SmashedGlass Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Question is, do all the GL's have them? Mine is an '88 GL Wagon D/R with the full analog gauge cluster, recently acquired. My fuel needle is almost touching the E tick and still no low fuel light has come on.....:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) Mi 1985 GL Weberized EA82 has a Small Light Square aside the Gasoline gauge that becomes On when the Fuel needle is Touchin' the Low Fuel Red Mark. Maybe your subie has a Burnt Bulb there... Edit: I Forgot to say that Mine has Analog Dash. Kind Regards. Edited September 19, 2011 by Loyale 2.7 Turbo analog Dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 My 87 GL had one, its a small square about 1/4 inch in size. I suppose its possible its burned out, I usually used my odometer for fuel range anyway as I had so much crud in my tank. The gas light in my Baja rarely comes on as I try to gas up around the 300 mile mark so that I am never left unprepared should I ever need to drop what I am doing and drive across town or something. If you really want to find out if it works, take a gas can with you and keep driving til it comes on or it runs out of gas. Just be aware that you may need to change your fuel filter after doing so if you end up out of gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashedGlass Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 If you really want to find out if it works, take a gas can with you and keep driving til it comes on or it runs out of gas. Just be aware that you may need to change your fuel filter after doing so if you end up out of gas. I suppose that's one way to test it, lol. I had to give in yesterday morning and fuel up as I was supposed to make a trip across town. Didn't fancy running out along the way, and the needle had just lined up perfectly with the E mark... still no light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 My '84 with the digital dash has one. And I use it all the time. I run it till the low fuel light trips on, then refuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 My '92 Loyale has it. The fuel gauge needle will actually hit the E mark and then dip slightly below it when the yellow square lights up, so you might not have run it down far enough yet. For what it is worth, on mine, the car has at least 3/4 gallon left in it when the yellow light comes on. That's as close as I've been willing to risk it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashedGlass Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 My '92 Loyale has it. The fuel gauge needle will actually hit the E mark and then dip slightly below it when the yellow square lights up, so you might not have run it down far enough yet. For what it is worth, on mine, the car has at least 3/4 gallon left in it when the yellow light comes on. That's as close as I've been willing to risk it! Thanks for the info Red. I'll try that next time and just carry some spare fuel in a Jerrycan around the time I hit E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) I have an '86 GL wagon (bought when brand new) and mine has never had one. Even when I've filled the 12-gallon tank with 11.5 gallons (give or take a few cups) there was no fuel light on the dash. And where else would it make sense to be located? Almost forgot, it's all analog. Edited September 19, 2011 by Subarule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Thanks for the info Red. I'll try that next time and just carry some spare fuel in a Jerrycan around the time I hit E. No problem. If you do this, let us know how it goes. I'm curious to know just how much gas the "reserve" actually is. Just be ready for this: Just be aware that you may need to change your fuel filter after doing so if you end up out of gas. ... have your AAA card handy or a friend on call in case you get stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I have an '86 GL wagon (bought when brand new) and mine has never had one. Even when I've filled the 12-gallon tank with 11.5 gallons (give or take a few cups) there was no fuel light on the dash. And where else would it make sense to be located? On my Loyale, right underneath the analog fuel gauge, there is a little symbol of a gas pump. The light that comes on is a yellow square just to the left of that. So it's not on the dash (like the check engine light), it's actually in the gauge cluster right underneath the fuel gauge. That's just for my Loyale... no idea if the GL has the same setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 my 1986 GL hasnt ever had the gas light come on. and its been run pretty low just by sheer "next paycheck" status.. I wouldnt let it run out of fuel... IIRC fuel is what lubricates the fuel pump... If you let it run out of fuel, that stops the lubrication and you may lose a fuel pump. Thats an expensive repair if you go OEM ($230) and you might have some pieces of fuel pump in the fuel lines that will mess stuff up... Just my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 in the owners manual for my 86 wag and my 91 loyale wag it says you have 2.4 gallons left when the light comes on. my light (both of them) come on around 1/8 of a tank (2.4ish gallons). it sounds like either you dont have a light(unlikely but possible) or its malfunctioning. HTH RV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red92 