well thats not good lol
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I'm not a ASE certified mechanic and never seen a gas tank opened up but I do have a 12 years old Honda Accord with 162k miles that still running good. I always fill it with gas when the low fuel light comes on and the needle is on E (hate stopping for gas). Never had a problem with the fuel pump, none. If the Mustang can't handle this then Ford did something wrong.
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Edit: Almost forgot. Thank you to the OP for posting this. I've seen 0 miles to E more than once but I always knew it wasn't really 0. Now we know.
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I'm not a ASE certified mechanic and never seen a gas tank opened up but I do have a 12 years old Honda Accord with 162k miles that still running good. I always fill it with gas when the low fuel light comes on and the needle is on E (hate stopping for gas). Never had a problem with the fuel pump, none. If the Mustang can't handle this then Ford did something wrong.
I am sure most people do not change oil at the right time/miles either... doesnt make it ok or a good idea.
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Edit: Almost forgot. Thank you to the OP for posting this. I've seen 0 miles to E more than once but I always knew it wasn't really 0. Now we know.
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Originally Posted by newpony
Well I'm planning on running mine that way so without asking I'll be playing Mythbuster on this one.
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have fun... not my repair bill or time waiting at the dealer.
If you think I'm bad I have two friends that are even worst. They run their cars a little longer with the fuel light turns on. Both have over 80k miles on their vehicles and so far no issues yet. Granted both are not performance vehicles and both are Toyotas. The only know issue I've seen is with one friend's Dodge Magnum. If you run below 1/4 tank you run the risk of the car unexpectedly shutting off. He said is a known issues with the Magnum although I couldn't find many discussions about this in forums.
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Originally Posted by newpony
Well almost 17k miles on my car and so far so good.
If you think I'm bad I have two friends that are even worst. They run their cars a little longer with the fuel light turns on. Both have over 80k miles on their vehicles and so far no issues yet. Granted both are not performance vehicles and both are Toyotas. The only know issue I've seen is with one friend's Dodge Magnum. If you run below 1/4 tank you run the risk of the car unexpectedly shutting off. He said is a known issues with the Magnum although I couldn't find many discussions about this in forums.
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Well almost 17k miles on my car and so far so good.
If you think I'm bad I have two friends that are even worst. They run their cars a little longer with the fuel light turns on. Both have over 80k miles on their vehicles and so far no issues yet. Granted both are not performance vehicles and both are Toyotas. The only know issue I've seen is with one friend's Dodge Magnum. If you run below 1/4 tank you run the risk of the car unexpectedly shutting off. He said is a known issues with the Magnum although I couldn't find many discussions about this in forums.
If you think I'm bad I have two friends that are even worst. They run their cars a little longer with the fuel light turns on. Both have over 80k miles on their vehicles and so far no issues yet. Granted both are not performance vehicles and both are Toyotas. The only know issue I've seen is with one friend's Dodge Magnum. If you run below 1/4 tank you run the risk of the car unexpectedly shutting off. He said is a known issues with the Magnum although I couldn't find many discussions about this in forums.
you are either doing something for for the car ro something bad.. which one do you pick??
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I would figure that when the 50 miles to empty comes on, that is somewhat before the point when the remaining fuel might start to have issues keeping the pump cool enough. Most will fill up very soon after the low fuel indication shows up or sooner. Plus, there just might be a system to shut the pump down before it actually burns up as that would be a bad thing to have happen in a near empty tank.
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think he should trade it in for a nice honda. hear they do well with people that like to do stupid thigns to cars.
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you seem like a nice guy who washs his car and gets the oil changed and puts in good gas and buys a go fast part every now and then.. so why do something bad that can be helped by not being lazy? Like has been stated by me and a dealer tech and Al... its bad due to heat..
you are either doing something for for the car ro something bad.. which one do you pick??
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Haha I must be an ***hole to my car too lol. I run till I'm about 25 to E then fill up all the way. Can't think of a time I haven't filled up all the way.
Bring on the flames haha
Bring on the flames haha
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