I usually don't fill up until the DTE says less than 10mi.

E90330iS · 07-17-2007, 03:47 PM

The reserve tank is 0.2 gal I think 15.9 tank + reserve = 16.1 gal. I did a 16 gal fill up ones and I posted the same thread haha

yellowg555 · 07-17-2007, 04:01 PM

Lowest I let it get to was when DTE said 15 miles. I filled up 15.9 gallons. Usually I fill it up when it says 75-100 miles.

dmboone25 · 07-17-2007, 04:03 PM

Once, on my 328i E92, the DTE said 15 miles and I put in somewhere around 15 gallons. Never more than that though.

AndreyATC · 07-17-2007, 04:07 PM

as far as e46 goes, i can run on *** (showing 0 miles left) for another 40miles
Meaning it goes to reserve and 40mil is roughly 2 gallons
Read your manuals guys, i dont believe e9x tank is smaller than e46s

LACA335i · 07-17-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by normtrum

Ya there's been several threads about the potential for some bad shit that can happen by letting your car go all the way to the end of a tank of gas. Something about the deposits that can get left at the bottom of your gas tank and find their way into places where you don't want them to go.

Some of the experts can chime in here, but there's a reason you're i-drive/yellow indicator warns you when you get low. In answer to your question, I fill up with with probably around 3 gallons still left in my car.

according to the rule, You need about 10 percent empty on a full tank. The 10 percent rule is telling you that it is for reserving the fuel vapor ... Otherwise, you are driving BOMB.

Dr_Dirt · 07-17-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by normtrum

Ya there's been several threads about the potential for some bad shit that can happen by letting your car go all the way to the end of a tank of gas. Something about the deposits that can get left at the bottom of your gas tank and find their way into places where you don't want them to go.

Some of the experts can chime in here, but there's a reason you're i-drive/yellow indicator warns you when you get low. In answer to your question, I fill up with with probably around 3 gallons still left in my car.

I wonder if the low fuel levels might be a factor in the fuel pump failures.
Low fuel reserves = possible deposits being drawn into the fuel pump?

TheAcAvenger · 07-17-2007, 04:48 PM

Its usually low 14s. For some reason, all my local Shells were out of premium, so I almost ran out of gas in my E39 yesterday. I filled it up for 17.489 gallons!!!!!

e90owner1 · 07-17-2007, 04:52 PM

ive gone all the way to empty lol

UncleWede · 07-17-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by e90owner1

ive gone all the way to empty lol

And how much did you put back in?

d3l0n · 07-17-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by batlin

I knew i was running low since the iDrive was screaming at me and it said i had 13 miles left..

So i decided i better get gas.. i am a huge procrastinator when i am dealing with filling up.. anyways i filled up and i put 15.875 gallons in!!! doesnt the tank only have like 15.9? wow.. what is the most you guys have done?
BTW it is a 335 coupe....

I have done $55 here in NYC.. it was about 15.9. Sometimes I drive to the edge lol.. (sort of) to the point where it it says "-- mls remaining" in other words "you're on your own, i give up!" lol

doubleapex · 07-17-2007, 05:17 PM

fuel capacity for all 2007 3 series coupes, cabs and sedans is 16.1 gal...

DasBlitz · 07-17-2007, 05:55 PM

Those saying it is bad to go near empty are kind of like the ones that say you need to change your oil before dealer does. It is a brand new car should not be much gunk and what not.

I have driven my car numerous times to near empty. Allows your car to be lighter which is always good.

Shoot, just today I went to the ---mls point. I knew I had 40 left so wasnt worried.

d3l0n · 07-17-2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DasBlitz

Those saying it is bad to go near empty are kind of like the ones that say you need to change your oil before dealer does. It is a brand new car should not be much gunk and what not.

I have driven my car numerous times to near empty. Allows your car to be lighter which is always good.

Shoot, just today I went to the ---mls point. I knew I had 40 left so wasnt worried.

40 what left??????????

