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 Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:07 am |
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Did a quick search but could not find anything relevent to my query.
Basically, my fuel gagde light came on when the milage remaining said I have 50 miles remaining, so what I want to know is how accurate is that figure.
Can I still do 50 miles or is the light more accurate, I know doing the remaining 50 miles would bring all the crap from the tank into the engine, but theoretically can I still do 50 miles.
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:19 am |
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Fuel light = approx 1 gallon remaining, so it is your MPG
Always make sure you brim the 1.6HDi when you refuel, don't go sticking tenner's in 
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:43 pm |
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lol, sorry lee i dont get that, i dont undersand it, i just know that if the light is on then i fill it up, but with this new trip comp (first time i have had one), i dont get that if i have to fill up the comp recons i still have 50 miles.
im assuming that is what the computer think i can do at eh current rate of burn till the car physically cuts out.
as for brimming it, again not sure what you mean, hazzarding a guess you mean right top the top. as it happens i only put £20 in and then trip comp said i could do 211 miles, of 1/3 of a tank.
so i guess my real question is how accurate are these trip comps, i know you should never truly rely on one, but what sort of accuracy do they have.
again this is the first car i have owned with one so still getting used to it all.
haha, i just worked it out, trip comp said i was using 45.6mpg average, so with the light on 50 miles left was a fairly close hit.
have to keep playing with that one.
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:50 pm |
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Therfore you have 45.6miles from when that light comes on til you run out. However I wouldn't let it run that low, best bet is to fill it up, then just knock £10 in every few days/week. So it is always full.
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:55 pm |
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This engine, always fill it up, then let it get to the fuel light, then fill it up again. 40-45 liters at a time.
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:34 pm |
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| Lee wrote: |
| This engine, always fill it up, then let it get to the fuel light, then fill it up again. 40-45 liters at a time. |
how come? just curious really lol guessing it's something to do with the fap system or something?
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:42 pm |
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Everytime you open the fuel cap, eloys fluid is injected in
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:30 am |
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thanks lee i didnt know that, every time the filler cap was opened, gues its time to get it removed altogether then. as the £800 replacement cost for the DPF (FAP) ETC, is abit more than the £400 odd to get it removed altogether.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:12 am |
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£400 to get it removed? 
That's mega expensive.
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