joshuar9476 1 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Filled up this morning (i guess after 20 miles left it stops keeping track and just says "FILL FUEL") ... reset the mpg, so we will see where its at. Link to post Share on other sites
Lil Dew 14 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 You will usually have about 1.5-2 gallons left when the "fill fuel" indicator comes on. I have driven about 30 miles with that light on, and still had about a gallon of fuel in the tank. I only did that because I was lazy and did not feel like stopping at the time. Link to post Share on other sites
70-yenko-nova 12 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 ive gone 45 miles with the light blinking at me. still had gallon left. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The fuel sensor must be the worst. Longest I've gone is 15 miles with 1.2 gallons left. Need to bring a gas can and let it run completely out sometime. Link to post Share on other sites
70-yenko-nova 12 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 lol its safety stuff to be honest I see the point I mean every car is similar in some way shape or form this one is sust EXTRA safe.. I kinda like it. Link to post Share on other sites
Dori 13 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Joshuar2496 Any updates with the filter? I'm considering this filter, and am wondering if you, or anyone else, can see or feel a difference? -Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Gossamer 50 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 For the first time I drove mine to the Fill Fuel was flashing yesterday. When I got to the gas station (about 10 miles later), I put 9.7 gallons in a 9 gallon tank! And before anyone says it, no, I didn't squeeze it in. When the pump stopped it was already over 9 gallons. I only added about 60 cents to make it an even $32. Link to post Share on other sites
70-yenko-nova 12 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I thought we had a total of 10 gal capacity not squeezing it in lol Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 9.2 gallons is what I've seen. Link to post Share on other sites
70-yenko-nova 12 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) 9.2 gallon but dont forget to include the whole filler neck too. Edited July 15, 2013 by 70-yenko-nova Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 There isn't a lot of filler neck on these cars, probably only half a gallon at most. Link to post Share on other sites
Gossamer 50 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Honestly, I'm happy if it holds more - means I stop for gas less often! The thing that got me is that Chevy says it is a 9 gallon tank, which of course means there is a little room for expansion, so yeah you can probably squeeze in another 2/10ths of a gallon, but 7/10ths over the listed capacity without squeezing it in is pretty surprising. I brought my bike to the same station and used the same pump, so unless it was a one time pump error, it seems to be pretty accurate. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 After 13500 miles is was apparent that my filter was over due, the bugs were just packed in there and all the folds were dirty enough that it was time. Glad I ordered the K&N last week and it arrived today. I also just happened to fill up the tank today about 2 miles before changing the filter so I should get a decent idea unless they kill the mileage at the dealer on Friday. Smikster 1 Link to post Share on other sites
70-yenko-nova 12 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 let us know Link to post Share on other sites
WaltK 305 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 After 13500 miles is was apparent that my filter was over due, the bugs were just packed in there and all the folds were dirty enough that it was time. Glad I ordered the K&N last week and it arrived today. I also just happened to fill up the tank today about 2 miles before changing the filter so I should get a decent idea unless they kill the mileage at the dealer on Friday. I wouldn't even attempt to gauge the mileage during a week that includes a trip to the dealership. They just idle the hell out of it, and take it for their "test rides". These guys don't hypermile. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Well so far with about 35 miles on the tank I see no real difference, but what I saw taking out the stock filter is that I should change twice a year. That now allows the K&N to pay for itself over the life of the car so I'm not concerned. As far as warranty goes, they send a little card in the package to keep with your car so that if you get grief from a service place you can hand them the phone number and tell them to call, or I can call and they will call the service place back. Also as far as power claims go, it seemed to have exactly the same power going up the hill to work as it did before the change, the above reason is really the only reason to care about a washable filter. But I'll update that after I get more miles down, I'll have around 150 by the time it goes in for service so I'll probably fill up before going to the dealer and then fill up again after getting it back from the dealer so I can get on with the mileage tracking. Link to post Share on other sites
tommyspark 24 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I'm with Greg on this. If you plan on having your spark, or any car for the long haul, then the K&N is worth it. I guess. Power gains would be the last thing I would expect from an air filter though. I'm personally skeptical to run ANY kind of oiled filter on today's vehicles. There is a lot of sensor and computer action going on under the hood of cars these days. I wouldn't want any of that oil getting on anything electronic at all. My dad has a 2008 Torrent that he had been running a K&N on for about 7 months. The car started running really weird. Idle was all over the place, and it would sort of "sputter" as you drove it. I removed and cleaned out his MAF sensor, and TPS. After that it ran fine. There is only one thing that could have caused them to get "dirty". Oil from the air filter. he switched back to conventional air filters, and the Torrent has not had the issue since. I haven't had any luck yet, but I'm looking for an AEM dry flow drop in filter for our Spark. Or any washable dry flow filter really..... On these newer vehicles, I'm steering clear of any oiled air filters. Link to post Share on other sites
psquare75 35 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 If you over oil a K&N it will cause trouble.. some of them are a little too well oiled from the factory. Link to post Share on other sites
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