Once the fuel light comes on you still have 4 gallons left in the tank. 
If I fill up as soon as the low fuel light comes on in my '08 it takes 57-58 liters as well. And yeah, it does seem a little early! I have put 68 liters in it (once?), but that's running around a long time with the fuel light on and the needle right down on empty. If you note your odometer reading (or use the trip odometer) when the light first comes on and keep stretching out how far you go before filling up you'll be able to figure out it's actual range.I‘ve only filled my FJ up twice now, in the short time I’ve owned it, and both times, the needle was in the E area, and I could only get 55 or 57 Liters in. If the capacity is indeed 72L, that means there’s 15-17L of fuel in there when the gauge is reading empty. That over 20%! Wow… is my gauge broken? What kind of nonsense fuel gauge implementation is this? I gather there is no way to recalibrate it?
Tha's interesting... I can only get that much fuel in once the gauge hits E. I believe the light comes on with 1/8th of a tank left... where is the gauge when the light comes on for you?If I fill up as soon as the low fuel light comes on in my '08 it takes 57-58 liters as well. And yeah, it does seem a little early! I have put 68 liters in it (once?), but that's running around a long time with the fuel light on and the needle right down on empty. If you note your odometer reading (or use the trip odometer) when the light first comes on and keep stretching out how far you go before filling up you'll be able to figure out it's actual range.
You mean post above mine (not the “thread”)?"Wow… is my gauge broken?" - you can read the thread posted directly above yours for an answer.
I think you're expecting too much. When the light comes on you have ABOUT 15 liters left- familiarize yourself with how far you can go on that remaining amount and that's all you need to know. How much is left when the needle is here or here is immaterial. AlYou mean post above mine (not the “thread”)?
The post above mine says that when the light comes on, there can still be 20% left in the tank. But what I’m experiencing is when the needle is at E, (which is well after the light has come on) it seems to have 20% still in the tank. Hence my question. Is mine more broken than most? Does the gauge needle travel below E? Is there any way to calibrate it?
I think I’ve made it clear (twice now) that I have 15-17 litres left when the needle hits E… which is well after the light goes on.I think you're expecting too much. When the light comes on you have ABOUT 15 liters left- familiarize yourself with how far you can go on that remaining amount and that's all you need to know. How much is left when the needle is here or here is immaterial. Al
And searching fuel gauge on the forum will get plenty of hits on this, including this thread:There have been issues with faulty (sticking) senders in the fuel tank. The most common manifestation, however, is it stops dropping at around 1/4 tank and then the owner runs out of gas. In each of those cases a new sender corrected it.
From your description, it sounds like your issue is different.
One way to experiment out is to carry a gallon of gas with you, and then run it to empty (or first sputter) and note where the needle is at that point. Then, repeat the experiment a few more times to make sure that it is consistent. If it is, then that can be the way to read that gauge (needle below E, or whatever).
PS: you are correct, I meant to say, "post" not thread".
LOL… what you didn’t say is that you only drove 90 miles after filling before the light came onThe first "holy sh!t I'm gonna run out of gas" situation I had, I drove about 90 miles after the light came on. Needle was below the E mark, and it only took 17.5 gallons to fill.
"07 SunFusion with 207,000-ish. I reset my trip odometer when I fill. The low fuel light comes on around 250 miles. I have driven an additional 30-35 miles before I filled up. When the light comes on, it rarely takes over 15 gallons to fill it. I'm getting 16-17 mpg out of it even after 15 years.08’ Sun Fusion 2WD owner here (66,000miles) I noticed my owner’s manual from Toyota states the fuel capacity to be 19 gallons. However, whenever I have filled ‘er up in the past (always premium) the fuel station pump would automatically stop at 15 gallons. I was upset noticing that I was only getting ~230 miles per tank.
The most recent fill up, I continued squeezing the fuel pump nozzle past the 15 gallon mark. The fuel station pump would automatically “click” and stop every quarter gallon or so. I repeated this process, squeezing the nozzle until the pump inched closer to 19 gallons. I managed to get all the way up to 18.2 gallons.
My question is two-fold: 1. How many gallons are you folks pumping into a completely empty tank? 2. Is there any harm to the fuel stem or tank components if I continue squeezing the nozzle after it automatically clicks off? I’m wondering if I should bring this up to Toyota at the next oil change.
Much appreciated for the responses and love the seeing all the FJ’s out there!
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Did you notice the needle went past E? Or did it hang around E while you used the additional 4 gallons.I'm with everyone else here, my '13 only takes 15 gallons when the needle is on E. That means I have 4 gal left. I know I get 15mpg so one day I pushed it further than normal and it took 18 gallons and had about 260 miles on the odo. I have to add 6% to that because of the bigger tires.