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 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:02 pm |
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Joined: Aug 01, 2010
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Location: Stevenage
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Ever since having my car, the fuel gauge has been dead, always showing empty with the little red light on.
I used to just reset the trip meter every time I filled up, then when I had reached 200 miles, or every payday which ever came first, I just used to fill it back up again.
But now I have a new job, and it's 4 weekly pay, not 2, so my old method isn't working too well.
My question is, 'roughly' how many miles could my possibly do on a full tank, I mainly just drive to work and back, so about 6 miles a day, I know all cars would be different, which is why I just need a rough estimate.
I have a 2001 (x-reg) 2.0 HDI, serviced every year.
Thanks, sorry if it's an unanswerable question.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:38 pm |
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surely on a full tank you should easily get 350? But im no expert and dont have a HDi so is a bit of a guess.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:10 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Palestine
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and why you don't try to fix it??!!!!
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:23 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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i got 44mpg combined i think, which is pretty low on average
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:35 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Moscow
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Easily get 400 to a tank.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:42 pm |
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if you drive 6 miles per day which is similar to me lol
i drive 8 miles during weekday in stevenage and i use less than 1/4 tank per month
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:54 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2012
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Location: Belfast
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I get around 200 miles for 20 quid @ 1.48 quid per litre
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:57 pm |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
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I do 14 miles a day to work and back in my 2.0 hdi and ive been averaging 550 miles to a tank 
I usually fill it up every pay day (25th of every month) and i usually have about a quarter of a tank left.
I know the maths doesnt add up, but i do use my car more than just driving to work and back 
P.s. you could always see whats wrong with the fuel gauge
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:01 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2012
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Location: Belfast
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Yeah I agree probably won't take much to sort the problem out mate
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:41 pm |
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Joined: Aug 29, 2011
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Location: Hampshire
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550 atank easily. Shouldnt be to hard to fix the fuel guage. My find its been left unplugged at the fuel tank after a service.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:48 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: England
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400 from the brim to fuel light
That's averaging 80-90 on m'ways, 70-80 on dual carriage ways and speed limit on normal roads.
Accelerating fast and braking hard.
My car gets driven like a car, not a fairy ship.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:48 am |
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Joined: Aug 01, 2010
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Location: Stevenage
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| Timon2210 wrote: |
| and why you don't try to fix it??!!!! |
| frankaai wrote: |
| Yeah I agree probably won't take much to sort the problem out mate |
Take it to pug?
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Palestine
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| devildriverxii wrote: |
| Timon2210 wrote: |
| and why you don't try to fix it??!!!! |
| frankaai wrote: |
| Yeah I agree probably won't take much to sort the problem out mate |
Take it to pug? |
Take it to Pug,or any local garage that deals with Pugs :),or try to sort it out yourself
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:57 am |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2012
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Location: Belfast
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worse case it could be the sender from the fuel tank but ive heard they cost a fortune, is the fuel reading at all? ive heard the float sensor thingy.. lol gets caught and sometimes you need to just give the car a good rocking
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:32 am |
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Joined: Aug 01, 2010
Posts: 607
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Location: Stevenage
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I had my in-tank sender replaced 18 months ago, but it still didn't sort the problem
He's in the garage today to sort out my battery drain, I'll see what he can do.
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