Poll: Should GM Redesign Its Distance To Empty Gauge?

[securityguy]

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/06/poll-should-gm-redesign-its-distance-to-empty-gauge/

 

[DNZR2]

Yes it needs More miles before it goes empty.

 

[twiget]

Must have been a slow news day.

 

[NullNomad]

...of ALL the things GM needs to fix...

 

[Patriot]

According to the poll, I am among the minority. I have a rule to top off my fuel tank at 25% remaining. You never know when a situation will arise where you need to travel more than 35 miles without refueling.

 

[securityguy]

According to the poll, I am among the minority. I have a rule to top off my fuel tank at 25% remaining. You never know when a situation will arise where you need to travel more than 35 miles without refueling.

I never go below 1/4 tank...it's not good to let it get that low regardless.

 

[Byrds8]

Same. I dont like it to go down past 1/4. A lot of times, If I am near the station I use, Ill fill it up at 1/2 also.

 

[AXE]

I just filled my sled today. I think it's got a 50 gallon tank. Only cost $165..........same price per gallon if its 1/2 full tho!

 

[securityguy]

I just filled my sled today. I think it's got a 50 gallon tank. Only cost $165..........same price per gallon if its 1/2 full tho!

Cute...but you know the price of gas isn't the issue

 

[AXE]

Cute...but you know the price of gas isn't the issue

What is the issue then, do people really not fucking understand that you have fill the tank? I mean fer crissakes when the giant orange fuel pump shows up in your DIC, you might want to throw a splash of fuel in it. There's 2-3 gallons of fuel left in the tank when the jumbotron says to fuel up. It ain't that fucking hard to figure out!

 

[securityguy]

What is the issue then, do people really not fucking understand that you have fill the tank? I mean fer crissakes when the giant orange fuel pump shows up in your DIC, you might want to throw a splash of fuel in it. There's 2-3 gallons of fuel left in the tank when the jumbotron says to fuel up. It ain't that fucking hard to figure out!

I think the issue is that you shouldn't wait and keep it at 1/4 tank minimum so you don't suck crap into the fuel line from the bottom of the tank. In addition, most fuel pumps are cooled by the fuel itself and letting the fuel level drop too far can hurt the lifespan of the pump itself.

 

[NullNomad]

What is the issue then, do people really not fucking understand that you have fill the tank? I mean fer crissakes when the giant orange fuel pump shows up in your DIC, you might want to throw a splash of fuel in it. There's 2-3 gallons of fuel left in the tank when the jumbotron says to fuel up. It ain't that fucking hard to figure out!

 

[securityguy]

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Now ain't that the truth!!! Have you ever flown and had to sit next to a person from India and had to smell that horrible odor for the entire plane ride??? MISERABLE experience and, unfortunately, a mask doesn't really help

 

[NullNomad]

Now ain't that the truth!!! Have you ever flown and had to sit next to a person from India and had to smell that horrible odor for the entire plane ride??? MISERABLE experience and, unfortunately, a mask doesn't really help

been there MANY times!

 

[AXE]

I think the issue is that you shouldn't wait and keep it at 1/4 tank minimum so you don't suck crap into the fuel line from the bottom of the tank. In addition, most fuel pumps are cooled by the fuel itself and letting the fuel level drop too far can hurt the lifespan of the pump itself.

There is a fuel filter to catch contamination. While I generally agree having some fuel reserves can be beneficial for the fuel pump so it doesn’t run dry and starve. However, it's of marginal benefit to keeping the fuel pump cool. That fuel is warm in the summer heat no matter what and its running though fuel lines just inches from the hottest parts of the motor.

I live where the ambient temps are 110-115. I run my truck down to the last few galllons almost all the time. I've had three vehicles I've owned for 10 years. Never have replaced a fuel pump. My kid is working on year 13 on a CP4 pump.

 

[OC ZR2]

With fuel prices so low here, I fuel up just for fun.

 

[securityguy]

There is a fuel filter to catch contamination. While I generally agree having some fuel reserves can be beneficial for the fuel pump so it doesn’t run dry and starve. However, it's of marginal benefit to keeping the fuel pump cool. That fuel is warm in the summer heat no matter what and its running though fuel lines just inches from the hottest parts of the motor.

I live where the ambient temps are 110-115. I run my truck down to the last few galllons almost all the time. I've had three vehicles I've owned for 10 years. Never have replaced a fuel pump. My kid is working on year 13 on a CP4 pump.

The 1500 has a fuel filter?

 

[Byrds8]

The 1500 has a fuel filter?

Dont all have a fuel filter? The diesel still has a replaceable one where the 1500 and other vehicles have a "sock" in the fuel tank itself.

 

[securityguy]

Dont all have a fuel filter? The diesel still has a replaceable one where the 1500 and other vehicles have a "sock" in the fuel tank itself.

I actually don't know about the 1500 having a filter in the tank.

 

[Byrds8]

I actually don't know about the 1500 having a filter in the tank.

I think all vehicles do to some degree. Looked it up after posting and a "GM tech" on another site mentioned the sock also. Supposedly when the truck is cut off, some fuel backwashes to flush the sock out when the truck is cut off. He also mentioned GM hasn't had a serviceable filter on gas trucks since 2003.