hello, so im just wondering on a 96 cavalier is the fuel tank empty when the needle hit E or is it the red line right before E. also what kinda gas mileage you guys getting? i have the 2.2l 5sp. thanks a bunch.

 

Its Empty wheen its on E, you wont go nowhere

When the needle is on red, that means u have a certain
amount of gas left before the needle hits E

 

hey thanks for the reply. i thought it was E but wanted to make sure. this things feels like it goes forever on a tank of gas ive already gone 365 miles and its not even in the red yet big difference from my old chevy truck

 

Riding it on the red is a good way to kill the fuel pump. These electrical pumps are cooled and even lubricated by gasoline. Too little fuel in tank means it runs dry every now and then (unless you run on ideal surface at steady speed without turns).

 

o yea i know just did one in my buddies eagle vision. they make it easy just take out trunk lining and boom right there. i try not to let it get to low was just curious. but with gas prices the way theyre i may wait a little longer to fill up prolong the sour taste in my mouth a keep my wallet fatter for a tick longer.

 

so im guna jump out on a limb and say my gas guage isnt right it was a hair above the redline when it just ran outta gas i was on my way to the gas station to. just my luck

 

I have two Cavaliers, 2003 does 30 MPG or better and 2004 does easily 34. For my life I cannot figure out what is causing that difference. Gotta be different software in ECU.

 

wow that is a pretty sizeable diference. thats a little more than 10% same engine and tranny configurations? maybe spark plugs are better and gapped different in the one. or possibly you are right and the computer is a little different. maybe sensors are adjusted a little differently from the factory or something that is deffinetly a difference though.