How low can u go
How low can u go
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Sharpeee

Original Poster:

40 posts

237 months

Wednesday 4th June 2014
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This was my fuel gauge after 259 miles over the weekend, 46 Ltr to fill the tank so there must have been a few miles left biggrin



Dare u go lower?

Classichims

12,424 posts

179 months

Wednesday 4th June 2014
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No!
You'll need a new fuel filter.
Healthy car you have there, good figures or what.

QBee

22,484 posts

174 months

Wednesday 4th June 2014
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I an out at 70 on the A1, overtaking an HGV, with 3 times that on the gauge. Don't trust the gauge if you have been driving since brimming it.

TVRJAS

2,391 posts

159 months

Wednesday 4th June 2014
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I have been a little lower than that reading of yours, 285 miles 49.66L to fill up..This averaged 26.1 mpg according to Fuelly.com

I have also been in about exactly the same position as your reading.... And ran out of petrolsmile

Put 2 lts in from a jerry can and drove 2 mile to a garage and filled up with 53 Lts.. Work that out if you can scratchchin

Since that day of running out when it looked like I was still good for 20-30 miles I fill up via the trip.

EDITED.... Ps lovely color car you have there.

Sharpeee

Original Poster:

40 posts

237 months

Thursday 5th June 2014
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Classichims said:
No!
You'll need a new fuel filter.
Healthy car you have there, good figures or what.
Engine was new around 9K ago, have to admit most of it was motorway with roof on to keep the DMU from looking like cousin it

phillpot

17,511 posts

213 months

Thursday 5th June 2014
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Classichims said:
No!
You'll need a new fuel filter.
Can someone explain that one, pick up pipe always draws from the very bottom of the tank? scratchchin

ianwayne

8,548 posts

298 months

Thursday 5th June 2014
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Sharpeee said:
This was my fuel gauge after 259 miles over the weekend, 46 Ltr to fill the tank so there must have been a few miles left biggrin



Dare u go lower?
Just before Christmas, I let mine get to about that point. I got 57 litres in it, which is supposed to be the tank capacity, so must have been on the last litre. I'd say yours is under-reading, which is a good thing!