fuel, glorious fuel

[raf182]

Took my 182 as low as I dared on the fuel guage today, ran about 30 miles with the light on, filled her up and it only took 43.5 litres! Where is the other 6.5litres?! Either the guage is completely un-accurate of they are very generous with the measurement of the tank!

One of these days il take a jerry can of fuel out with me and run the car til it runs out completely, that should give the definitive answer or has anyone else done this already?

 

[Griff]

I posted the same thing over a year ago. Ive never (60 miles plus on warning light) been able to get more than 45 litres into the car.

 

[KDF]

when i have ran mine to the light it usually has about 3 litres left in it.

 

[Lee]

Ive often wondered about this too. Even with the needle is firmly in the red I still have a good 10 litres in the tank!!

I might see if I can get the light on then.

 

[Tom]

i did manage 48 litres with the 1.2

scared to let the 182 run down that far.

 

[Daipac]

Lets see how many Clios run out of petrol now trying to get the most out of their tanks ! LOL !

 

[dk]

ive managed 48litres in mine after running it 50 miles after light came on which was 20 miles more that the trip said I could do!

Very scarey though when i was down to the end as i wanted a shell garage and knew where it was but didnt know whether i could make it, it was exactly like clarkson was on top gear, drove like a saint!

 

[raf182]

I went through 2 Shell garages today before I found the one with Optimax, pain in the arse running with the good stuff!

Im driving to England from Scotland on Monday, il sit at 60 all the way with no electric gozmos running, lets see how far i make it!

 

[Lunner]

..what how far you get before you get pissed off and take it up to 70/80? ;-)

 

[h3lter]

it aint clever runin ure car empty! it just drags the sh*t off the bottom of the tank and screws ya car up and in some cases slows it down!

 

[ricjax99]

This reminds me, when the f*ck is the petrol warning light supposed to come on an a MK1 clio (1.4 RT to be exact)?

The guage has been at the bottom and ive put 36 litres in (40litre tank iirc) when i filled up. Surely it should come on before theres only 4litres left?!

I must have a faulty light or summat


[Edited by ricjax99 on 10 June 2004 at 5:02pm]

 

[KDF]

could be a blown bulb.. run it empty then you will know for sure

 

[BRUN]

dont run your car til its empty, its not good for it

i try an keep mine above half way at all times

 

[KDF]

^^ that was a joke hence the winkie smilie at the end

 

[Dansta]

Quote: Originally posted by Tomclio182 on 10 June 2004


i did manage 48 litres with the 1.2

scared to let the 182 run down that far.

IIRC YOU ALREADY DID! LMAO

 

[Liam]

Quote: Originally posted by h3lter on 10 June 2004

it aint clever runin ure car empty! it just drags the sh*t off the bottom of the tank and screws ya car up and in some cases slows it down!

yeah but on new cars its all clean even at the bottom of the tank.

 

[1fast6]

Quote: Originally posted by BRUN on 10 June 2004


dont run your car til its empty, its not good for it

i try an keep mine above half way at all times

surely this is what the fuel filter is good for mate?

 

[Jim172CUP]

What they said ^^^^

Ive seen the bottom of my petrol tank on a F reg Ren 19, it was spotless. They have a filter in the actual sender unit and an in line fuel filter, there wont be any sh*t sucked up.