[DougCBJ]

30-40 miles in the v6. do it all the time. My dad says I'm going to burn up the fuel line???

[fastball]

Originally Posted by DougCBJ

30-40 miles in the v6. do it all the time. My dad says I'm going to burn up the fuel line???

Right theory, wrong part.

You could burn up the fuel PUMP. The fuel line will be there forever until the car turns into dust.

[jlagman]

Jerry cans are your friend.

When I first moved to Saskatchewan, I realized it was the complete opposite of what I grew up with in Ontario. Here in SK, you every gas station has diesel available, but only specific ones carry premium gas.

[DougCBJ]

Originally Posted by fastball

Right theory, wrong part.

You could burn up the fuel PUMP. The fuel line will be there forever until the car turns into dust.

sorry yeah, he says fuel pump.

[BluinSC]

Depends on your driving but for me is 56 miles on my SS

[Shaq74]

mine stats starts alerting me at 50 then it gets down to 30, after that it just states Low

[BluinSC]

Originally Posted by Shaq74

mine stats starts alerting me at 50 then it gets down to 30, after that it just states Low

Yes it does that. My 14 Impala does the same. Just gotta find a station quick at that point. lol

[TEEZYSS]

Thank you for the info guys!! I pulled into work yesterday and the light came on. I was just curious because I know ever car is different.

[iPODFAN11]

In my Colorado Diesel, it comes on with approximately 2 gallons left in the tank, based on the fuel range counter and my average MPG. So, I would imagine that it applies to pretty much all GM vehicles, approx. 2-3 gallons left.

[Tankman]

Found out yesterday on my 2.0 turbo = 58 miles (94kms).

[Nfg2ss]

Originally Posted by SixgenSix

Yesterday my gas light came on and when I filled up it took about 17.60 gallons. So there was a good gallon or so left to go.

Same here. Light came on, I drove another 5-10 minutes, easy driving on back roads behind someone going exactly the speed limit. When I filled up it took almost 18 gallons.

I don't usually let it get below a 1/4 tank, it's happened twice so far. Makes me twitchy, like if I get on it too much, I'll use up what's left really fast.

[ctrlz]

I believe we have two fuel pumps, low pressure in tank and high pressure up front.
I am not a fan of letting the gas get low enough for the warning light to come on. From what I have read, the fuel in the tank helps prolong the pump life by keeping it cooler, both by uninterrupted flow through the pump and a heat sink effect from the pump being surrounded by liquid fuel. On older cars there was also the issue of picking up sediment as the fuel level got lower, which wasn't such a big deal when the fuel filter was easy to get to. Now the filter is in the pump and hard to access.
My wife was a chronic "drive it till the DTE hits single digits" driver. Then she burned out the fuel pump in her Audi A4. Only electric fuel pump I've had to replace in a modern car, so I tend to believe logic about cooling and pump longevity.

[SioSpawn]

I watched the "remaining miles" screen as I was about to hit E and the last number it displayed before telling me low fuel was 44 miles.

[JT58]

Very bad to drive this way. You should not let your tank get below 1/4. Many reasons- keep your fuel pump cooler, condensation in the tank, etc. I always gas up at 1/3 tank.