Fuel Light
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Fuel Light
Was driving back on the M25 last night, and literally lost 3 bars off my fuel gauge in 10 mins driving at a constant speed of about 70mph. The engine light came on with 1 bar left.....roughly how much more motorway driving do I have? Also it then went to no bars and fuel light.....how many roughly now?!
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By engine light, I presume you actually mean fuel light?
As for the amount left - pick a number, divide by 2, add 5, say "abracadabra" and make up another number.
It's notoriously unreliable
Set your trip to 0 at next fill up. At 200-220 or so, depending on how you've been driving, start looking for a petrol station
As for the amount left - pick a number, divide by 2, add 5, say "abracadabra" and make up another number.
It's notoriously unreliable
Set your trip to 0 at next fill up. At 200-220 or so, depending on how you've been driving, start looking for a petrol station
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Originally Posted by grahamb,Dec 11 2006, 01:28 PM
By engine light, I presume you actually mean fuel light?
As for the amount left - pick a number, divide by 2, add 5, say "abracadabra" and make up another number.
It's notoriously unreliable Set your trip to 0 at next fill up. At 200-220 or so, depending on how you've been driving, start looking for a petrol station
As for the amount left - pick a number, divide by 2, add 5, say "abracadabra" and make up another number.
It's notoriously unreliable
Set your trip to 0 at next fill up. At 200-220 or so, depending on how you've been driving, start looking for a petrol station 
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haha....very good. It was a shock how quickly it went from 3 bars to none! But then from half to losing a few bars took ages!
I will write down your equation on working out how much you have left......
I will write down your equation on working out how much you have left......
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The gauges in both my S2000s were hopeless, but even more so in the 04.
Not long after I got it, the fuel light came on whilst on the M6 toll road. The gauge had dropped from around 25% left down to showing as being almost empty in less than 10 miles.
I'd passed the only services on the toll road so it was a case of cross your fingers and hope. I did about 25 miles before I got to a garage, thinking it was going to die on me at any moment. In the event, when I filled it up, it would still only take 45 litres - it had 5 litres or so left in the tank, so it must have come on when it got down to about 10 litres left!
That's 20% of the tank's capacity FFS! It's VERY conservative. So, when the light comes on, I'd estiimate you probably have 30-40 miles left in it if you take it easy.
(I was never sufficiently confident to put that to the test again though!
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Not long after I got it, the fuel light came on whilst on the M6 toll road. The gauge had dropped from around 25% left down to showing as being almost empty in less than 10 miles.
I'd passed the only services on the toll road so it was a case of cross your fingers and hope. I did about 25 miles before I got to a garage, thinking it was going to die on me at any moment. In the event, when I filled it up, it would still only take 45 litres - it had 5 litres or so left in the tank, so it must have come on when it got down to about 10 litres left!
That's 20% of the tank's capacity FFS! It's VERY conservative. So, when the light comes on, I'd estiimate you probably have 30-40 miles left in it if you take it easy.
(I was never sufficiently confident to put that to the test again though!
)
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50 litres - 13.2 US gal
When the light comes one it *usually* means about a gallon left (on most cars).
When you get the pump out you can see the petrol measuring device, it's like a ballcock in your toilet .. it really is sh*te.
When the light comes one it *usually* means about a gallon left (on most cars).
When you get the pump out you can see the petrol measuring device, it's like a ballcock in your toilet .. it really is sh*te.