Fuel Light

[thecremeegg]

Hi
Was just wondering if anyone knows how much fuel is left when the warning light comes on? I can't find it in the handbook
I have a Mk2 Ph1 if it helps

Cheers

Tom

 

[Andy A]

IIRC i think its one gallon

 

[Jay]

about 30 miles (if you drive carefully)

 

[kully]

wot he said ^^^^^....... but is adviseable not to let go down to far as you could do more damage than good

 

[S77CCP]

hows that then?

 

[edde]

Fuel gauage isn't that accurate but 1 gallon is a good guess the gauge tolerance is huge.

 

[thecremeegg]

Ah ok, thanks. I can never tell ho wmuch fuel ive got - top quarter goes slowish, middle 2/4 go really quick, and last quarter is really slow! why they cant make it accurate ive got no idea!!

Tom

 

[Jay]

Best thing to do is when the light comes on, buy some fuel. Works for me

 

[kully]

hows that then?

.............well i believe the bad sediments in the fuel and sh1t left in your tank can get sucked up into your engine which could do harm than good . imo

 

[kiza1986]

^^^ kully the mastermind.... My petrol lights always coming on so if kully's theory is right...my engine is fcuked!!

Kiza

 

[S77CCP]

Old wives tale mate.

 

[DaveJwxm]

so its not true?

 

[kully]

tbh ................ not as much with newer cars but older 1s i suppose yep could be old stories

 

[edde]

Not true bits its just good practice not to run the tank down to nothing IMO.

 

[thecremeegg]

Well ive been told many times about the sediment thing so i think it must have some truth behind it :dapprove:

 

[kully]

Well ive been told many times about the sediment thing so i think it must have some truth behind it :dapprove:

me too .................. but might get a 2nd opinion

 

[thecremeegg]

Hmm might have to get google involved here.....

 

[kully]

Hmm might have to get google involved here.....

why does he know about the sedimentation ratio factor to dispaced petrol in the tank ???

pmsl...............hehhehe

 

[Lagerlout]

hmm if there was any sediment which there wouldn't be in a two year ol dcar surely the fuel filter would stop it from entering the engine?

 

[ant]

Well ive been told many times about the sediment thing so i think it must have some truth behind it :dapprove:

well there are some people who believe in god so.................................

 

[kully]

well there are some people who believe in god so.................................

i dont believe in god , but may have believed that too

 

[G_F]

Fuel is drawn from the bottom of the tank.

What sediments? what do you people put in you car, i assume your UK lads, hence not soil or sand?

Fuel filter sorts out the micro s**t, change that about 50000M

 

[G_F]

well there are some people who believe in god so.................................

God made cars on Sunday, the chill out day.


So i heard?!

 

[kully]

sunday is the day he rested after waxing his ride :rasp:

 

[thecremeegg]

So your saying I should stop putting soil in the fuel tank?! jeez thats where im going wrong!

 

[Djw John]

The amount of sediment that builds up over a few years is huge! Me and Djw Dave found that out when we took his tank off, but yeah the pump wont pull the big bits and the filter will get the wee bits. So long as its not always em,pty it should be fine imo