If rushing to a gas station what are the signs your car is about to run out gas besides the gas warning light and you need to pull over now because your not going to make it? Does you engine just died while your driving? Does your engine just died after you turn your engine off and tried to restart? Does your engine slows down?
Anybody ran out of gas while driving the car?
I don't mean like you turned your engine off and came back to turn your engine on and it wouldn't start because you ran out off gas.
I mean while the car engine was on and you were driving and the car ran out of gas.
2007-01-03 19:35:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
When a car runs out of gas the engine will sputter and eventually die. If all that you did is run out of gas then the worst thing that will happen is it may be semi hard to start again. Because the fuel line is dry, so you have to get the fuel from the tank in the back to the engine in the front.
Now whats more common(especially in humid, or quick temperature change weather) is you get a tiny amount of water in the tank, it only takes about 1 tablespoon per gallon to make a car not run. And if your running on the last 1/4 gallon of gas or less then that water can be enough to stop the car. The problem is that water cannot burn in an engine. Water can destroy the fuel injectors, and if there is enough it could hydrolock the motor(hydro locking is when water gets in the engine and the piston trys to compress it, water cannot be compressed and your engine is now trash)
Its best not to run out of gas unless there is no option. Also the fuel pump on most cars is in the gas tank, and uses the gas itself as coolant so when you run it empty your severly shorten the life of your fuel pump as well.
2007-01-03 20:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by lemans81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The engine will actually stall, or quit running momentarily, causing the car to lunge back and forth quickly. Usually while turning hard one way or the other at first, then it will stall while going straight. If you have electronic fuel injection, trying to restart the car after it has run out of gas can damage the engine. The fuel line will suck up any debris, dirt or rust in the tank and clog the injectors. It will be obvious, not subtle when the tank gets too low.
2007-01-03 19:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by alcontch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ran out of gas...The car began to shake like it was having a seizure. After that, the engine just turns off. It might come back on for a split second, but it will eventually just die on you. That's why I don't use the guage to see if I need gas...I use Miles per gallon. If I put in 5 gallons in my car, I know I have at least 125 miles of gas left. I use the miles the car runs instead of a gage.
2007-01-03 19:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by gato_loco_since_1979 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a bus run out of diesel once, the fuel gauge was jammed on "full". The engine starts to "misbehave" and has trouble idling.
Addition: As someone above has pointed out, a fuel gauge shouldn't be trusted unless you know the vehicle. If it says "full" and you've been driving for several hours (or you've just refueled and it says "half"), then it is obviously faulty.
2007-01-03 19:48:19 · answer #4 · answered by Bad bus driving wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do no longer understand what you're driving, oil exchange shouldn't influence except some thing have been given disconnected. TCS is for traction administration gadget, engine easy you will would desire to get an OBD test for problem codes and diagnostics. Loosing skill may be many stuff like gasoline filter out stopped up, to catalytic converter plugged up. it quite is why you desire test, guessing gets costly.
2016-10-29 23:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is not alot of warning other than the gas gauge. It sputters right before it dies though. You should be able to coast to a safe stop though.
2007-01-03 19:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by mike j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you run out of gas while driving, your engine simply stops running. That simple, won't start, or do anything.
2007-01-03 19:38:38 · answer #7 · answered by Fil D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno if this actually means anything or not but I ran out of gas in my first truck more times than I'm gonna admit to on here but every single time it did it, I was at a stop sign. I'd pull up, stop, get ready to go again and......... nothing.
2007-01-03 19:38:08 · answer #8 · answered by mjcalohan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The oil warning light is another thing!
2007-01-03 19:44:35 · answer #9 · answered by Psionic2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine sputtered. like it would miss and run rough.
2007-01-03 19:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by xeraphile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