How big is an Impreza gas tank?

poison · 04-14-2007, 10:57 AM

Dammit, my manual says 16.9 gallons or something insane, but my refill light goes on at just below a quarter tank, which takes about 10-11 to refill.

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BigWrecKs · 04-14-2007, 10:59 AM

the most i ever put in my WRX (05) was 13.7 gallons. Yes, the light was on for a while.

John C · 04-14-2007, 10:59 AM

Is the gas gauge linear? The temp certainly isn't.

bobturismo · 04-14-2007, 10:59 AM

which impreza?

poison · 04-14-2007, 11:05 AM

Ts (as if the put different gas tanks in each Impreza.)

bobturismo · 04-14-2007, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poison

Ts (as if the put different gas tanks in each Impreza.)

they did

Porter · 04-14-2007, 11:06 AM

Most Imprezas have a 15gal tank as far as I know. The '08s have a bigger tank with the new design.

munkis · 04-14-2007, 11:08 AM

read your owners manual.

it should be 16.9, but its something like 14.1 lmp gl (lamp gallons), thats all it shows on the gauge. This is to to give you a 2.6 to 2.8 reserve quantity so you dont run out of gas.

Porter · 04-14-2007, 11:09 AM

I've run out of gas before and cranked 14.95 gal in before it came out the filler neck.

*shrug*

I dunno.

Mrhappy · 04-14-2007, 11:10 AM

Yeah the manual states your reserve tank size. So unless you run the car with the light on for an extended period of time you won't ever have to fill it all the way back up.

Except apparently porter.

bobturismo · 04-14-2007, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porter

I've run out of gas before and cranked 14.95 gal in before it came out the filler neck.

*shrug*

I dunno.

Just because your car stalled out, doesn't mean you exhausted every ounce of fuel in the tank.

poison · 04-14-2007, 11:12 AM

I'd be inclined to follow the owners manual, but as I said, my light comes on at a frackin quarter tank, and as this thread shows everyone says something different.

poison · 04-14-2007, 11:14 AM

Oh, and why do I only get 22mpg, eh?

It's all an interconnected conspiracy.

Porter · 04-14-2007, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poison

Oh, and why do I only get 22mpg, eh?

It's all an interconnected conspiracy.

I get 18... but I commute in the twisties at extra-legal speeds.

bobturismo · 04-14-2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poison

I'd be inclined to follow the owners manual, but as I said, my light comes on at a frackin quarter tank, and as this thread shows everyone says something different.

That's odd, bad ground somewhere maybe?

poison · 04-14-2007, 11:19 AM

Dunno. I fill up around 220 miles, which leads me to believe I'm driving something fun and ferocious, like a 6.0 GTO...then I hit the gas, and accelerate to 60 in 9.4.

Mrs.COS · 04-14-2007, 11:25 AM

the gas tank on my leggy is 16.9, and the light comes on at 2.9Gal left.

I read that in my manual, and have lived by it.

edkwon · 04-14-2007, 11:25 AM

not having the fuel computer in the Imprezas made it hard to determine, but at least on my new legacy ive run it very close to empty and actually filled it close to the stated 16.9 gallons. Plus my empty fuel light kicks in when i have an estimated 3-4 gallons left in the tank, usually when the trip computer indicates about 90 miles left in range.

Samirr76 · 04-14-2007, 11:32 AM

Legacy is 16.9 gallons. 1993-2001 Impreza is 14.9 gallons. 2002+ is 15.9 gallons. Look in the Owners Manual!

Realize you cannot use every drop of gas in the tank. So you can 'run out of gas' and still have gas in the tank. The fuel pickup is not touching the bottom of the tank, to reduce suction of dirt, etc. into the fuel pump. SO u cant use all 15.9 gal. or whatever.

If i fill up my bugeye right when the light comes on, I can put in 11-12 gallons. It seems like I can drive forever with the fuel light on and still never takes close to 15.9 gallons. I'm glad the light comes on when i have a few gallons left!

poison · 04-14-2007, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samirr76

Legacy is 16.9 gallons. 1993-2001 Impreza is 14.9 gallons. 2002+ is 15.9 gallons. Look in the Owners Manual!

If i fill up my bugeye right when the light comes on, I can put in 11-12 gallons. It seems like I can drive forever with the fuel light on and still never takes close to 15.9 gallons. I'm glad the light comes on when i have a few gallons left!

Right, exactly. So I have a 6 gallon reserve? PITA. I just want to know if I need to fill up after 10, or if I can live dangerously and go to 13.

emorphien · 04-14-2007, 11:42 AM

Mine is very linear as best I can tell, but it does say empty after about 14 gallons are gone. 2 gallons of reserve makes sense to me.

My old car was worse. For one thing the gauge wasn't linear at all. It was slow at first then sped up a little after the halfway mark. Even then empty meant it had only used about 10 or 11 of the 16 gallons.

Porter · 04-14-2007, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poison

Right, exactly. So I have a 6 gallon reserve? PITA. I just want to know if I need to fill up after 10, or if I can live dangerously and go to 13.

You can go to ~14gal consistently without a problem.

edkwon · 04-14-2007, 12:34 PM

My WRX fuel guage was really nonlinear. I think the top half represented the first 2/3 of the fuel tank and then when it hit the halfway mark, it dropped like a rock and i was hitting empty before i knew it.

The LGT fuel indicator is much more linear, it actually corresponds to my real fuel capacity and expected range. midway point really means a half tank.

Ed

mexicanpizza · 04-14-2007, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McDade

read your owners manual.

it should be 16.9, but its something like 14.1 lmp gl (lamp gallons), thats all it shows on the gauge. This is to to give you a 2.6 to 2.8 reserve quantity so you dont run out of gas.

What the hell is a lamp gallon?