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yohanesaw Newbie 7 Rep 86 Posts Drives: Black E92 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335 [0.00]	really?! I thought it's 16. I always fill up at the last quarter so it's around 12
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OC Guy General 539 Rep 18,123 Posts Drives: AW 335D E90 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irvine/Aliso Viejo, CA iTrader: (9) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	I've never put in over 14.x gallons. My mileage says around 50 something left. __________________ Current: 2010 Alpine White 335D LCI l 19" BBS LMs l KW V2 Coilovers l BMW Performance Grilles l MSport Front/Rear l Karbonwerke Trunk l F1 Pinnacle Tint 35% Former: E92 Space Grey 335i Latest pics
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normtrum Colonel 52 Rep 2,225 Posts Drives: e90 335i, e46 330i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PNW iTrader: (1)	Ya there's been several threads about the potential for some bad shit that can happen by letting your car go all the way to the end of a tank of gas. Something about the deposits that can get left at the bottom of your gas tank and find their way into places where you don't want them to go. Some of the experts can chime in here, but there's a reason you're i-drive/yellow indicator warns you when you get low. In answer to your question, I fill up with with probably around 3 gallons still left in my car.
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18027 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	On our road trip I got off some side road that Garmin told me to take getting home. It showed I would intersect I-40 and I knew there would be a gas station there. As I pulled up, I noticed a LOT of cars leaving the station, just pulling in and leaving. I thought maybe they were out, then I saw teh sign: regular, $4.75/gal Car told me I had 32 miles, Garmin told my wife the closest real station was 26 miles. So I hop on I-40 and set cruise back to 90. Pretty soon car is constantly counting down mile to like 20, I ask "Just how much further?" She checks, and now the closest gas station is 40+!!! She failed to noticed the closet that came up was NOT along our route. Recalc, it shows 32 miles (Ludlow) and car is showing 24. "Well honey, I know it's 105 outside, but I gotta turn of the A/C." I slow down, draft behind trucks uphill, nuetral down hills. We get to Ludlow with 12 miles showing on the dash. I put in 15.975. ASSUMING the 32.1 mpg the car was calculating, I had about .4 gals left.
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jrod1014 Private 4 Rep 96 Posts Drives: SG/CR BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	I've put in as much as 16.4 but its usually 16.1... I usually don't fill up until the DTE says less than 10mi. __________________ 2007 Sparking Graphite/Coral Red BMW 335i Coupé, 6MT (ZPP, ZSP, CA)
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E90330iS Major General 143 Rep 6,333 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arcadia, California iTrader: (56) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	The reserve tank is 0.2 gal I think 15.9 tank + reserve = 16.1 gal. I did a 16 gal fill up ones and I posted the same thread haha __________________ 2017 BMW M4 DCT Lease Transfer: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...8#post23736398
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yellowg555 First Lieutenant 9 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (0)	Lowest I let it get to was when DTE said 15 miles. I filled up 15.9 gallons. Usually I fill it up when it says 75-100 miles. __________________ 2006 Jet Black 325i, ZPP, ZSP, Steptronic Auto, Navi, Xenon
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TheAcAvenger Brigadier General 134 Rep 3,132 Posts Drives: 2018 R35 GTR / 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 757 > Nova > Denver iTrader: (1)	Its usually low 14s. For some reason, all my local Shells were out of premium, so I almost ran out of gas in my E39 yesterday. I filled it up for 17.489 gallons!!!!! __________________ 2018 R35 GT-R Cicio800 \| 2007 E92 335i - RB Turbos, TC Kline DA Coils, HPA M3 Suspension, Quaife LSD, Stoptech BBK, JB4, FuelIT, AR Downpipes, RDSport Quads, Stett OC, Helix IC, Volk TE-37, Vorsteiner V-35, OSS Headlights \| Retired - 2015 F82 M4
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e90owner1 Private First Class 28 Rep 175 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: candyland iTrader: (2)	ive gone all the way to empty lol
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doubleapex BMW Fan 13 Rep 138 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i cp Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aliso Viejo, CA iTrader: (0)	fuel capacity for all 2007 3 series coupes, cabs and sedans is 16.1 gal...
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DasBlitz Major 62 Rep 1,141 Posts Drives: bmw 328i 07 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: new england iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00]	Those saying it is bad to go near empty are kind of like the ones that say you need to change your oil before dealer does. It is a brand new car should not be much gunk and what not. I have driven my car numerous times to near empty. Allows your car to be lighter which is always good. Shoot, just today I went to the ---mls point. I knew I had 40 left so wasnt worried. __________________
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