does the sc300 have a 20 gallon tank?

on my way to WA from SF, my gas light came on..and all it fit was 15.4 gallons ..i got about 430-45o per tank

 

I know that my SC400 has 78 Liter tank... so that would make it about 17.3 Gallons? (Dividing by 4.5L/Gallon) I know that my light comes on at exactly 68 liters, which would be about 15.11... of course these are not exact conversions, and I don't know which conversion to use... since there are two different types of gallons.

 

I once filled my tank to 17.2 gallons---and that's with the empty light fading on and off so there was some juice left. I have the receipt to prove it too!! Sadly it's a Shell receipt, because I was too low on gas to hunt down a Chevron

 

hmm so do we truly not know what the capacity in gallons is for the sc300?

also is chevron>shell?

 

I have data saved on my PDA that says we have a 20.6 gallon gas tank, but I forget where I downloaded that info from so I don't know if it's accurate. Seems about right though, because I know our fuel reserve is about 3 gallons once the fuel indicator lights up.

Chevron gas is best for you car in the long run because Techron cleans your motor as it burns, which is good for many reasons.

 

my SC300/SC400 manual says there are 17.2 imperial gallons, 20.6 gallon capacity.

Lex400sc, you weree cutting it close buddy

funny, it also says 96 octane is recommended, but you can only go as low as 91.

Well, I ONLY use 93..that's all we have here ...and only Chevron or Amoco for me. Texaco if there's nothing else [road trips]

 

ohhh thankf for tat info

 

On the Lexus website it says 20.6 Gal for SC300

 

hmm so when the light comes on...and i can only stuff 15.5 gallons in it....does that mean it pretty much has a 5 gallon reserve?

so its possible to go 500 mile on one tank on the highway cruising at 75mph?

 

Ryan,

I run my tank down all the time. Long trips to LA and such. I have filled the tank with over 17 gallons before so I think the 20 number is correct. Not to mention. When the light comes on, I can back up and slam on the brake to hear a sizeable amount of gas still in the tank. (stock sub is gone)

MW

 

mw

ur funny..lol

thankf for the advice
i drove the car to seattle a few weeks back...and gassed up right when the light came on....thus paying about 2.35 a gallon

i am trying to avoid the same situation on my weekend travel to LA this weekend

from my house in SF to LA is exactly 351 miles...so i should be hopefully ok

and only chevron for me from now on

 

On my way to the last Carson meet with Glen, I squeezed out 410 miles on one tank. Oh and that's with a few +100mph sprints on HWY5 for sure!

 

yeah on my seattle trip i got about 430miles....80mph cruising....filled up with 15.4 gallons a few times

 

only chevron for me from now on

Is there any other gasoline brand that you guys used?

I personally like Mobil and Shell as they are close to me.

 

Hmm,

On the gasoline subject. The additive being the really only difference in gas here in norcal. I do not really think it makes a big difference. I would say that Chevron has a good record but nothing proven. My father is a biochemist who setup labs throughout the US to test fuels and oils from rockets at NASA to your local station. While going to school he was a shop mechanic. He uses Arco in all of his cars. Not saying he is THEE expert but those companies bought liquid and gas chromotography instruments from him for well over a million dollars to get the results they wanted. I was really shocked to hear that most gas station companies do not even have a refinery in California. Most just buy the gas from Arco in the Bay Area and add their additive.

MW