Yesterday I was driving around in an unfamiliar area, and realized I was low on gas. The light came on, and I immediately looked for a gas station. I originally seeked out a Mobil since I have the "Speed Pass" but all pumps were out of order. I then just searched on my phone for the next gas station, it was about 2.5-3 miles away. It took me about 10-15 minutes to get there as there was heavy traffic as it was rush hour. I believe by the time I filled up it was "Range: 20 miles" and blinking. I filled up the tank full and it was about 17+ gallons for a total of $71 bucks

I was reading that this could cause damage to fuel injectors, as they use the fuel to keep cool? I wasn't flooring it or anything with the low gas, but was driving normal. The car did feel a little different, although it could have been in my head...

Thanks guys!

 

Probably just in your head, car has a pretty big reserve. I've been surprised a few times when the range light flashes w/ less than 20 miles and I fill up and still have about 3 gallons left. I guess they don't want you to have to call Infiniti road service

 

i have driven quit a long ways with the range not even displaying any distance and still had a few gallons left

 

How big is the entire G37 sedan tank? Is it 20 gallons? So even with the gas light on and when I got to the gas station, still 3 gallons left?

 

It's in your head. No harm came to your car from being a little low on gas. If you got to where you were going, fuel was still flowing through your system. I have run completely out. More than once. No problem.

Yes, the G has a 20 gallon tank. There is a reserve even when it reads completely empty. About 2.5 gallons or so.

 

I've actually never ran out of gas...that sounds scary! Especially if you're in the middle of no where...

 

Scary...or thrilling?
Everytime I see one of these threads it reminds me of Kramer.

 

I was thinking that, ha ha.
Even when it shows 0 miles you have a little bit left.

 

Bring a gas can with you and find out just how much further beyond E you can go...

 

im curious as to when the reserve tank actually kicks in

last week i drove until the range said " --- " plus a few miles and it ran normal...no sputtering.

im not too sure about whether you can ruin ur injectors. i heard that sometimes there are sediments sitting in the bottom of your tank...but i cant validate it

 

LOL, that is exactly what I was thinking!

 

How much sun is too much sun?

Which hand do you use to open the car door?

Did I hurt the car when I farted? It was pretty bad.

And so on and so forth. Go look at the OP's thread history. Seriously, go take a look.


I'm no psychiatrist, nor a betting man... but I'd wager that's where 99% of your problems reside, Brad.

 

Classic

 

I suspect the fuel pump (not the fuel injectors) is cooled somewhat by the gasoline. Part of the reason for the large reserve is to perhaps preserve the fuel pump. Just a guess. If you're worried, just fill up at quarter tank....or buy a 100,000 mile warranty and never worry about it. Life is too short to worry about a bunch of small stuff. I regularly ran my 2010 very low before filling...and never had a problem. Will continue to do the same on my 2013.

 

OP it is ALWAYS just in your head