empty tank symptoms

[Chris07LB]

Good way to fry your fuel pump.

Running it dry or severly low will kill it. The pump actually gets "cooled" by the fuel in the tank and running thru it.

There have been a few owners that found this out the hard way, and had their cars flatbedded to their friendly Toyota dealers.

[natethegreat38]

Originally Posted by Chris07LB

Good way to fry your fuel pump.

Running it dry or severly low will kill it. The pump actually gets "cooled" by the fuel in the tank and running thru it.

There have been a few owners that found this out the hard way, and had their cars flatbedded to their friendly Toyota dealers.

Please see previous post:

Originally Posted by MadMax

Just to debunk some myths, it will not hurt your car to run out of gas (other than the lack of forward motion). There is no layer of sludge or particles on the bottom of your gas tank that will get sucked into your engine, nor will the fuel pump overheat. And the tank is sealed, so condensation is not an issue. What little water vapor that may occur should clear itself out; and if not, a gas additive every once and a while will sort it out.

No, when you run out of gas you simply run out of gas, and have to walk to get some more. It is an inconvenience, but not detrimental to the vehicle.

And as always, b_hickman11 has the numbers right, according to the manual. You have 1.6 gallons left when the last bar starts to blink, and 1.1. gallons when it starts to blink twice as fast.

And by the way, the other day I put 11.6 gallons in my 11.1 gallon Yaris gas tank!

Cheers! M2

Max- Can you site your source? Where did you get this info??

[Chris07LB]

Originally Posted by natethegreat38

Please see previous post:

I'm willing to bet those that had to replace their pumps after saying they ran their Yari dry, will beg to differ.

I could care less whos right or wrong, Im simply just repeating what was already discuessed.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Chris07LB

I'm willing to bet those that had to replace their pumps after saying they ran their Yari dry, will beg to differ.

I could care less whos right or wrong, Im simply just repeating what was already discuessed.

so basically you're saying you're repeating what has already been said? multiple times?



NEWS FLASH!!!!











the yaris is not special or unique, it still has a 4cycle engine, still uses petrol to operate, still has ABS (or not in many cases) that should not be tampered with, still has seats, a steering wheel, and pedals...


there are soo many threads that ask generic questions that refer to EVERY CAR on earth.. what happens when you run out of gas? hmmmmm maybe your car stops driving.. but only because it's a yaris... yarii are unique to that feature....

[Chris07LB]

Originally Posted by Tamago

so basically you're saying you're repeating what has already been said? multiple times?



NEWS FLASH!!!!











the yaris is not special or unique, it still has a 4cycle engine, still uses petrol to operate, still has ABS (or not in many cases) that should not be tampered with, still has seats, a steering wheel, and pedals...


there are soo many threads that ask generic questions that refer to EVERY CAR on earth.. what happens when you run out of gas? hmmmmm maybe your car stops driving.. but only because it's a yaris... yarii are unique to that feature....

Correct. I added my 0.02 from what im guessing is long gone, from before the "site hack."

Im not defending their posts about their experience, just repeating them for those that might have missed it.