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Old 02-05-2014, 02:21 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap View Post
not something you should even try. Fuel pumps, like all the other over-priced Porsche parts, are expensive. That's a $1,000 job you don't need to speed up by running your fuel that low.
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA View Post
Right up to the point the fuel pump burns up for lack of cooling from the lack or surrounding fuel; bad idea.............
I run my down to fumes routinely, to the point where the OBC stops displaying the range and the needle is below zero - most tanks for the last 50,000 miles (now on over 120,000) and I rarely even put half a tank in, so it happens a lot. Needless to say, haven't had any problems.

Not saying it couldn't cause a problem. But based on doing it over and over and over and not having a problem, I would suggest occasionally running it down is a total non issue.
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