This has been irritating me for years...I just dealt with it, but finally after running out of fuel for the (probably, no joke) 15th time today, I want to actually figure out what the hell is wrong.
Its kind of funny actually, most of the time I run out, ill get a dead (accelerator) pedal, engine RPM's slowly drop and then stalls, and as im coasting to the side of the road, between the time the engine actually shuts off to the time I stop coasting, the low fuel light comes on and [DING-DING-DING] "fuel level low" in the driver info center. Thanks a lot, jackass fuel sending unit. I know I should probably pay more attention to the fuel gauge, but whatever level its at, it really doesnt catch my attention/really dont think about it until the light comes on. And, as I just said, the light seems to come on AS Im coasting to the side of the road.
As long as I can remember, I have NEVER put more than ~22 gallons in the truck. Even rocking the thing, waiting for the foam to dissipate, etc I still cant get anywhere NEAR 26 gallons in the tank. I realize not all the 26 gallons are usable, but I hear of lots of guys claiming they have put 27 gallons in their short bed tanks, 38 gallons in their long bed tanks blah blah blah.
Luckily, most of the times Ive run out, ive had a gallon of ATF or Rotella in my tool box so I just throw that in and thats enough to make it to the gas station where I can fill up with diesel.
Even when I literally run out of fuel (and put a gallon of diesel, ATF, motor oil, whatever I have with me that a dmax will run on), I get to the gas station, and the pump clicks off at, you guessed it, 21ish gallons. So I figure at absolute BEST, my "26 gallon" tank has no more than 22ish MAYBE 23 "usable" gallons.
I havent screwed with the fuel level sensor calibration in EFILive, because it seems to be pretty accurate. The Tech 2 reads roughly the correct gallons, but theres just "something" that is preventing me from using those last 5 gallons or so.
Is anyone else's truck like this? Im too busy to mess around with dropping the tank or pulling the bed, but could my fuel pickup be messed up somehow? 5" of crap in the bottom of the tank??? Im lost...
Its kind of funny actually, most of the time I run out, ill get a dead (accelerator) pedal, engine RPM's slowly drop and then stalls, and as im coasting to the side of the road, between the time the engine actually shuts off to the time I stop coasting, the low fuel light comes on and [DING-DING-DING] "fuel level low" in the driver info center. Thanks a lot, jackass fuel sending unit. I know I should probably pay more attention to the fuel gauge, but whatever level its at, it really doesnt catch my attention/really dont think about it until the light comes on. And, as I just said, the light seems to come on AS Im coasting to the side of the road.
As long as I can remember, I have NEVER put more than ~22 gallons in the truck. Even rocking the thing, waiting for the foam to dissipate, etc I still cant get anywhere NEAR 26 gallons in the tank. I realize not all the 26 gallons are usable, but I hear of lots of guys claiming they have put 27 gallons in their short bed tanks, 38 gallons in their long bed tanks blah blah blah.
Luckily, most of the times Ive run out, ive had a gallon of ATF or Rotella in my tool box so I just throw that in and thats enough to make it to the gas station where I can fill up with diesel.
Even when I literally run out of fuel (and put a gallon of diesel, ATF, motor oil, whatever I have with me that a dmax will run on), I get to the gas station, and the pump clicks off at, you guessed it, 21ish gallons. So I figure at absolute BEST, my "26 gallon" tank has no more than 22ish MAYBE 23 "usable" gallons.
I havent screwed with the fuel level sensor calibration in EFILive, because it seems to be pretty accurate. The Tech 2 reads roughly the correct gallons, but theres just "something" that is preventing me from using those last 5 gallons or so.
Is anyone else's truck like this? Im too busy to mess around with dropping the tank or pulling the bed, but could my fuel pickup be messed up somehow? 5" of crap in the bottom of the tank??? Im lost...
