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    #16
    Under 1/4 I fill it up to full. Why create more trips

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      #17
      Right before the at.
      Originally posted by kronus
      would be in depending on tip slant and tube size

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        #18
        Originally posted by Pantless Spency View Post




        how would more gas put more shit in your filter? i've never heard about this.
        In my 86 325es I had when I was 16 I let the tank get to almost fumes. Sunday gas station was closed not happy. But I did not know much about cars at the time. I never removed the pump to check the straining filter at the base of the pump. Little did I know it had a hole about 2" in it. Sucked up tons of shit and clogged up my fuel delivery line/injectors. The PO did not install a fuel filter for some reason. Had a by pass line and it was just hanging there.
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          #19
          1) Drive until empty, Fill-up, Repeat until November

          2) Fill tank with bottle of stabilizer. Hide in garage with car until April. Then, drive until empty. Replace Fuel Filter and Fill-up... Back to step 1

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            #20
            I fill the tank every paycheck every 2 weeks. I usually have between empty and 1/4 tank after two weeks of driving.

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              #21
              Sometimes I go til my computer is ---- and my light is on. Even then; I've gotten 50 miles off of going on "----" on my range computer. I normally fill up before the light turns on though

              There's plenty of gas in there for you to not fry your filter even at 1/4 or E
              Filling up before that is just unnecessary and silly

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                #22
                Fuel pump needs fuel to cool down...on old cars like E30, I fill her up when the gauge reaches 1/4. My OEM pump used to make whining noise when fuel reaches 1/4. Replacement Tre pump can be run down to near empty w/o any noise, but I still fill the tank up when it reaches 1/4.

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                  #23
                  stole this from a guy on a local forum, we had the same question arise.

                  "every time i have money in my pocket the tank goes to full and i disappear for a few hours"
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                    #24
                    Originally posted by JinormusJ View Post
                    Sometimes I go til my computer is ---- and my light is on. Even then; I've gotten 50 miles off of going on "----" on my range computer. I normally fill up before the light turns on though

                    There's plenty of gas in there for you to not fry your filter even at 1/4 or E
                    Filling up before that is just unnecessary and silly
                    except for the fact that your gas tank is then a huge mixture of fuel/air and essentially a bomb. thats one of the reasons why if i have money i keep it above 1/2 a tank.

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                      #25
                      I normally fill up whenever I hit 1/2. Unless I'm out of town, then I run it till 1/4 tank
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                        #26
                        I never fill it all the way up. Usually try to hit a even amount of money and never do. Lately I aim for about $20 to $25. I maintain a 1/2 tank most the time.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Pantless Spency View Post
                          except for the fact that your gas tank is then a huge mixture of fuel/air and essentially a bomb. thats one of the reasons why if i have money i keep it above 1/2 a tank.
                          Dude...
                          You really can't tell me the reason you keep your tank full is that you don't wanna splode. First; if this was remotely a possibility, I would expect more cars to be burning on the side of the road. Secondly; I know our cars are old, but car manufacturers have been well at work at designing gas tanks that are fireproof in any situation. Thirdly; they had a Mythbusters on it: they dropped a lit flame into a gas tank and essentially, the flame hit the gas so fast, it was choked out by the liquid before it could ignite the fumes.

                          Unless your driving a Pinto, I don't think you're bound to burst into flames anytime soon


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                            #28
                            Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.

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                              #29
                              But of course
                              E30s are know to be notoriously really really really ridiculously good looking
                              Last edited by JinormusJ; 08-28-2012, 07:21 PM. Reason: I AM ZE GRAMMAR NAZI!!

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                                #30
                                I keep it in my cars gas tank, in the garage in a portable gas tank, and I buy it from the gas station.

                                To answer the OP, I use till about 20mi after the red light comes on informing me I am low. Less trips to the gas station (if it's not out of the way) means better MPG (generally).

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