I poured 15 gallons yesterday, that is my record.

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Dean, Is someone dumping a little sumped avgas in at work while you're out buzzing around?

 

No AvGas where I work, just pure JP4:thumbs_up:
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Yes, I work for those Canadian fellows.

 

The RAV4 has a 60 liter tank--doesn't matter if it's made in Japan or Canada, or sold in N. America, Europe, or the Far East. I've checked the spec sheets and even the diesel RAV4's have a 60 liter (15.9 gallon) tank. From what I've read, 60 liters is a standard size for small Japanese cars. The reason is if they went with a larger tank, the manufacturer is taxed as if it's a larger car. For example, my daughter's Altima also has a 60 liter tank, while my mother's larger Maxima has a 70 liter tank.

 

Fuel Capacity

Hi Dean,

I have the same problem and mine too fills upto max 12.7 Gallons. Did you find out what the problem is?

 

Wildly inaccurate fuel gauge. Makes the small tank seem even smaller. Used to always refill at about 1/4 tank. On my Rav4 if I do that I only put in about 9 gal. Running it 10-20 miles after the fuel light comes on lets me put in about 12.7-12.9 gal. To put in 15 gal I would have to drive about 75 miles after the fuel light comes on.

 

My fuel gauge is on the money, extremely accurate. I've never driven it until the low fuel light comes on but doesn't that usually mean there is about 3 gallons left? I fail to see why this would be a problem :shrug:

 

1/4 tank showing. 9 gal or less fills it up so actual level is closer to 1/2 tank. So filling up at 1/4 showing gives a range of about 225 miles. That could be a problem for some folks. My wife refuses to let it go below 1/4.

 

Like RF, my gauge seems to be very accurate. The other day the needle was at EXACTLY 1/2 and I filled it up. Took just a little under 8 gallons. And when the low fuel light comes on I have about 4 gallons left.

 

i have the same problem, i was at a quarter tank the other day, and filled up and it only took a tad above 9 gallons. does the reserve 3 gallons happen when the tank shows us that it is empty?

 

this is all good info. i had similar questions about the gas light. i've driven a few miles with it on and was always curious to know how far it'd go. i never remember how many gallons i've filled it up. only had the car a few months.

 

You have a little more than 2.5 US gallons when the light comes on. Not sure if all can be used though i.e. when car stalls you might still have some unused gas in the tank ... like I discovered on my Mazda 6

 

I filled up today and the range was 60 miles. Topped off at 11.3

 

According to this website (Tank on Empty: Toyota RAV4 ), the average distance to empty, after the light, on the RAV4 is about 33 miles.

 

I don't think I've ever reached 13 gallons at fill up, but I almost always wait for the light.
Good to know I've got plenty of buffer, plus it's generally a good not to run the tank dry anyway.

According to this website (Tank on Empty: Toyota RAV4 ), the average distance to empty, after the light, on the RAV4 is about 33 miles.

That can't be right...I've run it close to 33 miles after the light, and even at 13 gallons to fill up, there's still almost 3 gallons left in the tank.
It looks like that's just what people have said they've driven after the light turns on...and then filled up; not how far they've gotten after the light turns on to run the tank dry.

 

Aside: Mentioned earlier, but I cannot find the net-source - in Australia they offered an auxiliary gas tank that fed the stock tank. Australia is vast and if you want to drive into the interior you NEED lots of fuel.

I would be very grateful if anyone can find that source again.
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I filled up yesterday when the gauge was just below 1/4. It took 11.8 gallons.

I guess the calibration varies between cars.

 

just filled up again from exactly a quarter of a tank, 9.68 gallons went into the tank.

 

Just filled yesterday right on a quarter, got 10.7 gallons IIRC.

A gas gauge is not a super precise measurement, nor does it need to be. And I suspect gas pump calibrations also vary more than they are supposed to, which would impact alleged fill quantity.

 

Just bought our 2010 in January. I topped off the 3/4 tank the dealer gave me at the first station. Drove home from Ohio, then had to go back with Wifey to pick my car back up. Then the next day, Wifey ran around and I had to take it and fill it up. Pulling into the station the light came on and the needle was less than 1/8 tank. I put 12.5 gallons in it.

My wife used 1/4 tank going to work (or anywhere for that matter, we live near nothing.) I filled it up for her every 3 days work. I'm finding the Rav4 is the same, she uses 1/4 tank going to work. The big difference is, it would take $49 to fill up the old Tribute at the now high price and it takes less than $40 to fill up the RAV4. Helps a little since I fill my tank once a week just under half a tank and fill hers twice a week at 1/4 tank.

 

When the light comes on and I drive around until the needle is on E, I put in about 13.3-13.5 gallons so the reserve on E is about 2.5 gallons for me.

 

The only accurate way of calculating mileage is miles driven since last fill-up divided by amount of fuel added to fill-up again, using the auto pump shutoff as the full reference point.

 

I was doing the math backwards....:wall i was taking the number of miles driven and just dividing it by say 8 gallons for a half tank. I will do the new way next fill up and let you guys know how it came out.

 

That's better than what I had witnessed.

I saw a girl post that her car gets worse gas mileage as the price goes up. She was calculating miles driven by $ amount paid for the gas, LOL.

342 miles / $48 put in the tank, 7.1 mpg. Not very good gas mileage, LOL.

 

If you want to get really accurate, try to use the exact same pump if possible as each pump, even at the same station, can have different cut-offs. Drive until at least half the tank is used (the more the better) to have a more accurate reading.

 

thanks will do. right now im at about a tad less then half a tank so when i get closer to a quarter tank i will save the receipt and then do the math when i get home. hopefully my v6 is getting too bad of milage

 

filled up tonight after a quarter of a tank, 19.8 mpg for the v6 commuting to and from college for classes and work. not too bad for mostly stop and go driving

 

Now that we've had it more than a month, my wife is averaging 25 mpg, and she's no featherlite on the throttle :thumbs_up: Gotta love living out in the country.

 

Okay so I decided to get it as low as my nerves could possibly take and got it down to 20 miles left on the range and like most of you and filled 12.7 gal

 

If you want to really find out just carry a couple gallons in one of those new totally sealed gas "cans" and run it out.

I actually used to calibrate the gas gauges on all my cars, engineer style. I'd run them out in my garage by disconnecting the return fuel line and draw a diagram of the needle positions as I added a gallon at a time.

 

I have gone 60 miles after the light turned on and still only managed to put in 14.2 gallons.

 

This discussion reminds me of the Seinfeld when Kramer and the car salesman see just how long they can go after hitting E on the gauge...