Odd Low Fuel Indicator
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Originally posted by mjcohen
What the f**k is a liter 
Gallons my friend, the only way to measure
Originally posted by KIDS2000
My car today had one bar of petrol left and I pumped her up... To fill up was a total of 41 Litres. Does'nt the S2000 have a 60 litre tank?
I would think the low fuel indicator when there is 33% petrol still remaining is quite odd... Anyone else noticed the same thing?
My car today had one bar of petrol left and I pumped her up... To fill up was a total of 41 Litres. Does'nt the S2000 have a 60 litre tank?
I would think the low fuel indicator when there is 33% petrol still remaining is quite odd... Anyone else noticed the same thing?
Gallons my friend, the only way to measure
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S2000's tank holds 50 liters/litres or 13.2 US gallons or 11 Imperial Gallons (which is the real English measure of fluid volume).
When the low fuel light comes on continuously, that means you have about 10 liters/litres left (or about 2.6 US gallons or about 2.2 Imp. gallons).
When the low fuel light comes on continuously, that means you have about 10 liters/litres left (or about 2.6 US gallons or about 2.2 Imp. gallons).
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That varies from pump to pump. One way to test is if
you pull the nozzle out after it clicks off so that you can see the filler entrance and press the trigger lightly for a second or two, the fuel should be "foaming" at the filler entrance. At this point, do not keep filling - you'll just be filling the vapor recovery canister in the car.
In any case, I care less about getting the fullest tank possible but more so that I note when the fuel light starts staying on consistently when on flat ground.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Guntersmurf
[B]Is the tank filled to it's capacity if you do not top it off? Does any additional gas you pump just fill the filler tube and splash on the car?
you pull the nozzle out after it clicks off so that you can see the filler entrance and press the trigger lightly for a second or two, the fuel should be "foaming" at the filler entrance. At this point, do not keep filling - you'll just be filling the vapor recovery canister in the car.
In any case, I care less about getting the fullest tank possible but more so that I note when the fuel light starts staying on consistently when on flat ground.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Guntersmurf
[B]Is the tank filled to it's capacity if you do not top it off? Does any additional gas you pump just fill the filler tube and splash on the car?
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You guys are all ate up, just put gas, or petrol in the damn thing and V tech to the next station. I do admit, I drove 282 miles (470km) yesterday, the light came on, and I kept driving, and pretty soon I had no bars left, and no gas stations in site. Kept driving, found a station and it only held 10.8 gallons (40.8L). Now I know and won't be down that low again.---282 non V tech miles, very boring.
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