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Honda Accord Fuel and Fuel System Questions

89 messages,  Last post on Sep 20, 2010 at 7:15 PM

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#84 of 89 Fuel capacity of 1984 honda accord lx hatchback by skuddbuster

Jun 01, 2008 (5:34 pm)

Anyone know the actual fuel capacity of the 1984 honda accord lx hatchback? my owners manual says 15.8, but i have ran this thing almost dry and can only put about 11 gallons in it. I just bought it recently with 86k on it, great shape, just cant get the fuel econony accurate due to the tank size issue.
 
Thanks for any info

#85 of 89 Re: Fuel capacity of 1984 honda accord lx hatchback [skuddbuster] by elroy5

Jun 01, 2008 (7:27 pm)

Replying to: skuddbuster (Jun 01, 2008 5:34 pm)
You don't have to know the size of the tank, to figure mileage. do it this way. 1) Fill the tank (stop pumping at the first click) 2) reset the trip odometer (before you drive off) 3) drive till the low fuel light comes on (or when ever you like) 4) Stop at the same gas pump as before (if possible) and fill the tank again 5) Before you drive off !!!!, note how many gallons it took to fill the tank (from the gas pump), and how many miles are on the trip odometer. 6) Divide the miles by the gallons to get miles per gallon. Example: 380 miles divided by 13 gallons would equate to 29.23, or a little more than 29 miles per gallon.

#86 of 89 Re: Fuel capacity of 1984 honda accord lx hatchback [elroy5] by thegraduate

Jun 02, 2008 (2:12 pm)

Replying to: elroy5 (Jun 01, 2008 7:27 pm)
Elroy is exactly right. Tank size is completely irrelevant to determining actual fuel mileage. Use that method (I do) and you'll get accurate mileage, assuming your odometer reads correctly.

#87 of 89 Re: Fuel capacity of 1984 honda accord lx hatchback [thegraduate] by skuddbuster

Jun 03, 2008 (5:29 pm)

Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 02, 2008 2:12 pm)
well, sure I understand that formula, and have used it, however my main concern is the actual capacity of the fuel tank, I was hoping there was some standardization and that someone could let me in on it.
 
THanks

#88 of 89 Re: Fuel capacity of 1984 honda accord lx hatchback [skuddbuster] by mrbill1957

Jun 03, 2008 (5:46 pm)

Replying to: skuddbuster (Jun 01, 2008 5:34 pm)
The capacities for an 1984 Accord listed in a repair manual:
 
oil w/filter 3.7 Qts
trans 5-Spd 5.0 Qts
trans auto 6.0 Qts
Fuel 15.8 Gal
Cooling system 6.4 Qts
 
Mrbill

#89 of 89 1990 accord by johnnyjleal

Sep 20, 2010 (7:15 pm)

i just bought a a 1990 accord, my car stopped running shortly after i checked the pump its running fine i spray starter fluid into the fuel injectors it starts but dies shortly after, any ideas?

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