For every car I’ve ever owned, I’ve always waited until the low fuel light came on or until I was at < 1/8th of a tank of gas to refill. I’ve never had any problems doing so. The only time I ever make a conscious effort to keep a full tank is in winter. I was recently told that this puts exc…

Running close to empty will ruin fuel pump?

andrew_j November 17, 2009, 2:42pm 6

If you wait for the light then usually most cars have 2gallons+ left.

My wife has done this on all her cars run 150k-200k in her ownership and no fuel related problems.