How many miles after the low petrol light?

[rick c]

I've not long had the car and the twice I've filled it up the light's come on around 250 miles. However when I fill the car up I can only get around 45 litres in.

How big's the tank? If its a 60 litre tank then by my reckoning I should be able to get about 330 miles to a full tank.

So if I can get another 80 miles out of a full tank then doing 50 miles after the light comes on (ie 300 miles total) shouldn't be pushing it too much should it?

 

[TypeGRRR]

Pretty sure it's a 50L tank mate, so you don't want to being going much further tbh, let alone another 80 miles!

 

[fonz600]

Usually 30miles and I wouldn't put money on that either. Dpepends how you drive as well.

 

[rick c]

50L tank :shock:

 

[TypeGRRR]

50L tank :shock:

:lol: :lol:

A few more threads relating to it...

http://www.itr-dc5.com/forum/viewtopic. ... ight+miles
http://www.itr-dc5.com/forum/viewtopic. ... ight+miles
http://www.itr-dc5.com/forum/viewtopic. ... ight+miles

 

[ian.herm01]

Fuel gauge is crap on the DC5, i use mine as an indicator only. You simply cant rely on it. Do so at your peril!

 

[logik]

Fuel gauge is crap on the DC5, i use mine as an indicator only. You simply cant rely on it. Do so at your peril!

Agree with this, i use it as an estimate.

 

[jay82]

the tegg has a 50l tank and 100% on that,
and any time my light comes on i always get about 46 to 47l

 

[MilanoChris]

I once went 60 miles with the light on (had no choice, my usual Shell along the route was closed so just followed my TomTom to the closest one). I still got in 46l. I did however have KPro and I was doing 40 the whole way.

 

[.::Ant::.]

I've found the petrol guage on my Teg to be the worst out of any car i've driven. It'll be on around a 1/4 to 1/3 full, and then the next day when you start the car up it's down to the empty mark and the bloody light's on, meaning a slow crawl to the nearest BP and being late for work

I don't trust the guage at all, i'm sure it's out to get me.... :shock: :evil:

 

[neil_integra]

Fuel gauge is crap on the DC5, i use mine as an indicator only. You simply cant rely on it. Do so at your peril!

Agree with this, i use it as an estimate.

Yep agree with that, its cr@p. I got a mile once!!! Then another time 14 miles i dont understand it.

 

[WestYorkshireman]

It does seem that when the gauge gets to about a third full the fuel seems to vanish rather quickly and thats with steady driving and not hammering it.

 

[BadBadtz]

the first quarter lasts forever :lol:

 

[drivebymonkey]

i normally get about 160 miles out the first half, then 110 out the second... :?

 

[civic17_99]

My Fuel gauge on my civic coupe sounds just the same the first quater seems to go forever lol and then in the morning u start up and its dropped lol. Its only got a 40 litre tank though and i manage to get 300 miles out of a tank and back and forth to work. Bring on the teg in febuary

 

[Freddie]

the first quarter lasts forever :lol:

Snap. :lol:

To be honest, i think most of my dials are tripping on acid. The speedo seams to get exponentially worse the faster i go.

130, aye right!