fuel economy test DA9 LS integra

**max06** · 22-11-2006 04:17 PM

I have a 1991 Integra LS manual with the 1.8. Before someone cracks the shi*s at me for not searching.. I am not asking how much my car uses in petrol to the tank(about 10 litres per 100km) i wish it was more like the 8.5 litres that some sources claim it should be. But i would like to know why the car seems to be super economical for the first half of the tank and then crap for the second half. Every time i fill up my tank it will take a good 100 km before the needle even moves past 'full'. When the needle says half a tank, its usually at around 285 kms or so. but after that the needle is much quicker to go down. Now im on about 405 kms to the tank and its already quite close to the empty line. Are the needles a little innaccurate or do these cars run better on a fuller tank? By the way this tank i havent been driving it hard at all... Last time i got about 480kms to the tank.

**Jon_51** · 22-11-2006 04:53 PM

inaccurate fuel guage. I don't think the ammount of fuel in the tank makes any difference. Why don't you just fill up every half tank and see how much fuel it takes, maybe you're onto something, but I doubt it.

**FR33K** · 22-11-2006 04:57 PM

ALL DA9's are like this.. its just the gauge
get used to it

**max06** · 22-11-2006 05:24 PM

yeh. i did read one guy mentioned the same thing. cant remember where. nothing to worry about, i just thought its a bit wierd.

**stanleym** · 22-11-2006 05:35 PM

its just a case of knowing approx how many kms ur tank does

**deceivin** · 22-11-2006 05:51 PM

mine was also like that.

i always assumed that maybe the fuel tank was bigger up top, and smaller at the bottom, lol.

**Mystic_Integra** · 22-11-2006 06:11 PM

mines lik dat 2, i get lik 250kk's out of the top half of the tanks an only lik 150-200k's out of the bottom half, depend on how i drive

but thats drivin pretty good..
i usually get lik 400-500 out a tank..but yeah i notice dat 2, and dats y everytime i get near half i fill up again

is it tru dat we got a 50L tank aswel?
but u can go above the wat the meter measures @, so ur probl getin more, lik an ova fill...or somethin
rit?

**Jnr_Mint** · 22-11-2006 07:07 PM

I have the same problem, sometimes im like man that must be a good batch of fuel or im not givin it as much stick, but like all the other members said: its jus an inacurate guage

**IZY-10** · 22-11-2006 11:45 PM

common problem, but after a while you get use to knowing how much fuel you have got in your tank. The other day i got 567km on a tank of fuel with 5 litres left.

**Mystic_Integra** · 23-11-2006 12:26 AM

hay, is it just me or dont, i mean all DA9s dont have a fuel warning light?

coz im sure i dont have 1, unless i ve never seen it come on....

but yeah, i dont evan hav a door sensor light either, lik they(Honda) giv us all electronics but forget the basics,lol; i no it only 2 doors, but every car got that light @least

so yeah
any1 got a fuel light of some sort?
or is not 1?

sory if this is off topic....

**stanleym** · 23-11-2006 08:01 AM

wtf 567km off a tank wif 5 L left

i am lucky to get 380 in my dc2

farkkkk

**Rasputin** · 23-11-2006 12:50 PM

I get the same problem. I'm driving along, look at my gauge, and start having a great day 'coz I'm at 1/2 and have driven 300ks....then the next thing I know I'm at empty (The E mark, 40L used and with the 10L left in reserve) and at my regular 480-520km.