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 in the owners manual for my 86 wag and my 91 loyale wag it says you have 2.4 gallons left when the light comes on. my light (both of them) come on around 1/8 of a tank (2.4ish gallons) 2.4 gallons!! So what, 60 miles or so of driving left? Mine for sure comes on when the needle dips below "E", it looks just like the photo 92_rugby_subie posted but the light will come on. Does your yellow light come on when the needle is still above E then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Mine wont come on and its been run very low... while it was sitting for a few weeks... It was started and moved (bad tie-rods/tires/wheel bearings) and the gas needle was ALL the way below the E and still it didnt come on... so if I still had 2.4 gallons in it after the E mark, thats awesome, but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashedGlass Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 No problem. If you do this, let us know how it goes. I'm curious to know just how much gas the "reserve" actually is. Just be ready for this: ... have your AAA card handy or a friend on call in case you get stuck. Lol, I have a card for a free tow from a local company they handed out to me during this years Pikes Peak Hill Climb Festival downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 to clear up any confusion my light(s) do come on above the E. and to weather or not it actually has 2.4 gallons i dont know, thats just what the owners manual said. RV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 The Fuel Light is only one and it Trend to come On when the Fuel Gauge Reaches the Red Mark; is a very Small Square Light Aside the Gauge. ...and I Measured the Fuel Tank Long time ago, So I can Tell you that there's no 2.4 Gals left on the Tank at Red Mark; I believe that it Barely Reaches 1.2 Gals left. Kind Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolai Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 When I was playing basketball in high school (and gas was cheaper) I used to have to drive to school every day (30 miles over a mountain pass). I would work every Sunday and make $25, put it in my tank on Monday and go from fuel light on to full tank of gas. By Friday my fuel light would be on and I'd start the process over. One weekend I had to go into town so I grabbed a gas can and started off with the fuel light already on. I made it about 30 miles on fairly level road before it ran totally out of gas. Dumped in the 2 gallons I had with me and it started right back up and kept going. It didn't seem to plug the filter or hurt the pump. Oh I almost forgot: car was an 88 DL Wagon EA82 SPFI, analogue dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I HAVE a spot for the light... But it never lights up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r81gsr95 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I HAVE a spot for the light... But it never lights up. mine has to go WAY below the E mark for the light to come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmill189 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 mine has to go WAY below the E mark for the light to come on. Mine as well, and I still have over 5 gallons of fuel left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 so i guess what we've found out is that these thing vary. alot. i just lucked out and have two that are similar. RV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICALM Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I live by the light. When it comes on I know I have 3 or 4 days of going to work before I run out of gas. (only 10 miles round trip) I have felt worried once or twice when it didn't come on when I thought it should but being a subaru, it's never let me down and eventually did light up. 1991 Loyale 4WD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I live by the light. When it comes on I know I have 3 or 4 days of going to work before I run out of gas. (only 10 miles round trip) I have felt worried once or twice when it didn't come on when I thought it should but being a subaru, it's never let me down and eventually did light up. 1991 Loyale 4WD Be careful living by that light. If it goes out, you may run out of gas and destroy your fuel pump. Not to mention running it that low can cause you to pick up the crud on the bottom of the tank and make your motor run like crap and clog the fuel pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarule Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I have an '86 GL wagon (bought when brand new) and mine has never had one. Even when I've filled the 12-gallon tank with 11.5 gallons (give or take a few cups) there was no fuel light on the dash. And where else would it make sense to be located? Almost forgot, it's all analog. I misspoke, I do have one of those little light gizmos. It must have never come on in all the time I've owned the car. Or it's been non-functional, which I doubt, because I don't let the gas tank get real low. Living where I do (SW Washington) I always keep in the back of my mind that it is possible that some day I might have to evacuate quickly. We live by an active vocano, the Pacific ocean and some serious earthquake fault lines. So I always keep plenty of gas in Sube-girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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