Low Petrol Light

[L0rdMike]

My MK1 petrol light doesnt seem to becomming on. The guage is on the empty zone and my light has yet to come on. If I keep driving will it come on when im near out or it is broken

[Leon.]

there was a post on here before........

maybe your sensor is out??

You should have 40-50 litres left in the tank when the light comes on. But why test it!! It better for the fuel system to keep it above 1/4 tank always

[Goto10]

there was a post on here before........

maybe your sensor is out??

You should have 40-50 litres left in the tank when the light comes on. But why test it!! It better for the fuel system to keep it above 1/4 tank always

You should have 40-50 litres left in the tank when the light comes on.
Jeez, just how big are those tanks?!

[raptor95GTS]

there was a post on here before........

maybe your sensor is out??

You should have 40-50 litres left in the tank when the light comes on. But why test it!! It better for the fuel system to keep it above 1/4 tank always

mm must be limted edition tank

i think you meant 4 to 5 litres

[Leon.]

you're right mate, DOH

Just reading that again I thought, hmmmm, that's about the size of the whole tank, plus a few!!

[Lauren]

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak. I've just about always done this and never had any problems. There is 5-9litres in the tank when the light is on, so you can be guaranteed of 35miles with the light on. I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before, no problem. The guage is very conservative.

[Goto10]

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak. I've just about always done this and never had any problems. There is 5-9litres in the tank when the light is on, so you can be guaranteed of 35miles with the light on. I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before, no problem. The guage is very conservative.

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak.

I heard it upsets the handling a little bit (normally exacerbated by removing spare wheels)

I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before

With an abrupt stop.

[Lauren]

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak. I've just about always done this and never had any problems. There is 5-9litres in the tank when the light is on, so you can be guaranteed of 35miles with the light on. I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before, no problem. The guage is very conservative.

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak.
I heard it upsets the handling a little bit (normally exacerbated by removing spare wheels)
I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before
With an abrupt stop.

Consider yourself slapped!

[craig]

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak. I've just about always done this and never had any problems. There is 5-9litres in the tank when the light is on, so you can be guaranteed of 35miles with the light on. I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before, no problem. The guage is very conservative.

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak.
I heard it upsets the handling a little bit (normally exacerbated by removing spare wheels)
I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before
With an abrupt stop.

Consider yourself slapped!

[craig]

Wouldn't push it! I always keep mine filled way before it gets stupidly low!!!

[Lauren]

Goto10 aka Steve, Has had this standing joke that has been going on for far too long. so long in fact that all the possible humour from it has totally gone and i'm getting bored with it after 2 and a half years.

Hence my comment.

[craig]

Goto10 aka Steve, Has had this standing joke that has been going on for far too long. so long in fact that all the possible humour from it has totally gone and i'm getting bored with it after 2 and a half years.

Hence my comment.

.............ok

[Shmed]

My MK1 petrol light doesnt seem to becomming on. The guage is on the empty zone and my light has yet to come on. If I keep driving will it come on when im near out or it is broken

Try upgrading your petrol light to a mk2, heard they're much more reliable!!

[L0rdMike]

Dont want to downgrade my MK1 to MK2 standards. Just Kidding.

[craig]

Dont want to downgrade my MK1 to MK2 standards. Just Kidding.

oooooooooooooooooo

[Leon.]

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak. I've just about always done this and never had any problems. There is 5-9litres in the tank when the light is on, so you can be guaranteed of 35miles with the light on. I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before, no problem. The guage is very conservative.

Lauren, Lauren, Lauren

Surely Miss knowledgable knows that if you run the fuel line low you run the risk of pushing all the cr@p that's sitting in the bottom of the tank through your injectors and everything else. This surely cannot be good for the system, particularly if you do it all the time, and if your tank is 18 years old!!!



I'd be interested to know if you disagree with this??



P.S. It occured to me I didn't mean 40-50 litres, nor did I mean 4-5 litres, I meant 40-50 miles - as Lauren confirmed

[Baker]

Actually it doesn't matter if you run it down into the red so as to speak. I've just about always done this and never had any problems. There is 5-9litres in the tank when the light is on, so you can be guaranteed of 35miles with the light on. I've managed 60 motorway miles @ 55mph before, no problem. The guage is very conservative.

Lauren, Lauren, Lauren

Surely Miss knowledgable knows that if you run the fuel line low you run the risk of pushing all the cr@p that's sitting in the bottom of the tank through your injectors and everything else. This surely cannot be good for the system, particularly if you do it all the time, and if your tank is 18 years old!!!



I'd be interested to know if you disagree with this??



P.S. It occured to me I didn't mean 40-50 litres, nor did I mean 4-5 litres, I meant 40-50 miles - as Lauren confirmed

I fully agree with Lauren on this one. why would having less fuel in ur system suddenly push sludge into the injectors? the fuel line into the tank stays in the same place regardless of the amount of fuel. Crap theory probably, but in any case i dont think it makes any difference.

Also, the benefit of low fuel means less weight...faster car!!

50litres = 50kg (weight of a small passenger)

[Goto10]

Goto10 aka Steve, Has had this standing joke that has been going on for far too long. so long in fact that all the possible humour from it has totally gone and i'm getting bored with it after 2 and a half years.

Hence my comment.

Not so much a joke....more in the realms of non-fiction.


and i'm getting bored with it
*note to self, mention it more often*

[Leon.]

I fully agree with Lauren on this one. why would having less fuel in ur system suddenly push sludge into the injectors? the fuel line into the tank stays in the same place regardless of the amount of fuel. Crap theory probably, but in any case i dont think it makes any difference.

Also, the benefit of low fuel means less weight...faster car!!

50litres = 50kg (weight of a small passenger)

I see what you're saying but as the volume of fuel lowers, the concentration of crap increases. With a very low level, and with the fuel swishing about it is likely to bring up more crap (the swishing forces are greater and do not dissipate with low volume), and put it down your fuel system........? Think about the sea and the swash, there's always loads of sand disturbed in the shallow areas.

[L0rdMike]

How does "crap" get into my tank though. Not like I throw mud in when im bored.