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Nov 16, 2006 | 05:25 PM

PunishedU

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I'm dumb. Gotta question for you guys.

Alright, I coming home and all of a sudden, I push on the gas and nothing. Crap. Im thinkin opti immediately because of all the rain we have had, but then a lightbulb went on inside my head. GAS. Crap, I'm on empty, literally, which in F-bods means we have negative amounts of gas. I try to go easy and coast it to the nearest gas station, but I die about a block away. Well the car is running fine now but i have a SES light on.

My question is, will running the car out of gas hurt anything? Is there anything I should do after? Will the SES light go away?

Mike

Nov 16, 2006 | 05:52 PM

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Have it scanned or pull the ECM fuse and see if it comes back.

Nov 16, 2006 | 07:18 PM

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You could damage the fuel pump, just have the PCM resetted, and you should be fine.

Nov 16, 2006 | 07:20 PM

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yeah you could over heat the fuel pump..if its an aftermarket pump..forget about it..if its stock..you might be ok.

Nov 16, 2006 | 07:27 PM

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Couldn't he have burned out an O2 sensor as well?

Nov 16, 2006 | 07:29 PM

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Mine's been outta gas several times with the GMS pump and no problems.

Nov 16, 2006 | 07:29 PM

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Thanks for the quick replies, car seems to be driving fine so I hope nothing mechanical is messed up. I was just wondering what could get messed up by doing that.

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Nov 16, 2006 | 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PunishedU

Thanks for the quick replies, car seems to be driving fine so I hope nothing mechanical is messed up. I was just wondering what could get messed up by doing that.

Sometimes.

Little particles can get clogged in the injectors and cause minor skips to major stuttering.
Doesnt happen often, but it happens.

Run some 91 or 93 Octane with one bottle of Fuel Injector Cleaner if youre worried.