Lowfuel warning light....

[DanS1982]

Right wel driving home this evening the low fuel level light has come on. I have 1/6th of a tank left (over 75 miles of juce in a DCI) and its on. Could this be a bad earth or signs of a dodgy sensor?

Any clues people?

 

[leecup]

sounds to me like you should top up on fuel

 

[Sam]

sounds to me like you should top up on fuel

+1

i know my light comes on when it drops below 50 miles left!

Sam!

 

[DanS1982]

Its only even come on before when the needle has gone into the red and i know there is still plenty in there. Are they prown to being fualty at all? or could it mean somthning else?

 

[DanS1982]

Ok so just put £10 of diesel in it and its gone off. So obviously not a fault but why on earth would it suddenly come on way way earlier after a year of coming on only when into the red??

 

[Fletcher]

iirc the fuel light only comes on when your down to your last gallon.

 

[scott1205]

some times i think the fuel level has a mind of its own i just go off the trip computer

 

[Jonny1*2]

Its only even come on before when the needle has gone into the red and i know there is still plenty in there. Are they prown to being fualty at all? or could it mean somthning else?

It depends how you are driving mate. If you have been driving slight more spirited than usual the fuel light will come on sooner. Does on mine anyway. Its not really a big issue really. Just make sure you have diesel in it. Put it down to being a renault.

 

[DanS1982]

It depends how you are driving mate. If you have been driving slight more spirited than usual the fuel light will come on sooner. Does on mine anyway. Its not really a big issue really. Just make sure you have diesel in it. Put it down to being a renault.

I see what your saying, but does the light not work off the same fuel level sensor as the gauge? They must work off different readings surley? Ie. if i drive more spiritedly should this not be reflected in both the fuel gauge and eventually the fuel light... not just one or the other lol.

 

[mattjk]

I once drove round a roundabout about 10 times, fuel light came on but still showing i had 3/4 of a tank.

 

[A18XHO]

mine comes on at 30 miles left then the computer goes blank lol

 

[DaveKsE]

haha yea same here
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