i30 Owners Club
FUEL ISSUES & ECONOMY => PETROL => Topic started by: JazzMini1959 on September 22, 2017, 18:33:03
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OK - so my low fuel warning light in my i30 comes on at 50 miles. I am just wondering how low I could (or should) let the mileage drop if I am in the middle of nowhere ? How low have you all been ? Thanks peeps ! :goodjob:
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My fuel light will come on when there is 80 to 100kms to go, then when down to 50kms left the fuel level bars will start flashing and at that point I have about 5 litres left in the tank.
Gauges will vary slightly so best to record how much fuel you are putting in at a certain point and that will tell what was remaining.
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My tank was seldom allowed to get below half so as to avoid sucking shit thru the fuel line :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
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My tank was seldom allowed to get below half so as to avoid sucking shit thru the fuel line :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
If the fuel pick up is at the bottom of the tank, how can it matter how much fuel is in there?
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I didn't take the risk with my diesels - but with my last petrol Venga, the week before I traded it in, I put a can of petrol in the boot before setting out on a trip. The warning light had been on for 23 miles the previous day and the fuel gauge was on the first bar and flashing. The DTE was reading 28 miles.
I then ran the car until it stopped for lack of fuel, which was 44 miles later.
By the way - the car started OK after cranking for a short time.
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Petrol or diesel car?
I ask because you should treat low fuel with ultra caution in a diesel.
Running out and filling with a diesel car you need to prime and manually pump filter.
With both petrol and diesel, be safe and refill once low fuel light comes on.
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I didn't take the risk with my diesels - but with my last petrol Venga, the week before I traded it in, I put a can of petrol in the boot before setting out on a trip. The warning light had been on for 23 miles the previous day and the fuel gauge was on the first bar and flashing. The DTE was reading 28 miles.
I then ran the car until it stopped for lack of fuel, which was 44 miles later.
By the way - the car started OK after cranking for a short time.
And they say Dazz is cheap :whistler:
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And they say Dazz is cheap :whistler:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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That said when I drove my wife's car to the dealer both fuel gages were flashing (it was LPG) it was on the last day of rego (I delayed getting the car for a couple of weeks) and the tyres were just legal......
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:judges:
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That said when I drove my wife's car to the dealer both fuel gages were flashing (it was LPG) it was on the last day of rego (I delayed getting the car for a couple of weeks) and the tyres were just legal......
Wow! Impressive! You are even higher in my estimations now! I never thought I could look up to a guy who calls himself beerman.. but maybe it is possible. :eek:
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I've run my diesel 6 miles after having ---- shown on the display before, no problems with it.
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Morning...I just came to query this. So yesterday I was nudging 4km to empty. Filled up and got 47lt. Tank capacity is 50lt.
Got me thinking as to how far I could have gone once I hit 0km to empty.
Has anyone seen this experiment that Hamish & Andy did? :link: Living Dangerously: How Far Can You Drive On An Empty Fuel Tank (https://www.motor1.com/news/189518/how-far-on-empty-fuel-tank/)
I'm too scared to see exactly how far I would get but....is it possible?
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Morning...I just came to query this. So yesterday I was nudging 4km to empty. Filled up and got 47lt. Tank capacity is 50lt.
Got me thinking as to how far I could have gone once I hit 0km to empty.
Has anyone seen this experiment that Hamish & Andy did? :link: Living Dangerously: How Far Can You Drive On An Empty Fuel Tank (https://www.motor1.com/news/189518/how-far-on-empty-fuel-tank/)
I'm too scared to see exactly how far I would get but....is it possible?
Something like that would have a bigger tank than an i30. I would suspect the i30 to have between 3 an 5 litres left when showing empty (as a safety margin) which is what your experience and others has shown. So maybe 40kms in a new petrol PD and 60 or 70 in a diesel. :cool:
When I had my FD I think I got over 50 kms after the dashes came up.