It's imperial gallon (~1.2 US gallons).

baaahahahahha

orndog · 04-14-2007, 01:57 PM

I was about to point and laught too! Lamp gallon?

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04-14-2007, 10:59 AM	#2
BigWrecKs Scooby Newbie Member#: 93830 Join Date: Aug 2005 Chapter/Region: South East Vehicle: 2011 German Electrical Nightmare	the most i ever put in my WRX (05) was 13.7 gallons. Yes, the light was on for a while.

04-14-2007, 10:59 AM	#3
John C Scooby Specialist Member#: 4429 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Atlantic Canukistan Vehicle: 2006 9-3 SC Aero	Is the gas gauge linear? The temp certainly isn't.

04-14-2007, 10:59 AM	#4
bobturismo Scooby Specialist Member#: 42145 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cruizin' down the street in my Vehicle: 6-4 jockin da bish- es and slappin the ho's.	which impreza?

04-14-2007, 11:05 AM	#5
poison NASIOC Supporter Member#: 37678 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC	Ts (as if the put different gas tanks in each Impreza.)

04-14-2007, 11:06 AM	#7
Porter NASIOC Supporter Member#: 486 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Roanoke, VA Vehicle: 2004 Forester XT bug spattered	Most Imprezas have a 15gal tank as far as I know. The '08s have a bigger tank with the new design.

04-14-2007, 11:08 AM	#8
munkis Scooby Guru Member#: 1847 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: brokenmotorsports.com Vehicle: Team Broken: V6 GF rallyarmor.com	read your owners manual. it should be 16.9, but its something like 14.1 lmp gl (lamp gallons), thats all it shows on the gauge. This is to to give you a 2.6 to 2.8 reserve quantity so you dont run out of gas.

04-14-2007, 11:09 AM	#9
Porter NASIOC Supporter Member#: 486 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Roanoke, VA Vehicle: 2004 Forester XT bug spattered	I've run out of gas before and cranked 14.95 gal in before it came out the filler neck. shrug I dunno.

04-14-2007, 11:10 AM	#10
Mrhappy Scooby Specialist Member#: 31973 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2003 WRB WRX 2010 Corolla, aluminum	Yeah the manual states your reserve tank size. So unless you run the car with the light on for an extended period of time you won't ever have to fill it all the way back up. Except apparently porter.

04-14-2007, 11:12 AM	#12
poison NASIOC Supporter Member#: 37678 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC	I'd be inclined to follow the owners manual, but as I said, my light comes on at a frackin quarter tank, and as this thread shows everyone says something different.

04-14-2007, 11:14 AM	#13
poison NASIOC Supporter Member#: 37678 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC	Oh, and why do I only get 22mpg, eh? It's all an interconnected conspiracy.

04-14-2007, 11:19 AM	#16
poison NASIOC Supporter Member#: 37678 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC	Dunno. I fill up around 220 miles, which leads me to believe I'm driving something fun and ferocious, like a 6.0 GTO...then I hit the gas, and accelerate to 60 in 9.4.

04-14-2007, 11:25 AM	#17
Mrs.COS Scooby Specialist Member#: 30206 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: 99 2.5RS, 05 LGT Vehicle: 2005 Outback XT centralohiosubarus.com	the gas tank on my leggy is 16.9, and the light comes on at 2.9Gal left. I read that in my manual, and have lived by it.

04-14-2007, 11:25 AM	#18
edkwon Scooby Specialist Member#: 453 Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: 小さいӔ Vehicle: 2013 VT	not having the fuel computer in the Imprezas made it hard to determine, but at least on my new legacy ive run it very close to empty and actually filled it close to the stated 16.9 gallons. Plus my empty fuel light kicks in when i have an estimated 3-4 gallons left in the tank, usually when the trip computer indicates about 90 miles left in range.

04-14-2007, 11:32 AM	#19
Samirr76 Scooby Guru Member#: 4835 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Fl33tw00d, PA Vehicle: 2003 Baja 5MT Yellow w/ 220,000 miles	Legacy is 16.9 gallons. 1993-2001 Impreza is 14.9 gallons. 2002+ is 15.9 gallons. Look in the Owners Manual! Realize you cannot use every drop of gas in the tank. So you can 'run out of gas' and still have gas in the tank. The fuel pickup is not touching the bottom of the tank, to reduce suction of dirt, etc. into the fuel pump. SO u cant use all 15.9 gal. or whatever. If i fill up my bugeye right when the light comes on, I can put in 11-12 gallons. It seems like I can drive forever with the fuel light on and still never takes close to 15.9 gallons. I'm glad the light comes on when i have a few gallons left!

04-14-2007, 11:42 AM	#21
emorphien Scooby Newbie Member#: 83039 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Rochester, NY Vehicle: 2005 LegacyGT Ltd 5m ಠ_ಠ	Mine is very linear as best I can tell, but it does say empty after about 14 gallons are gone. 2 gallons of reserve makes sense to me. My old car was worse. For one thing the gauge wasn't linear at all. It was slow at first then sped up a little after the halfway mark. Even then empty meant it had only used about 10 or 11 of the 16 gallons.

04-14-2007, 12:34 PM	#23
edkwon Scooby Specialist Member#: 453 Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: 小さいӔ Vehicle: 2013 VT	My WRX fuel guage was really nonlinear. I think the top half represented the first 2/3 of the fuel tank and then when it hit the halfway mark, it dropped like a rock and i was hitting empty before i knew it. The LGT fuel indicator is much more linear, it actually corresponds to my real fuel capacity and expected range. midway point really means a half tank. Ed

04-14-2007, 01:57 PM	#25
orndog Scooby Specialist Member#: 34670 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Atlanta Vehicle: If she smokes she pokes	I was about to point and laught too! Lamp gallon?