A few concerns...

[drock59]

1. My tank supposidly hold 11.9 gallons. I filled up 11.962 gallons yesterday. Did I get screwed at the pump?

2. My gas light didnt come on. Is this some thing to worry about.

3. Is 82 bucks for OEM Plug Wires outrageously expensive?

[fakehatch]

1. My civic doesn't take that much at the pump, possibly yes

2. Something to worry about, maybe, you didn't post your year and make, but my gas light always comes on.

3. YES!! You should have gone to your local auto parts store and did it yourself. 20.00 bucks a plug!!????? ouch

just my .02

[drock59]

I dont think i made myself very clear.



I know my tank is 11.9 gallon big as I look in my manual. So something fishy is going on here. I filled with 11.962gallons and there was definately no gas light on.

Has anyone ever heard of the gas light not coming on? Could it be a fuse or soemthinng simple?


Lastly, I was talking plug WIRES for 82 bucks and I did not buy them. I usually do most tune up stuff myself. What is an average price for WIRES?


Thanks
Dan

[sohcfreak97]

just cause u filled .062 over what ur tank hold doesn't mean anything, u ever thought that u filled your kneck up 2?, your pump and fuel lines took some fuel in it 2? anyways its bad for your pump to run it past 1/4 numerous times.....gas pump aren't accurate either....big deal whats .062 of $3.00? not much, and $82 for wires...depends on what company makes them...i feel sorry for your girlfriend...cause you seem to be a cheapskate....its your car....dont be cheap about it if u want it to last....

[drock59]

See that is why this forum has gone to shit... becuase little fuckers like you cant answer a simple question without adding your attitude. I wish you would talk to me like that in person and I would take you down a peg or two.

Not being cheap asshole, just trying to find the best price so I dont wasted money. I dont know about you but shopping around is a good idea. Thanks but no thanks for you advise...dick.

[bluevp00]

although $82 is a bit high, you definatly got really good quality wires, ones that will last years.

11.9 gallons is a rounded metric conversion, the tank is actually measures in liters, plus you have to add in the gas in the fuel lines, and the filler neck too, which would justify the .62 gallons

[drock59]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!


That is the information I was looking for. Thanks.


I got the price for wires at the honda dealership. So they should be OEM stock wires. Seems high, im going to autozone.

[sohcfreak97]

i agree...shoppin around is good....but cheap skates like u that complain about why dealers charge so much, and why u always think your gettin ripped off at the dealer....should stop coming to the dealer....if u wanna save 30 bucks here and there, on some wires.....that'll last a summer or 2...instead of buyin oem wires that'll last a good 60-70k miles, then do you...spend save your 30 bucks now...and spend it later on doing the job again....... .062 in gas....c'mon now be serious....that would evaporate before u could even use it......

[eckoman_pdx]

Since I have wholesale accounts with several dealerships, I'll explain how the mark-up works. Typically, the retail price a dealer will sell you the part for is 15-20% more than they sell it to whole to shops and people with wholesale accounts for. Typically, wholesle can be as much as a 100% mark-up over what Honda charged the dealer to buy it. So honda may charge the dealer $33 to buy a part. The dealer then sells the part to wholesale customers at around $68 or so. Retail, whether you buy it from the dealer or your mechanic, will be around $80-82. It's they way the world works. Dealer/OEM retail prices are usually high.

Now, there are other wires besides OEM honda that are good. For example, Honda doesn't make there own wires. NGK makes Honda's OEM plug wires. If you want OEM qaulity at less than OEM retail price, get some NGK plug wires. They'll cost a lot less, but are the same company that supplies honda with OEM wires. Summit Racing has some NGK wires.

This is what they list for all 96-00 civics EXPECT the HX.
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...h.asp&x=5&y=15

If you have an HX they list this one
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...h.asp&x=5&y=15

Do not call him a cheapskate for being concerned the price was high. Thats a legit concern, no one wants to pay too much. He's just trying to make sure he's not getting ripped off. Flaming WILL NOT be tolerated, so cut it out.

[drock59]

Hey man, thanks a lot for the high quality information. I really appreciate it.

Dan

[GScivic7]

Originally Posted by drock59

See that is why this forum has gone to shit... becuase little fuckers like you cant answer a simple question without adding your attitude. I wish you would talk to me like that in person and I would take you down a peg or two.

sounds like a bit of a hypocrite to me

[GreenGeckoUSA]

Originally Posted by drock59

Has anyone ever heard of the gas light not coming on? Could it be a fuse or soemthinng simple?

My gas light has never come on in 186k miles. Not even ONCE. I've driven it until the needle is below the red line. I've never put in more than 11 gallons though. Sometimes I'm tempted to drive it until it stops going just to see if the damn light works but I always chicken out! Does anyone know at what level the light should come on?

[GScivic7]

mine usually comes on when there is about 1-2 gallons left. I haven't driven completely empty yet so I don't know for sure. Really though, you don't want to wait that long to fill up your tank. At that point your sucking in all the sediment and crap that sits at the bottom of your tank into your engine.

[drock59]

so how does one check to see if there is something clogged with all that sediment and stuff? Also,can i get that stuff out?

[GScivic7]

take off your tank and clean it out, or you can just stop being a little girl about a stupid light. Oh my god my gas light doesn't come how do I know when to fill up now? OH NOOOOOEEESSSSS!!!!