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Have an 06 Pilot 2WD with 120K miles bought it new. The book says I have a 20 gallon tank. The fuel light comes on at 460 Miles very consistence hwy driving 70MPH when I go to fuel it up the pump clicks off at 17.5 gallons and then I have to dribble in the next 6 gallons to full 23.5 gallons takes about 7 minuts just to top off. Is this normal. Love the car hate to fill it up and at 21 mph I would hate to stop 125 short each time. Lot of traveling up and down the east coast. |
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Replying to: cmexhausting (Apr 26, 2009 4:24 pm) |
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Replying to: cmexhausting (Apr 26, 2009 4:24 pm)  But when I do fill the tank to the cap, I can get 550 miles out of a full tank, which saves me a stop on my most-frequent road trip of 1000 miles. I've been extremely fortunate, I guess, as I always get between 21 and 22 MPG in my daily driving and 24+ on long trips when I'm watching the ECO light. My wife gets 18 when she drives. Your results may vary.
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Replying to: cbrunson1 (Apr 26, 2009 6:49 pm) |
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Replying to: cbrunson1 (Apr 26, 2009 6:49 pm)  You want an extra 100 miles per tank (while not saving a dime) and don't care what it does to your car  , be my guest. 
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Replying to: cmexhausting (Apr 26, 2009 4:24 pm) Fuel tanks have an air space built in. They do this by having the filler tube going into the side of the tank rather than the top of the tank. The air space is there for a good reason. It is possible to "cram" more fuel into the tank by picking a pump that allows the Pilot to lean to the right and/or forward. This allows more of the air to escape and be replaced with fuel. Then when the car is level, the fuel tank is over filled. This practice can result in problems with the car, even though the owner is not aware of them. Poor mileage may be one of the resulting problems. 21 mpg is not real good for a 2wd, at a consistent 70 mpg, unless you are driving in the mountains. When you wait for the fuel light to come on and the tank readily takes 17.5 gallons that is about right. Leaving a reserve of 2.5 gallons when the light comes on. Bad habits eventually catch up with us, one way or the other. For instance: The light comes on, signaling there is about 2.5 gallons left in the tank. We get stuck in a bad traffic jam or the station we are counting on to be open isn't, or....! What is wrong with stopping every once in a while, grabbing a drink, or just stretching the legs and topping off fuel until the click when the tank gets down to 1/4? Kip |
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My Honda pilot owners book indicates that my 2009 Pilot has a 21.00 US gal. capacity. I drive mostly on the Interstate at 65-70 MPH. My adverage has been 23.5 MPG. My Pilot is AWD.
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Replying to: bobnc (Apr 28, 2009 11:20 am)
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Replying to: poodog13 (Apr 29, 2009 7:07 am) |
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My 2007 AWD has around 18,000 miles on it now. My regular commuting mileage has slowly improved from around 18 to around 20 mpg. Best tank ever was 24.5 mpg. Mine doesn't have the VCM like the new Pilots or the higher gearing like Kip's Pilot.
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