Ran out of fuel on M6!!
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Having only owned the car for a few weeks, not sure of fuel tank capacity. I am now!
Embarressingly ran out today on M6. A few misfires then dead. AA man refilled after 90mins of unhelpful waves, 'V's, and shouts from passing cars.
Should it run ok after this or do I need to watch out for anything after emptying the tank?
Embarressingly ran out today on M6. A few misfires then dead. AA man refilled after 90mins of unhelpful waves, 'V's, and shouts from passing cars.
Should it run ok after this or do I need to watch out for anything after emptying the tank?
Could well be. The fuel filter is fairly cheap to replace, although you need a double jointed elbow to get to it!
The problem is that all the sediment in the fuel tank gets sucked into the fuel lines, hopefully the filter will have caught it, which is why it needs replacing. If you have no sediment in the tank then there is no problem, but most people have some.
The worst extent I have heard about is someone having to replace all the fuel lines because his fuel fliter was bust and failed to cach any of the sediment, but this is very much an extream case.
The problem is that all the sediment in the fuel tank gets sucked into the fuel lines, hopefully the filter will have caught it, which is why it needs replacing. If you have no sediment in the tank then there is no problem, but most people have some.
The worst extent I have heard about is someone having to replace all the fuel lines because his fuel fliter was bust and failed to cach any of the sediment, but this is very much an extream case.
I am curious to know just how low on my fuel guage I can go. Handbook says its a 57 ltr tank, and I have filled up usually a bit above the last mark on the fuel guage and fitted a maximum of 52 litres in. The guage is difficult to read accurately down there, though it seems consistent to itself. I though of carrying a spare can and running out so that I know for sure, but am unsure whether this does any damage. Would I be risking my cat or other things?
Sediment, shouldn't be a problem with only 16000 miles on the clock, and surely the pickup would pick up sediment, full or empty?
Sediment, shouldn't be a problem with only 16000 miles on the clock, and surely the pickup would pick up sediment, full or empty?
I went up to visit the S.Yorks TVRCC on Sunday and stupidly ran out on the A1 south n/r Retford whilst looking for a Shell or BP station.
Ended up calling the police as I was stuck on the grass verge a couple of feet from the road with big lorries thundering past in the rain. Anyway, they arrange for a breakdown truck to bring me a gallon and it cost me £147 inc vat!
The big break-down truck was able to shield me whilst I scraped my way back over the kerb onto the road. So the money was worth it just for this. And luckily no damage was done.
Ended up calling the police as I was stuck on the grass verge a couple of feet from the road with big lorries thundering past in the rain. Anyway, they arrange for a breakdown truck to bring me a gallon and it cost me £147 inc vat!
The big break-down truck was able to shield me whilst I scraped my way back over the kerb onto the road. So the money was worth it just for this. And luckily no damage was done.
When I got mine the dealer said 'Never let it go below 1/4 of a tank.....this means it is close to empty....' I've been fine using this rule!
Another useful pointer.....'Don't trust the Handbrake....park on a hill and only use the handbrake, don't expect it to be where you left it when you come back!'
Another useful pointer.....'Don't trust the Handbrake....park on a hill and only use the handbrake, don't expect it to be where you left it when you come back!'
PeterC said:
When I bought the car over a year ago from James Agger he actually said to me - don't trust the fuel gauge on these cars, keep it well topped up with petrol?
It has happened too many times to people, but alas 90% of TVR have no warning light, small tanks and each float that reads the amount left is probably hand made!!
I picked up a Cerbera from Joospeed tonight and I had to get two of his customers to push it onto level ground to get some fuel in the system as it was that low.
Just got to the nearest fuel station, 55 litres later it was topped right up...thew
I would hate to run out of fuel in a TVR as everyone would assume the car was at fault and not the owner.
Bad luck PeterC I hope it didn't spoil your weekend too much
Almost ran out in the Griff whilst in France in August - car started stuttering/losing power before picking up again. I just managed to creep into the next service station. I then put slightly over 55 liters of fuel in, bearing in the mind 57 liter capacity, it is not the sort of close call I want to have again!
As a matter of practice I aways re-set the trip when I fill up so that I know how far I have gone on the tank. As soon as I get over 200 miles I look to fill up. In August however prolonged highspeed (and the associated fuel consumption) and my desire to push the limit a bit (I managed 240 miles) almost caught me out.
As a matter of practice I aways re-set the trip when I fill up so that I know how far I have gone on the tank. As soon as I get over 200 miles I look to fill up. In August however prolonged highspeed (and the associated fuel consumption) and my desire to push the limit a bit (I managed 240 miles) almost caught me out.
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