Magic Gas

[33OH]

Originally Posted by otterhere

I fill it up when the bottom light starts blinking; that's almost always right at 10 gallons; divide mileage by ten.

You need to divide by exactly how many gallons you put in.

[tetzyamis]

Originally Posted by otterhere

I'm very careful not to idle (turn it off if I'll be sitting) and always creep up to stoplights and ease into resuming speed; also never exceed limit now... All my efforts aren't helping, and I did NONE of this with my former car (40 mpg).

Bad fuel filter? What else can I try???

I don't know...
To me, you should be getting around 37 mpg.
More so, if you used to get 40 mpg from Swift, it makes sense you get around 37 mpg from Yaris.

[otterhere]

Originally Posted by tetzyamis

I don't know...
To me, you should be getting around 37 mpg.
More so, if you used to get 40 mpg from Swift, it makes sense you get around 37 mpg from Yaris.

Okay; although my gas gauge never DID go back to blinking (even after ten more miles???), I went ahead and filled, calculating EXACTLY this time...

35.6 mpg... That's some highway, but mostly city... So it's getting better...

Probably thanks to inflating the tires from 26 to 38; thanks!

[33OH]

And I'm not sure when you bought the car, but the MPG's do go up when it's warmer out.

But glad to see a reasonable MPG number!

[otterhere]

Originally Posted by ryank

And I'm not sure when you bought the car, but the MPG's do go up when it's warmer out.

But glad to see a reasonable MPG number!

Bought in the winter; glad to hear that!!!

[otterhere]

Originally Posted by Tamago

THERE is your answer ;)

Except that the engine was cold again THIS morning when I started it, and still I was back at two bars with no blinking, so it wasn't the "cold" engine.

'Tis a mystery!!!

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by otterhere

Except that the engine was cold again THIS morning when I started it, and still I was back at two bars with no blinking, so it wasn't the "cold" engine.

'Tis a mystery!!!

trying to turn an analog signal into a "digital" readout is the problem here.

[otterhere]

Originally Posted by Tamago

trying to turn an analog signal into a "digital" readout is the problem here.

Huh???

[SeaYa]

Originally Posted by otterhere

Huh???

Tamago is just saying the physical level of the tank (analog input) is measured and then displayed as an electronic (digital LCD) output. It's just like watches, if someone asks you the time on an analog watch with no second hand, you take your best guess...say 4:32, but it will only be so accurate. What you see on your fuel gauge is like someone taking that 4:32 and saying it is 4:32.00 exactly. It could really be 4:32.30 or 4:31.45, just like your fuel gauge could be 2 solid bars or 1 blinking.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by SeaYa

Tamago is just saying the physical level of the tank (analog input) is measured and then displayed as an electronic (digital LCD) output. It's just like watches, if someone asks you the time on an analog watch with no second hand, you take your best guess...say 4:32, but it will only be so accurate. What you see on your fuel gauge is like someone taking that 4:32 and saying it is 4:32.00 exactly. It could really be 4:32.30 or 4:31.45, just like your fuel gauge could be 2 solid bars or 1 blinking.

thanks buddy :) i get lazy with my words sometimes

[otterhere]

So (original question), do others experience this???

[33OH]

Yes.