ever drove past E?

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

OMG Prop!

305 miles to a tank to get 25 gallons on fill up! I'd die. Of course, I know the 4.8iS is intoxicating with power and sound, but thats about 30% less mileage than me lol

+1 on RBs comment.

I get over 400 miles a tank, without putting a wheel on the hwy.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

OMG Prop!

305 miles to a tank to get 25 gallons on fill up! I'd die. Of course, I know the 4.8iS is intoxicating with power and sound, but thats about 30% less mileage than me lol

Ahhh, the good ole days of my 3.0. I was spending more on gas then, though. I filled up at least once a week bc I didn't work from home.

[Ricky Bobby]

Hey its all good I'm sure the extra 130 bhp is worth it

On the opposite end of the coin I'm impressed that an almost 3 ton truck, with a 225hp inline six and a 5MT with 20" staggered wheels/tires can pull an average of 18 mpg with mixed driving, in my case.

If I'm all highway I'm just about at 21mpg which is staggering

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by stackz

is that the fuel filter there at the bottom of the picture with the blue line going into it? I was wondering where it was located. just hadnt crawled along the bottom yet to find it.

Yes, the component in question is the fuel filter/pressure regulator.

[Junkycosmos]

It is a rare occasion I let the fuel light come on but di so week ago after a long highway round trip. Averaged 75-80mph with maybe 20 miles around town non highway. Summer 20" shoes on. It is a rare day we break 400 miles per tank so it was a Kodak moment.



But from above clearly I had more to go in the tank vs prior poster.




Those were both sitting level. Here is one on a slight hill, nose down.



Long term tracking is on the fuelly site. Sometimes the summary screen is a little painful to see:




And you can see the jump in miles when the winter gas ends


Interesting fuel stats here: no idea how accurate but they have a decent sample set http://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw/x5



Junkycosmos
2005 4.8is

[cn90]

Years ago I did that, no more.

I never let fuel go below 1/4 for a few reasons:
- What is I am stuck in traffic for hours?
- Siphon Pump issue
- Main Fuel Pump issue

Running fuel below E is like playing Russian Roulette...

[TiAgX5]

Best hwy range I've ever seen is over 575 miles. I remove the staggered wheels (I have a "for towing/hwy set of 255-19s B'stones, 38 psi), no speeds over 75mph, no AC, windows/sunroof closed. 1100 mile trips between houses in Coppell, TX & Spring Hill, FL with one gas stop. I pull into the FL house garage with 60 miles to "E" showing on OBC.

The sweet spot for MPG with the 4.4 M62 seems to be under 75mph, do 80mph and expect to loose 100 miles in range.

[bestvaluestore]

Originally Posted by stackz

was watching seinfeld reruns last night and the one with kramer and the car salesman where kramer drives the car wayyy past E came on.

made me think about the e53 and its little yellow warning light as well as the miles remaining display.

how much gas is left in the tank if you're in the middle of nowhere and the yellow light comes on?

then to further this question. has anyone ever been in that situation and then gotten to where the miles remaining display shows 0 and then kept on going until you were out?

morbid curiosity

Yes,sometimes it happens but it is not recommended as your fuel pump may broke like that.

[ndz]

If you've ever had to change a fuel pump I don't think you'd drive your car past or even to E. Why risk burning up your pump?

When your range shows 40 in a BMW, you better start looking for a gas station. The estimate is just that and can bounce all over the place.

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Best hwy range I've ever seen is over 575 miles. I remove the staggered wheels (I have a "for towing/hwy set of 255-19s B'stones, 38 psi), no speeds over 75mph, no AC, windows/sunroof closed. 1100 mile trips between houses in Coppell, TX & Spring Hill, FL with one gas stop. I pull into the FL house garage with 60 miles to "E" showing on OBC.

The sweet spot for MPG with the 4.4 M62 seems to be under 75mph, do 80mph and expect to loose 100 miles in range.

TiAg, just want to let you know, it may be a placebo effect, but my driving style has not changed much, but since I've been putting a bottle of Lucas Upper Cylinder lube in the tank every other fill up or so, my mpg is up 1-2 mpg.

I manually calculated it based on miles on my trip meter and gallons filled yesterday and I was actually at 20.2 mpg on my tank on my 5MT 3.0.

Thanks for the recommendation! Wife just got a clean diesel VW TDI as well so I'll be using it in her vehicle as a lubricant is recommended by many of the TDIClub enthusiasts on their forum, for long and healthy engine life