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Lillydot · 03-24-2007, 03:01 PM

my dealer told me my 07 LB had an 11 gallon tank. i just filled it up the other day...i got almost 12 gallon in it! this car MUST have a 13 gallon tank! am i right?!

acrbill · 03-24-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lillydot

my dealer told me my 07 LB had an 11 gallon tank. i just filled it up the other day...i got almost 12 gallon in it! this car MUST have a 13 gallon tank! am i right?!

11.1 is the size of the actual tank. You have to take into account how much gas fills up the filler tube.

Kitt · 03-24-2007, 03:14 PM

he is right! the fuel vendor may be jacked...

brickhardmeat · 03-24-2007, 03:59 PM

Does the 11.1 count the reserve? Assuming there is a reserve. Guess it wouldn't be much but maybe a whole gallon in reserve.

Black Yaris · 03-24-2007, 04:20 PM

actuall tank size is 10.something gallons, you can always read your manual

daq421 · 03-24-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

Does the 11.1 count the reserve? Assuming there is a reserve. Guess it wouldn't be much but maybe a whole gallon in reserve.

No, no reserve.. just 11.1 gal (U.S.) tank and whatever it takes to fill the fill tube. As someone here mentioned, reading the manual is a good thing..
-Peter

60 Somethings · 03-24-2007, 10:28 PM

If their pumps are that inaccurate, buy your gas somewhere else!

91drggndime · 03-24-2007, 10:45 PM

i get gas as soon as the last bar starts blinking.. i can be 2 blocks away, it start blinking and ipull into a gas station and fill it up and i can STILL get 10-10.3 or so gallons into the car. So i am going to say that its a gallon on the filler neck alone.

PetersRedYaris · 03-24-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

actuall tank size is 10.something gallons, you can always read your manual

YOU read it in your manual; it's not 10.somthing, it's 11.1 gallons.

Lillydot · 04-01-2007, 10:40 PM

after my light starts blinking, i usually wait another 40 miles or so before i get gas. the light will start blinking faster and faster. usually if i wait this long, i can get a little under 12 gallons of gas in the car. it has to be the filler neck.

brickhardmeat · 04-01-2007, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

actuall tank size is 10.something gallons, you can always read your manual

oh you mean that thing in my glove box? yes, I guess I could take a look at that

static808 · 04-01-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lillydot

after my light starts blinking, i usually wait another 40 miles or so before i get gas. the light will start blinking faster and faster. usually if i wait this long, i can get a little under 12 gallons of gas in the car. it has to be the filler neck.

if you top it off, then you can put in more gas than the tank size, but thats ill-advised. more often than not, when people can put in more gas than what their tanks hold, its the station ripping you off. the "more" gas they sell you, the more they make. be sure the pumps have been recently inspected and approved by the proper civil departments, be it weights and measures or so forth. all the stations near me have dated and initialed stickers on all of their pumps certifying accuracy. i have yet to put in more gas than my tank can hold...

--B

daq421 · 04-02-2007, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 91drggndime

i get gas as soon as the last bar starts blinking.. i can be 2 blocks away, it start blinking and ipull into a gas station and fill it up and i can STILL get 10-10.3 or so gallons into the car. So i am going to say that its a gallon on the filler neck alone.

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You'll want to watch that... It my understanding that the car cools the fuel pump with gas in the tank, so running it down to the bottom is harder on the pump. May not matter, but I think the manual mentions filling up at 1/4 tank (two bars on the digital gauge) for just this reason.
-Peter

*Chris07LB* · 04-02-2007, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lillydot

after my light starts blinking, i usually wait another 40 miles or so before i get gas. the light will start blinking faster and faster. usually if i wait this long, i can get a little under 12 gallons of gas in the car. it has to be the filler neck.

Save yourself the trouble... there were a few members doing this, and it ruined their fuel pumps. Our fuel pumps use the fuel running thru it to cool it, and by going that long with so little fuel in the tank, you risk becoming a member of the burnt out fuel pump club.

BailOut · 04-02-2007, 11:27 AM

I'm not saying anyone has done this but I would just like to point out that intentionally filling the gas tank's neck is bad juju and bleeds off a high amount of hydrocarbons as evaporative emissions right as you stand there. If the lighting is right you can actually see these emissions pouring out of the neck.

This is why stopping when the pump automatically shuts off is recommended everywhere, and is even the law in a few places.

Go4th · 04-02-2007, 12:43 PM

i put 12 in it one time. a trip from atlanta to daytona beach. i was having fun driving and forgot all about gas.. i made it. but my heart sunk when i looked at it getting off the exit when i saw some gas stations.

03-24-2007, 03:01 PM	#1
Lillydot Absolutely Red!!! Drives: 07 A/T Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 63	i think i might have been lied to... my dealer told me my 07 LB had an 11 gallon tank. i just filled it up the other day...i got almost 12 gallon in it! this car MUST have a 13 gallon tank! am i right?!

03-24-2007, 03:14 PM	#3
Kitt View User's Garage Drives: Thndr cl metallic HB 3 drs '05 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 793	he is right! the fuel vendor may be jacked... __________________ 10 years... alive and kickin'!!

03-24-2007, 03:59 PM	#4
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	Does the 11.1 count the reserve? Assuming there is a reserve. Guess it wouldn't be much but maybe a whole gallon in reserve. __________________ SPONSORED BY

03-24-2007, 10:28 PM	#7
60 Somethings Old Folks View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB, 2006 4Runner V8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vancouver, USA Posts: 222	If their pumps are that inaccurate, buy your gas somewhere else! __________________ We are the proud owners YARI - He's a loaded Silver LB with ATTITUDE!

03-24-2007, 10:45 PM	#8
91drggndime baggn n draggn Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 50	i get gas as soon as the last bar starts blinking.. i can be 2 blocks away, it start blinking and ipull into a gas station and fill it up and i can STILL get 10-10.3 or so gallons into the car. So i am going to say that its a gallon on the filler neck alone. __________________ -The Garage- 2007 Pacific Blue Yaris Sedan - wifes kid carrier and daily 1999.5 Brilliant Black Audi A4 - boosted 16 psi, supporting mods, s4 interior, you know, shit you cant get in the yaris.

03-24-2007, 04:20 PM	#5
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	actuall tank size is 10.something gallons, you can always read your manual

04-01-2007, 10:40 PM	#10
Lillydot Absolutely Red!!! Drives: 07 A/T Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 63	after my light starts blinking, i usually wait another 40 miles or so before i get gas. the light will start blinking faster and faster. usually if i wait this long, i can get a little under 12 gallons of gas in the car. it has to be the filler neck.

04-02-2007, 11:27 AM	#15
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	I'm not saying anyone has done this but I would just like to point out that intentionally filling the gas tank's neck is bad juju and bleeds off a high amount of hydrocarbons as evaporative emissions right as you stand there. If the lighting is right you can actually see these emissions pouring out of the neck. This is why stopping when the pump automatically shuts off is recommended everywhere, and is even the law in a few places. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

04-02-2007, 12:43 PM	#16
Go4th View User's Garage Drives: Yaris S Sedan color Flint Mica Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Country: USA, State: Georgia, City: Hampton Posts: 284	i put 12 in it one time. a trip from atlanta to daytona beach. i was having fun driving and forgot all about gas.. i made it. but my heart sunk when i looked at it getting off the exit when i saw some gas stations.