How much gasoline is in my tank?

[Vigilante]

So is there a way or is there a program that will tell me exactly how much gasoline I have in my tank at any one time.

 

[Ahrmadillo]

i dont mean to be rude but why does it matter id be interested in hearing why you would need something like that

 

[SHOdded]

I suppose you could use Torque Pro or Forscan Lite for that. Need an OBD reader of course. Still in % tho, so you'd have to multiply by rated capacity. Most reliable with car is level.

 

[Vigilante]

Makes it a lot easier to figure E85 mixture using the formulas available. Otherwise I am just estimating how many gallons are in the tank.

 

[Ahrmadillo]

Makes it a lot easier to figure E85 mixture using the formulas available. Otherwise I am just estimating how many gallons are in the tank.

oh okay i actually never thought of it e85 is everywhere where i live

 

[Johnbigdog]

They way you asked the question I figured you wanted to know the capacity of the tank. Like I have 5 gallons left and the gauge shows 1/2 A tank and my car left me stranded once.

Well if you want to know how much gasoline to ethanol is in the tank your going to have to use a kit like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007...l+test+kit&dpPl=1&dpID=31ZA6f5QXQL&ref=plSrch

Basicly tanking a fuel sample every time.

Since the car is not ment for e85 i don't think there is a PID for it.

 

[OmaHahn]

Well just figure the tank holds 19 gallons. If your gauge says 3/4 full then you have 14.25 gallons, half a tank around 9.5 gallons, etc. You can get a good estimate this way. And this has been brought up before and I think the magical number was 5 gallons of e85 in a full tank; 14 gallons 91 or 93 - makes a full tank.

 

[SilverSH0]

Well just figure the tank holds 19 gallons. If your gauge says 3/4 full then you have 14.25 gallons, half a tank around 9.5 gallons, etc. You can get a good estimate this way. And this has been brought up before and I think the magical number was 5 gallons of e85 in a full tank; 14 gallons 91 or 93 - makes a full tank.

I haven't checked on this vehicle but on every other vehicle I've owned 1/2 tank on the gauge doesn't actually correspond to 1/2 tank. My old Mustang when the gauge got to 1/2 tank there was really about 1/3 tank remaining (based on miles I could drive before 1/2 tank and miles I could drive after it reached 1/2 tank). I would fill up the tank full sometime when doing a highway trip. Then note the mileage at each 1/4 tank according to the gauge. That will allow you to tell you how accurate the gauge is in terms of percentage.

 

[SHOinVa]

I suppose you could use Torque Pro or Forscan Lite for that

I have to agree with SHOdded, I just got Torque Pro today, so I was playing around with it and there is a ton of stuff that deals with Fuel. I think that will tell you what ever you want to know.
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[Devin]

If you had a scale you could weigh it...